NYCC: Top 5 Video Games Of New York Comic Con 2011

NYCC: Top 5 Video Games Of New York Comic Con 2011 Ology Video games have been among the most successful in shaping the destiny of New York Comic Con--interactive offerings from across the industry were on hand in 2011 as in previous years to entertain and engage dedicated fans. Here are my top five picks ...

Bad language in video games and on TV linked to aggression in teenagers Daily Mail By Nadia Gilani Being exposed to swearing and foul language on TV as well as playingvideo games are linked to aggression in teenagers, a university report shows. While it has been long established that watching violent scenes increases aggression ...

Video games encourage healthy competition Lawrence Journal World Philip Fukuto, a professional gamer and regional champion of “Super Smash Bros. Brawl,” offers lessons on perfecting a “Smash Bros.” strategy every Wednesday. And many local teenagers show a definite interest in getting better. The “Smash Bros. ...

Caffeinated Gamer with a cup of Resident Evil FanBolt.Com Being the Caffeinated Gamer, I received a Resident Evil: CODE: Veronica/Resident Evil 4 now in HD mug. Capcom has recently released HD remakes of both Resident Evil: CODE: Veronica and Resident Evil 4 on the PS3 and Xbox 360 for you to download. ...

Lana Del Rey – Video Games (live at the Premises) The Guardian (blog) Del Rey sits uneasily between two camps; on the one hand she appeared out of nowhere with Video Games, a part-apocalyptic love song with an impressive video presenting her as a "gangsta Nancy Sinatra". But behind the fake eyelashes and pillowy lips are ...

Harry Potter video games without Bright Light, Electronic Arts closing ... bettor.com (blog) Electronic Arts have confirmed that they have closed down one of their studios, Bright Light, which was responsible for the development of its Harry Potter video games. In a move that seems to mark the end of an era, a Harry Potter era that is, ...

Maroon and Gamer: Alphas, Betas and Demos, Oh My! The State Press By Spencer Fawcett October 17, 2011 Developing a video game is not a simple process. It requires tens of thousands of man-hours, an outrageous amount of money, and sometimes multiple development studios to create a game. ...

Nintendo's doctor of dilemmas is clever as ever in new Professor Layton game Globe and Mail (blog) The rest of us can sit back and enjoy another lovely Layton mystery while putting our grey matter to the test via more than 100 fresh brainteasers. If there's a better reason to be a DS gamer in 2011, I'm not aware of it. | Nintendo.

Top 20 UK video games The Guardian (blog) Can Forza 4 take pole position, or will Fifa 12 manage to avoid being substituted? And what's with Just Dance 3? Forza Motorsport 4 on the Xbox 360.

Study finds 91 percent of kids play video games YNN More and more American children are heading to a screen to play, in fact, 91 percent of kids ages two to 17 play video games, according to a recent study. But the big surprise is that the fastest growing group of game-savvy kids, are toddlers. ...

Japanese Gamer Completes Dark Souls In 1 1/2 Hours Gaming Union Despite being out for only a few weeks, a gamer from Japan has managed to complete the game in 1 1/2 hours. Not only that, he has documented the entire experience on YouTube for everyone else to watch and admire. The video is in multiple parts, ...

2D vs 3D: The Future of Video Games Capsule Computers It may be hard to believe but when you think about it, video games are still in a very experimental stage and for the most part are still trying to understand the concept of using 3D graphics. Many of our favorite franchises have been through 'trial ...

Heads-up: New games out this week (October 21) Videogamer.com It's a great week to be a gamer, whether you're into action, simulation or casual-friendly Kinect titles. Batman: Arkham City is our pick of the week, having scored an amazing 10/10 in our Batman: Arkham City review. SEGA and Sports Interactive release ...

What sort of hackery is happening with Xbox Live and FIFA? Lazygamer ... I don't even like soccer video games) and whoever spent my MS points had then tried to purchase more. Presumably, when that purchase failed, they abandoned my account and went on to steal from some other unsuspecting gamer.” So what's going on? ...

Mario or Sonic? VGChartz So if you were a console gamer back then who's team were you for back then? Team Mario? Team Sonic? I myself was a team Mario guy. I remember a friend of mine who bought the Sega Genesis. He would also say how the SNES "was so lame!" lol. ...

Uncharted 3 review sneaks in Lazygamer ... just call the office and say you've contracted ebola, it's a much better excuse than “Hi Holly (personal assistant) can you cancel my meetings for today, it seems like I've run out of money to pay for petrol, because I spent it all on video games, ...

Toys R Us has a buy 2, get 1 free video game deal October 16 - 22, 2011 Gamertell (blog) If you stop by your local store between October 16-22, 2011, you can mix and match all video games, strategy guides, console peripherals, console accessories or t-shirts. The cheapest of the three items will of course be the free one, but still. ...

Inside the gamification gold rush Fortune Companies have flocked to a new product development theory that liberally borrows elements from popular video games. Now, a cottage industry is teaching businesses from high fashion to personal finance how to make it work for them. ...

Hockey Nations 2011 skating onto Nvidia Tegra Zone Pocket Gamer by Will Wilson Nvidia has just dropped us a line to say that one of the upcoming Tegra games scheduled for release later in the year will be the Pocket Gamer Silver Award-winning Hockey Nations 2011, from Distinctive Developments. ...

Kids and Cursing: New Study LifeGoesStrong A new study in Pediatrics reports that middle-school kids exposed to more profanity on TV and in video games are more likely to curse and to be more aggressive. The Brigham Young University research results make common sense: monkey see, monkey do. ...

Mercury Hg Australian Gamer The other thing about Mercury Hg is that it is tied so closely into the online leader board that if you are the kind of gamer that HUNGERS for that number 1 position - you will love this game. That coupled with the super cheap buy in of 400 MS points ...

Brain Patterns of Violent Video Game Users May Show Desensitization PsychCentral.com By David McCracken, MA, LPC Managing News Editor German researchers have found differences in brain activity between heavy users of violent “first-person shooter” video games and non-users that may suggest desensitization to charged images – though the ...

Defense for accused murderer Jesus Gilberto Garcia rests following testimony ... MassLive.com While on the witness stand, he told jurors that repeated studies of brain waves in young males with a history of playing violent video games as many as 40 hours per week desensitized many of them to violent imagery and made them more prone to behave ...

GeekDad Gadgets: Mechatars – The Online and Offline Combat Robots Wired News By Tony Sims Do you or your kids like video games? How about robots – robots that are robotic monsters from another dimension? Of course you do! That is why you read GeekDad! Well, let me tell you about Mechatars. Mechatars, by iloveRobots, combine the ...

Lana Del Rey, Metronomy and Kyla La Grange: Singles of the week Metro Lana Del Rey's Video Games, Metronomy's Everything Goes My Way and Kyla La Grange's Heavy Stone/Lambs are among the top new singles this week. A deafening buzz has surrounded this New York chanteuse but it hasn't drowned out her sultry-voiced, ...

Battlefield 3 Leaked Onto Torrent Sites Cinema Blend According to DSO Gamer, the upcoming military first-person shooter has apparently found its way online thanks to some eager employee working within the game industry in some capacity must have received an early copy and decided to upload the game to...

PlayStation Vita With 3G More Popular With Preorders, Retailer Reports Siliconera Mobile gaming is pretty popular for the same reason–their jobs keep them away from home for so long that there is very little time to sit on your couch and play video games. Still you're confusion makes a lot of sense for the US market. ...

Neveldine/Taylor Lit Nic Cage On Fire Latino Review By Dave Gonzales on October 17, 2011 On Saturday at ye olde New York Comic Con 2011, I got a chance to sit down and talk to Neveldine/Taylor, the directing duo behind the grindhouse Crank franchise and action-oriented fare like Gamer. ...

New publisher Ayopa Games launches with Chicken Rescue, Patchwork Battles and... Pocket Gamer by Jon Jordan The launch of a new mobile publisher isn't necessarily the sort of news we go big on at Pocket Gamer towers. In the case of Ayopa Games, however, there's plenty of interesting angles to write about. Most intriguing is the news it's picked ...

7 Wonders: Magical Mystery Tour review Gaming Bits Hardcore gamer or casual gamer, expect to be distracted from your other games as you sink in hour after hour in 7 Wonders: Magical Mystery Tour. This game is tough to put down. There were no flaws to be found in this gem of a match-3 puzzle game. ...

Mario Kart 7 Nintendo 3DS pre-order demand accelerates Punch Jump 115 in Amazon's Video Games division. Mario Kart 7 will include brand new tracks that include underwater territory, in addition to trademark power-ups like mushrooms, banana peels, and shells. In addition, the title will include vehicle customization ...

ComScore: 2/3 of tablet owners play games IntoMobile Do you own a tablet and not play video games? According to a recent study by ComScore, you're officially in the minority amongst tablet owners as their study has found 67% of tablet owners have played a game in September, 23% of which play games on a ...

New How Video Games are Changing Education – Stephen's ... How Video Games are Changing Education. http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/09/ how-video-games-are-changing-education/. Stephen. Posted on: October 9, 2011 ... stephenslighthouse.com/.../how-video-games-are-changing-ed...

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