Recently, Adam Sessler, host of G4TV's XPlay, interviewed the authors of Grand Theft Childhood.  The book, which examines the link between between violent video games and youth violence, was released just last week.

From a story on NPR's All Things Conisdered, X-box players return joy to a fellow gamer's life. 

 All Things Considered, April 2, 2008 · A thief who stole an X-Box game player in Philadelphia got more than he bargained for when the rightful owner blogged about the theft. Gamers tracked the thief through the Internet and spammed him into submission. The X-Box was anonymously returned.

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Instead of having the group talk for “MMORPGs Dead or Alive” (the moderator was probably caught up with the crazy flight stuff this weekend) we were treated to the originally planned round table "XP vs RP".

We are friends with Goozex because they have made game trading a balanced equation finally. They made it worth doing and you needn't head into any of the brick and mortar shops nowadays if you don't want to. Plus the rates for trades and prices of games are better. So I was extremely excited when they announced their April promotion. 

Researchers are presenting their findings today in Dublin and from the looks of it 'seeing red' in the game world makes for a calmer real world experience. Of course it all depends on the game and the resuls of the game I think as well as the mental balance of the individual in question.

It was my extreme pleasure to attend another round table entitled “Government Interference: How Much Can You Take?”  This session was delivered by Dr Richard A. Bartle.