Urban Christian News: Gaming Archives

Study: Religion Is Closely Tied to Violence In Video Games

By UCN on February 29, 2012 5:40 PM

Final Fantasy XIII (Square-Enix)

Debates over violent or sexually-explicit video games have been raging since the early days of gaming, as titles like Mortal Kombat, Night Trap and others fueled the fires of controversy.

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Conservative Christian Groups Upset Over Gay Characters In 'Star Wars' Game

By UCN on February 2, 2012 11:01 AM

A Star Wars franchise computer game, due for release in Australia in March, has caused controversy with conservative Christian family groups in the US after it was revealed characters could have same sex relationships.

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'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' Crossed $1 Billion in Sales

By UCN on December 12, 2011 10:49 AM

Posters outside a GameStop Corp. store advertise the highly anticipated video game, "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" November 6, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images North America)

Activision Blizzard, the biggest U.S. video game publisher by market capitalization, said its game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 crossed $1 billion in sales since its launch on November 8.

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Spike Video Game Awards: 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' Is Game of the Year

By UCN on December 10, 2011 11:17 PM

Zachary Levi is seen onstage at Spike TV's Video Game Awards on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, in Culver City, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" flew away with the game of the year trophy at the Spike Video Game Awards.

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Left Behind Games, Inc. Releasing More Games for Christmas

By UCN on December 7, 2011 3:00 PM

Video games such as "Modern Warfare," "Grand Theft Auto" and "Madden NFL" are popular among kids, teens and adults today, but how do games with a religious focus fare in the multimillion dollar electronics gaming industry?

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'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' Breaks New Records, $775M Made in First Five Days

By UCN on November 18, 2011 1:52 PM

Move over Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker.

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