The last day of year (December 31, 2008), NPR’s Talk of the Nation (TOTN) show aired a segment titled titled “The Best Arts Releases Of 2008” hosted by Neal Conan.

Granted, they likely meant liberal arts, which does not necessarily mean fine art but, even so, TOTN used a video game to plug the segment. Unfortunately, not one video game was discussed during the meat of the segment.

The segment lasts about 30 minutes and highlights works that Conan refers to as “cultural contributions” which was meant to…

National Public Radio is taking a mental holiday on December 31, 2008, with most of its shows airing 2008 highlights and recaps. For the year ender of Talk of the Nation (check local listings for broadcast times), hosted by Neal Conan, NPR has been promoting a pop culture recap featuring a mention of Grand Theft more »

There I am, driving around town, listening to my local NPR station, soaking up disturbing international news like a good American, when I hear this troubling comment spoken by Brian Jenkins, security analyst with the RAND Corporation, regarding the recent attacks in Mumbai, India:

“…This in a sense for them was an opportunity to demonstrate their conviction, courage, although it doesn’t require a lot of courage to gun down unarmed people, but it becomes a kind of a real-life video game killing fantasy for the actual attackers themselves.”

Taken out of context, that sure sounds like Jenkins is a gamer hater. Really, he’s just…