Opinion: Warning labels!? Don’t even pretend video games are as bad as cigarettes
If you thought listening to the disclaimers at the end of a commercial for medicine or reading the warning labels on the side of a cigarette pack is funny, then get a load of this. I read the report posted on CNet by Don Reisinger which indicates that on January… Continue Reading »
Books about gamers for librarians, teachers
In the Los Angeles Times, writer Alex Pham reports that the San Fernando Library encourages youth to play video games and even invites them to be as loud as they like. “It lets teens be more comfortable with the library and become familiar with librarians,” San Fernando librarian Lydia Harlan… Continue Reading »
Some advice for gamers raising gamers
The average gamer age is higher than it was when most of us started gaming. Content is much more mature than when the older gamers started as well. Parents, who are often gamers as well, still want to insure that their kids play age-appropriate games. If you don’t want your… Continue Reading »
PopCap survey indicates kids with ADHD may benefit from casual games
It’s difficult for the parents of a child diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) to find ways to control their child’s disorder and help him or her live a normal childhood. PopCap Games recently contracted Information Solutions Group to conduct a unique survey in April 2008 in which 2,728… Continue Reading »
Whattheyplay offers game reviews from parents’ perspectives
The blaring calls for tighter videogame regulations coming from lawmakers and activists around the world threaten the creative liberty that game developers enjoy. The games industry remains in favor of the advisory system currently in place instead of outright government censorship. WhatTheyPlay is essentially a videogames review website from a… Continue Reading »
Pedophiles hunting kids in online gaming
Sexual predators have turned to game consoles for entrapping gullible children as online gaming services like Xbox Live allow gamers to freely communicate with each other. According to a story on WLWT-TV News 5 in Cincinnati, OH, the FBI has investigated many such cases in Southern Ohio. Law enforcement agencies… Continue Reading »
WhatTheyPlay site helps parents choose games
Yahoo Tech has just posted their latest CES discovery – a new website for parents called WhatTheyPlay. Offering game advice and information to parents in the form of reviews and editorials, Yahoo points to the site’s greatest strengths: its community features (the comments sections allow parents to ask and answer… Continue Reading »
Parents are helping kids get violent games
According to ABC News and the National Institute on Media and the Family, Parents are helping their kids get violent games. In one of the more reactionary and ill-informed pieces the mainstream media has put out on the topic of violence in games, the ABC piece is full of quotes… Continue Reading »
Researcher calls for parents to monitor their children’s games
A recent Radio Iowa article on Iowa State University researcher and assistant Psychology professor Douglas Gentile confirms the need for parental guidance and supervision when it comes to video games. Gentile has stated that he believes parents and guardians should pay closer attention to the ratings on game boxes when… Continue Reading »
WhatTheyPlay web site offers reviews for parents
With all the recent controversy surrounding video game titles including Grand Theft Auto and Manhunt, parents have begun to worry about the kinds of games their kids play. Most parents rarely spend time playing with their kids in order to find out what those games are really about and the… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
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