US Election ‘08 depicted as Pokemon battle
July 1st, 2008
Politics
Colorado Church Shooter killed because of lack of games
December 13th, 2007 
When the media went to see if they could uncover any game related motive in the Colorado Church Shootings they came to a shocking discovery. The shooter, Matthew Murray, was actually not allowed to play games during his youth. This was obviously the media’s first taste of “reverse video game frenzies”, as the Denver Post reports:
On another website, a poster named nghtmrchld26, believed by police to be Murray, said he rebelled against an upbringing that forbade him from buying rock music, video games and popular DVDs.
Those damn video games, they cause you to be a menace to society even when you aren’t playing them!
via GamePolitics
Guam Senator is also a Level 70 Dwarf Priest in WoW
July 25th, 2007
In stark contrast to the stereotypical politician, eager to associate video games with violent crime and many other of society’s ills, Senator Ray Tenorio of Guam is just eager to get home and start raiding with his World of Warcraft guild, the Knights of the Marianas.
Cutting his teeth in Diablo II, he switched to WoW in November 2005 with encouragement from his brother Charlie, who was playing with a guild who needed a healer.
Tenorio said the following to Pacific Daily News:
What I like about World of Warcraft is it’s a great way to be able to reach out and connect with other people. So many different people play - attorneys, accountants, geeks, … all kinds of people.
What makes World of Warcraft so alluring is that it’s always reinventing and adding new content. There’s always something new to come back to.
via GamePolitics.com
