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'''GamePolitics.com''' is a [[blog]] about the [[politics]] of [[personal computer game|computer]] and [[video game]]s started by freelance journalist Dennis McCauley.<ref name=MTV1>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1525249/20060302/index.jhtml?headlines=true|publisher=MTV|title=Is A Senator Trying To Ban Your Favorite Video Game? Web Site Helps You Find Out|date=March 2, 2006|accessdate =Feb 2009|author=Stephen Totilo}}</ref>
'''GamePolitics.com''' is a [[blog]] which covers the [[politics]] of [[personal computer game|computer]] and [[video game]]s. GamePolitics was launched by freelance journalist Dennis McCauley in March, 2005. At the time, McCauley was the video game columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer<ref>http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dennis_mccauley?c=r</ref>, a position he held from 1998-2009. McCauley created GamePolitics in order to track the political, legal and cultural impact of video games. <ref name=MTV1>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1525249/20060302/index.jhtml?headlines=true|publisher=MTV|title=Is A Senator Trying To Ban Your Favorite Video Game? Web Site Helps You Find Out|date=March 2, 2006|accessdate =Feb 2009|author=Stephen Totilo}}</ref> The site was often referred to as GP by followers.

Under McCauley's tenure as editor, frequent topics included video game [[legislation]], the effects of media coverage on video games and gamer culture, and stories about high-profile critics and/or supporters of the industry. Early on, GP established itself as a site which included a great deal of original content based on McCauley's reporting. For example, GP published the first interview<ref>http://gamepolitics.livejournal.com/35003.html</ref> with Patrick Wildenborg, the Dutch modder who discovered the infamous [[Hot Coffee mod]] sex animations embedded in Rockstar Games' controversial [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].

GP's frequent and incisive coverage of the unfolding Hot Coffee scandal brought mainstream media attention to the site from publications such as [[Fortune (magazine)]]<ref>http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/08/22/8270037/index.htm</ref> and the [[New York Times]]<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/20/technology/20link.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1434895762-H96AM5/TBUVNw6/fg496iA</ref> as traditional news outlets attempted to come to grips with the political and societal aspects of the burgeoning video game controversy. In December, 2007 [[Entertainment Weekly]] named GamePolitics to its "100 Greatest Websites" <ref>http://www.ew.com/article/2007/12/21/100-greatest-websites/6</ref> GP has also been cited in the [[Washington Post]].<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/14/AR2008101401881.html</ref>


Frequent topics include video game [[legislation]], the effects of media coverage on video games and gamer culture, and stories about high-profile critics and/or supporters of the industry.
The activities of [[Jack Thompson (activist)|Jack Thompson]], an activist against violence and/or sex in video games,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/04/va_tech_dr_phil_jack_thompson.html |title=Va. Tech: Dr. Phil & Jack Thompson Blame Video Games |accessdate=2008-08-28 |last=Musgrove |first=Mike |date=2007-04-17 |publisher=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Oliver |date=2006-06-09 |title=Louisiana braces for...video game threat |publisher=CNN |url=http://money.cnn.com/blogs/browser/2006/06/louisiana-braces-forvideo-game-threat.html |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6126245-7.html |title=Florida judge won't ban "Bully" video game|accessdate=2008-08-27|last=McCullagh|first=Declan|date=2006-10-16|work=[[CNET|CNET News]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref> are a common subject of discussion.
The activities of [[Jack Thompson (activist)|Jack Thompson]], an activist against violence and/or sex in video games,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/04/va_tech_dr_phil_jack_thompson.html |title=Va. Tech: Dr. Phil & Jack Thompson Blame Video Games |accessdate=2008-08-28 |last=Musgrove |first=Mike |date=2007-04-17 |publisher=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Oliver |date=2006-06-09 |title=Louisiana braces for...video game threat |publisher=CNN |url=http://money.cnn.com/blogs/browser/2006/06/louisiana-braces-forvideo-game-threat.html |accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6126245-7.html |title=Florida judge won't ban "Bully" video game|accessdate=2008-08-27|last=McCullagh|first=Declan|date=2006-10-16|work=[[CNET|CNET News]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref> are a common subject of discussion.


[[Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association]] founder [[Hal Halpin]] , attorney [[Tom Buscaglia]], a defender of the gaming industry and Thompson have posted on the site.
[[Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association]] founder [[Hal Halpin]] , attorney [[Tom Buscaglia]], a defender of the gaming industry, and Thompson are among notable fugures who posted comments. Halpin subsequently founded the [[Entertainment Consumers Association]] (ECA), a non-profit organization for video game consumers. On October 25, 2006, it was announced that GamePolitics.com had been acquired by the ECA and that McCauley would stay on as editor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Feldman |first=Curt |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6160461.html |title=ECA acquires news blog GamePolitics&nbsp;– News at GameSpot |publisher=Gamespot.com |date=2006-10-25 |accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref>


GamePolitics was initially published on the [[LiveJournal]] blog platform. The site was migrated to the [[WordPress]] platform in late 2006.
On October 25, 2006, it was announced that GamePolitics.com had become part of the [[Entertainment Consumers Association]] (ECA).<ref>{{cite web|last=Feldman |first=Curt |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6160461.html |title=ECA acquires news blog GamePolitics&nbsp;– News at GameSpot |publisher=Gamespot.com |date=2006-10-25 |accessdate=2009-08-09}}</ref>


On September 14, 2009, it was announced that Dennis McCauley has stepped down as head editor for GamePolitics.com, and that Pete Gallagher (former Editor-in-Chief of ECA Today and GameDaily) will be taking the reins.<ref name="EsOut">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/09/14/veteran-games-journalist-named-editor-gp |title=Veteran Games Journalist Named Editor of GP |publisher=GamePolitics |date=2008-12-01 |accessdate=2009-09-15}}</ref>
On September 14, 2009, Dennis McCauley announced that he was stepping down as editor. Pete Gallagher (former Editor-in-Chief of ECA Today and GameDaily) was named as his successor. Gallagher's run at GamePolitics was short-lived, however. James Fudge succeeded Gallagher.<ref name="EsOut">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/09/14/veteran-games-journalist-named-editor-gp |title=Veteran Games Journalist Named Editor of GP |publisher=GamePolitics |date=2008-12-01 |accessdate=2009-09-15}}</ref> In the wake of McCauley's departure, GamePolitics began publishing far less original content with most articles linking to content created elsewhere.


==See also==
==See also==

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GamePolitics.com is a blog which covers the politics of computer and video games. GamePolitics was launched by freelance journalist Dennis McCauley in March, 2005. At the time, McCauley was the video game columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer[2], a position he held from 1998-2009. McCauley created GamePolitics in order to track the political, legal and cultural impact of video games. [3] The site was often referred to as GP by followers.

Under McCauley's tenure as editor, frequent topics included video game legislation, the effects of media coverage on video games and gamer culture, and stories about high-profile critics and/or supporters of the industry. Early on, GP established itself as a site which included a great deal of original content based on McCauley's reporting. For example, GP published the first interview[4] with Patrick Wildenborg, the Dutch modder who discovered the infamous Hot Coffee mod sex animations embedded in Rockstar Games' controversial Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

GP's frequent and incisive coverage of the unfolding Hot Coffee scandal brought mainstream media attention to the site from publications such as Fortune (magazine)[5] and the New York Times[6] as traditional news outlets attempted to come to grips with the political and societal aspects of the burgeoning video game controversy. In December, 2007 Entertainment Weekly named GamePolitics to its "100 Greatest Websites" [7] GP has also been cited in the Washington Post.[8]

The activities of Jack Thompson, an activist against violence and/or sex in video games,[9][10][11] are a common subject of discussion.

Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association founder Hal Halpin , attorney Tom Buscaglia, a defender of the gaming industry, and Thompson are among notable fugures who posted comments. Halpin subsequently founded the Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA), a non-profit organization for video game consumers. On October 25, 2006, it was announced that GamePolitics.com had been acquired by the ECA and that McCauley would stay on as editor.[12]

GamePolitics was initially published on the LiveJournal blog platform. The site was migrated to the WordPress platform in late 2006.

On September 14, 2009, Dennis McCauley announced that he was stepping down as editor. Pete Gallagher (former Editor-in-Chief of ECA Today and GameDaily) was named as his successor. Gallagher's run at GamePolitics was short-lived, however. James Fudge succeeded Gallagher.[13] In the wake of McCauley's departure, GamePolitics began publishing far less original content with most articles linking to content created elsewhere.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gamepolitics.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ^ http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/dennis_mccauley?c=r
  3. ^ Stephen Totilo (March 2, 2006). "Is A Senator Trying To Ban Your Favorite Video Game? Web Site Helps You Find Out". MTV. Retrieved Feb 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ http://gamepolitics.livejournal.com/35003.html
  5. ^ http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/08/22/8270037/index.htm
  6. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/20/technology/20link.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1434895762-H96AM5/TBUVNw6/fg496iA
  7. ^ http://www.ew.com/article/2007/12/21/100-greatest-websites/6
  8. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/14/AR2008101401881.html
  9. ^ Musgrove, Mike (2007-04-17). "Va. Tech: Dr. Phil & Jack Thompson Blame Video Games". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  10. ^ Ryan, Oliver (2006-06-09). "Louisiana braces for...video game threat". CNN. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  11. ^ McCullagh, Declan (2006-10-16). "Florida judge won't ban "Bully" video game". CNET News. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  12. ^ Feldman, Curt (2006-10-25). "ECA acquires news blog GamePolitics – News at GameSpot". Gamespot.com. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  13. ^ "Veteran Games Journalist Named Editor of GP". GamePolitics. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2009-09-15.