] NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A New Jersey game called "Wack the
] Iraq," where players fire paintballs at people dressed as
] Arabs, has drawn ire from Arab groups after the city
] failed to convince the operator to change its name this
] summer.

It's "Shoot the Geek" taken to the next level...!!!!

'Wack the Iraq' game criticized

You can do it!!

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] Once demonized for their cheesy-sounding and repetitive
] soundtracks, game-music composers have less to atone for
] these days. Scores like Nobuo Uematsu's for the Final
] Fantasy series, Michael Giacchino's for Medal of Honor
] (www.michaelgiacchino.com) and Marty O'Donnell's for Halo
] (halo.bungie.org/music.html) are considerably more
] sophisticated than Pac-Man's bouncy beeps.

Blogged for someone dear to me, who will probably never read this blog. Sigh....

In a Nod to Lush Film Scores, Game Music Gains Texture

] And now, the news that every parent dreads. Researchers
] are reporting today that first-person-shooter video games
] -the kind that require players to kill or maim
] enemies or monsters that pop out of nowhere -
] sharply improve visual attention skills.

Video-Game Killing Builds Visual Skills, Researchers Report