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If movies, music and books can ask and express controversial questions, can games do the same?

That very question is one that Winda Benedetti attempts to answer in her Citizen Gamer column. One article in particular points to various games that have pushed the envelope in terms of content in ways that Grand Theft Auto could not. The piece can be read here.

I am all for games asking questions about life in fact, I tend to like games that explore topics beyond the simple fare of saving princesses. One game that I thought tackled deep themes well was Shin Megami Tensei: Nocture. More information about it can be found here.

Finally, Gamepolitics has a letter written to a reader by a NY Senator who opposed the Video Games Law that was recently passed. It can be read here. I am glad that some of our politicians have back bones, and are actually accepting of entertainment culture.