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EA discouraging used Sims 3 game sales with registration
Thinking about purchasing The Sims 3? Good for you. Thinking about purchasing it used? Think again. Thanks to certain procedures set in place by EA regarding the game, you must register your copy in order to gain access to The Sims 3 community website and store. If you’ve purchased a used game and someone already registered it, prepare to jump through hoops in hope of attaining access. I’ve experienced firsthand the ordeal bargain hunters who…
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Everyone will be able to create games with Kudo
Kodu is a program that will be available to Xbox Live users later Spring 2009 and will give players the tools they need to create their own game.
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Study suggests game industry lowering prices to account for bad economy
Is $60 a bit pricey for a non essential item such as a video game? At least one analyst says yes and recent price drops indicate the industry knows as much…
Play games with your resume
There are so many jokes about World of Warcraft being akin to a second job that one wonders whether or not your better work-related WOW skills could legitimately be applied to a resume. That very idea is at the center of a recent PC World article by senior writer Darren… Continue Reading »
Nobel Museum will preserve Postal 2 for posterity
Maybe this makes up for all the awards Postal 2 didn’t win as a shooter more renowned for its controversial content than its gameplay. Kotaku tells us that the game, which caused quite the uproar in Sweden, will now appear in that nation’s Nobel Museum as part of an exhibit… Continue Reading »
BYU study indicates video games may worsen personal relationships
A study published Friday (January 23, 2009) in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence concludes that video games ruin relationships between gamers and their family and friends. The basis of the study is research conducted by Brigham Young University undergrad Alex Jensen and Laura Walker, a professor from the university’s… Continue Reading »
French researcher claims Brain Age is faulty
The success of Nintendo’s Brain Age series can be attributed to both scientific officials touting its capabilities and positive reviews from the gaming press. There are some, however, that are still not sold on its potential. The University of Rennes, Brittany, contend people who play Brain Age do not show… Continue Reading »
Nielsen 2008 console rankings are in, PlayStation 2 is number one
Nielsen’s latest top ten list for 2008 has revealed something that most Sony fans already know - the PlayStation 2 is still a hot commodity. It is so hot, in fact, that Nielsen is saying it was the most played console in 2008. I guess Sony really knew what it… Continue Reading »
Videogames shown to alter the self esteem of men and women
News flash - videogames, like all other media in a body image obsessed culture, can lead to lowered self esteem in males and females. According to PS Extreme, a study at Kansas State University noted differences in self-esteem related surveys in students who played a beach volleyball game (the women)… Continue Reading »
Another Study: Video Games may be good for seniors, too
For all those gamers who have had to sit through parental rants claiming that video games will lead to their brains atrophying, help is now on the way thanks primarily to a study in the journal Psychology and Aging. This study (based on a sample size of 40 adults in… Continue Reading »
Reuters no longer desires a Second Life, abandoning its virtual branch
The question of Second Life‘s popularity is one I have frequently mused over as I have examined this alternate online universe. While the premise behind Second Life is a noble one, allowing individuals and companies to grow themselves in an alternate universe, the results thus far have not always been… Continue Reading »
Game defender Prof. Henry Jenkins leaves MIT, heads into the “heart of the entertainment industry”
With all of the detractors that have made news in the gaming industry, there has always been one individual who has stood in our defense. That individual is Henry Jenkins, a professor at MIT who not only has his own blog but has frequently spoken in defense of video games… Continue Reading »
Study debunks belief that playing with your Wii can lead to aggression
Confirming something most of us already know, a new study coming out of Villanova University indicates that motion controls do not increase aggression in people who play violent video games. Certainly inspired by the controversy controversy surrounding the Wii release of Manhunt 2, a study titled “An examination of psychoticism… Continue Reading »
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