Natalie Shoemaker

Three years on, EA decides Online Pass isn't really its thing

gamasutra.com — Electronic Arts has elected to part ways with its Online Pass system, introduced in 2010 as a countermeasure against piracy and used game sales, after discovering it didn't, well, work.

Joe Biden Sees No Legal Problem with Taxing Violent Video Games

ign.com — At a gun legislation strategy meeting held at the White House recently, United States Vice President Joe Biden suggested there would be "no legal reason" why taxing violent video games would be an issue. The Vice President's declaration came in response to a suggestion made by Reverend Franklin Graham, who attended the meeting alongside 19 other religious representatives.

Hands-on with NVIDIA's project turned product, NVIDIA Shield

engadget.com — NVIDIA's Project Shield now has an official name (NVIDIA Shield), a release window ("by the end of June") and a price tag ($350). That's a full $100 step above the PlayStation Vita -- arguably the most competent competition for Shield's hardcore skewing demographic -- and even a smidgen over the cost of various full-on game consoles.