President Trump thinks violent video games are at least partially responsible for the increase in gun violence. Gamespot's Kallie Plagge joins Cheddar to discuss the reignited debate around the issue. She reveals what gaming companies have done to combat the issues in the past and where she sees the conversation heading moving forward.
Plagge says studies show there is no correlation between school shooters and their frequency playing violent games. Americans have been debating this topic since the Columbine shooting in the late Nineties. The associate editor reveals whether she thinks the Parkland tragedy will put added pressures on game developers.
Then, we break down some of the classic games poised for comebacks on modern-day consoles. The popular racing title "Burnout" is returning to XBOX One and PS4. We also learn about the resurrection of the beloved SNES game "Secret of Mana."
Conservation experts in Virginia’s capital pulled books, money, ammunition, documents and other artifacts Tuesday from a long-sought-after time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Carlo and Baker discuss the lives of two iconic Americans who rose from nothing to the top of their fields, and more.
Video released Monday shows Los Angeles police firing at a man suspected of assaulting customers last week at a clothing store, a shooting that also killed a 14-year-old girl who had been hiding in a dressing room.
Riot Games, the publisher behind esports giant “League of Legends,” agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging pay disparity, gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
Carlo and Baker cover the new CDC quarantine guidelines, the prospects of a vax mandate for air travel and more.
In 2019, a truck driver in Colorado crashed into traffic killing several people, and causing a 28 car pile up. Today, the driver, Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos is serving a sentence of 110 years in prison. The sentence is causing outrage, and supporters of Aguilera-Meredos have started a petition asking colorado's governor to step in. this petition has now reached over 4 million signatures. Karen Nance, criminal defense attorney & former prosecutor, and Megan Schrader, opinion editor, Denver Post join cheddar news to discuss.
New Year celebrations are approaching and across the world there is an urge to party. But the desire to let loose is being countered by the highly transmissible omicron variant.
All the news you missed over the holiday weekend, including calls for the CDC to shorten its isolation window as Omicron sweeps through the country.
For video games, 2021 was about growth and the arrival of new frontiers, like the metaverse and NFTs. But, the sector also struggled with lingering problems that cast a pall over the entire industry, from supply chain constraints to the persistent issue of workplace misconduct.
Small businesses are finding a lifeline for marketing and sales in getting eyeballs on their products and services via TikTok and Instagram. Senior reporter Michelle Castillo reports.
