For those following the gun violence and games debate here are some handy links:
Gamasutra letter chastising game developers from participating in the gun violence debate with Biden. (i.e. Me 😉
Gamasutra: Opinion: Meeting with Biden is a Mistake for the Games Industry, Kris Graft, Editor-in-Chief Gamasutra http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/184564/Opinion_Meeting_with_Biden_is_a_mistake_for_the_game_industry.php#.UO8m9I6hDns
IGN Response: An Open Letter to Gamasutra’s Kris Graft: You’re Dead Wrong, by Casey Lynch, editor-in-chief of IGN.com. @Lynchtacular. http://www.ign.com/blogs/kamicasey/2013/01/09/an-open-letter-to-gamasturas-kris-graft-youre-dead-wrong/
IGN Editorial on Violent Video Games: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/09/lets-talk-about-violent-video-games
IGN coverage of the ECA Open Letter to Biden by Jennifer VP and General Counsel for the Entertainment Consumer Association (members include 36 large publishers and developers)
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/01/10/gaming-association-publishes-open-letter-to-joe-biden?abthid=50ef0b87a2f98e8739000036 (IGN article by Colin Moriarty, IGN PlayStation editor @notaxation)

IGDA Open Letter to Biden by Daniel Greenberg Chairman, Anti-Censorship and Social Issues Committee International Game Developers Association http://www.igda.org/node/1042467

Americans for Responsible Solutions social petition. Gabby Giffords, responsible gun owner, and her astronaut husband have started http://americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/gabrielle-giffords/ (via. Isabel Walcott Draves)

USA Today on ARS: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/01/07/gabby-giffords-mark-kelly-tucson-shooting-gun-control/1816383/

Political Links Banning Research on Violence (unbelievable!)
CDC and NIH barred from researching gun violence. (via. Mary Holtz) http://thethorntonreview.com/news/us/1645-nra-prevents-funding-for-studies-on-gun-violence
ATF banned from releasing it’s data on which guns are killing us. (via. Christina Wodtke) http://www.npr.org/2012/12/20/167694808/assault-style-weapons-in-the-civilian-market

Fun to see the energy here. Hoping we can reach critical mass behind the solutions.

Game On!

\o/
Nicole

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