Oklahoma House Representative William Fourkiller has put forth an interesting proposition: Why don’t we add a 1% tax to all “violent“ video games? Well, mainly because that would be unconstitutional, but nonetheless the bill exists. Fourkiller’s reasoning behind pushing the tax is that — get this — violent video games promote violence and on top of that, obesity. In his defense, the proposal dictates that the extra 1% would go to youth obesity and anti-bullying organizations, but at the cost of further sullying the already sufficiently sullied reputation of violence-based video games that are not for kids anyway.

As many of you may already know, eating something while playing video games is one of the hardest and most frustrating things in the history of mankind. Unless you’re playing a Metal Gear Solid game — where the cutscenes are long enough for you to eat a five course meal — you find yourself floundering between controller and foodstuff, losing lives in-game and hygenine points in real life. Now, there’s finally a solution to the problem, a controller-mounted Hot Pocket holder; it’s so convenient, you could probably use it during competitive online play.

So far, 2012 seems to be the year of launching new video game sites that established editors of other sites leave to found. Vox Media kicked off the trend when a group of recognizable gaming writers went to found the Vox Media video games vertical, and now, with the help of Ben Kuchera, formerly of Ars Techncia, the team over at Penny Arcade will be expanding their empire to more traditional video games coverage.

A community manager from Blizzard has stated via Twitter that the impending and much anticipated Diablo III will be coming to a console near you. The project will apparently be helmed by developer Josh Mosqueira. The news comes as anticipation is mounting for the PC version of the game, and is sure to turn some heads. After all, how are you supposed to click a million billion times on a controller instead of a mouse? It just doesn’t make sense!

Not too long ago, three of Joystiq’s top editors left to found a new gaming site under the Vox Media umbrella. Following that, Kotaku’s editor-in-chief, Brian Crecente, departed his site as well. Now, along with a few other names the games journalism industry is sure to recognize, the new team has come together under Vox Media’s new gaming site (currently unnamed) throwing their hat into the games journalist ring, not only promising fresh content, but as Justin McElroy put it, offering a site that’s “as fun to play with as it is to read.” Currently, the site doesn’t exist, and they’re posting under The Verge banner until it does.

A recent update to the Judiciary Committee’s list of top supporters for the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, more commonly known as SOPA or “that horrible law in congress,” suggests that alliances may be shifting behind the scenes. The refreshed list shows that top game makers Nintendo, Sony, and EA have dropped their support the law.

In an Internet singularity most welcome, videos of adorable animals playing video games are rising to the forefront. This time, we have a cute kitty playing Fruit Ninja on an iPad. The cat is pretty good, but doesn’t get nearly as mad as this bullfrog, or as suspicious as this bearded dragon when playing video games.

Hey, remember that bearded dragon what was surprisingly good at playing the game Ant Crusher? Well, it turns out that bearded dragons are not the only insectavores with a penchant for the game. A new video, featuring an African bullfrog, shows that amphibians can get a taste of that sweet, sweet digital ant action. Only it might do well to keep your fingers out of their line of fire. Just a suggestion.

See the video, after the break

The BBC has officially unveiled a new Doctor Who video game, titled, The Eternity Clock. Current Doctor Matt Smith and River Song, Alex Kingston, will be lending their voices to the game. While Doctor Who games have released in recent years — mainly PC adventure games — The Eternity Clock will be releasing for not only the PC, but the PS3 and, oddly enough, the PS Vita, as well.

When the Wii U was first announced, most of the press was focused on the tablet-style controller. What people realized after the hype surrounding the controller died down, was that the specs of the actual console — you know, the thing that makes the games run — were a mystery. The only official bite of information we know about the console is that it will be Nintendo’s first HD console, and after playing Uncharted 3 then diving straight into the newest Zelda, Skyward Sword, my eyes can say that Nintendo finally adopting HD will be a welcomed treat. Now, however, “developers who have access to the console” have been leaked the specs, reports Wii U Daily.