Case Of The Mischievous Minotaur — a 21-part casefile of a security investigator chasing hacking ebayers in a large MMOG. Well-written story, so much so that I wished the archives were better organized.

Is video game addiction anything like alchoholism? Paul V of Brainshrub completes a self-quiz for alcoholism considering his gaming habits and discovers that he is in the “middle stage” of an addiction. (the Alchoholism quiz is here.)

Take-Two Interactive, owner of Rockstar Games and purveyor of fine hot coffees, released Slacker, a first person vertical crate arranger » New Video Game Designed To Have No Influence On Kids’ Behavior. (via The Onion)