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God Mode

Posted by Zonk on from the onward-christian-gamer dept.

1up has an interesting look at the curious place where religious beliefs and gaming habits intersect. From the article: "'We view games as just games,' says Kendrick Kenerly, founder of +CGO+, Christian Gamers Online. 'They all boil down to a few things: They have a goal, they have a reward for the goal, and they have a set of rules that need to be followed to reach the goal. The violence in most games isn't something we get worked up about. It's merely presentation, simply a way to convey an experience to players so they can follow the rules to reach the goal.' Abstract games like checkers, chess, and Monopoly operate in the same fashion, Kenerly argues-they merely employ different presentation methods."

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  1. 1up.com again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You notice whenver there is a story from that site it doesn't have a named Slashdot submitter, its just a personal pick from Zonk.

    Is Zonk (a) lazy or (b) taking kickbacks from 1up.com?
    If I wanted to just read 1up.com I'd read 1up.com, not Slashdot.

    Theres a whole internet out there, I don't believe that on an average day 25% of all decent Games news can be found on a single website.

  2. Grammar by xwizbt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Once again, grammar rears its ugly head. The last sentence requires a semicolon, not a hyphen. Offtopic, yes. Irrelevent, yes. Part of a professional website... er... no, or so it appears.