TIME
By Maia Szalavitz | @maiasz | April 20, 2012 | + Video games are more often regarded as causes of mental illness than as cures, but in a new study, a specially designed fantasy game helped teens conquer depression just as well as — if not better than ...
TIME
Don't pin Breivik's massacre on video games
msnbc.com
LONDON - That Anders Breivik was a regular player of violent video games does not explain why the Norwegian became the calm killer of 77 mostly young people, many of whom would have shared his gaming passion. An obsession with games such as "World of ...
Video game helps teenagers battling depression
Fox News
Fantasy computer games can benefit teenagers suffering from depression – similar to the benefits they would get from one-on-one time with a therapist, a new study from the British Medical Journal finds. Researchers from the University of Auckland, ...
Analysis: Don't pin Breivik's massacre on video games
Reuters
The results showed that while males were more aggressive than females, neither exposure to violent-video-game conditions in a laboratory, nor previous real-life exposure to violent video games caused any differences in aggression.
Video Game May Help Treat Teen Depression
WebMD
By Brenda Goodman, MA April 19, 2012 -- A video game that teaches teens to shoot down and label negative thoughts may relieve depression as least as well as more traditional talk therapy, a new study shows. The game, called "SPARX," which stands for ...
Norway killer sharpened aim by playing video game
Boston.com
Breivik testified that he prepared for his attacks by cutting off contact with the outside world and devoting himself to video games. He said he played "World of Warcraft" for 16 hours a day while living with his mother in 2006 and, starting in January ...
Boston.com
There's loads of video games that all ages can enjoy together
The Seattle Times
Video games can be the source of family disagreements, but there are lot of options that can get everyone playing together. By Julie Weed No comments have been posted to this article. To parents, many video games may seem violent, inane or both.
'Frogger' video game being brought to new life
Washington Post
Frogger — the video game with the frog that runs across a busy street — has been around for more than 30 years, but now it's being brought to new life (or rather, life is being brought to it) in New York City. 5th Ave. Frogger uses a classic arcade ...
Norway killer says he drilled with video game
Philadelphia Inquirer
In a chilling account, the far-right fanatic claimed Thursday that he sharpened his aim by playing the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for hours on end. Breivik told an Oslo court that he also took steroids to build physical strength and ...
Norway mass-shooting trial reopens debate on violent video games
CNN
For people who have long suspected that there is some link between violent video games and real-world violence, the statement offered frightening new evidence for why the video-gameindustry should be more strictly regulated. Many gamers and columnists ...
Video game inspires Norwegian mass murderer
Stuff.co.nz
Activision Blizzard Inc., maker of Call of Duty and World of Warcraft - two of the world's most popular video games - did not immediately comment on Bleivik's statement that the games helped him train. Video game companies have long argued that their ...
Stuff.co.nz
Video Game Helps Kids Battle Depression
MedPage Today
In a multicenter trial in New Zealand, playing the cognitive behavioral video gameSPARX at home was noninferior to usual clinical counseling in terms of improvements in self-reported depression scores, Sally Merry, MD, of the University of Auckland, ...
MedPage Today
How the press is distorting the Breivik trial to make video games central to ...
Boing Boing
By Cory Doctorow at 8:00 am Friday, Apr 20 On Rock, Paper, Shotgun, John Walker tears into the mainstream press's treatment of mass-murderer Anders Breivik's video-game habits. Breivik's gaming has been prominently mentioned in press accounts, ...
Hospital infections fall; video game helps depressed teens
USA TODAY
Video game therapy: A video game that lets depressed teens shoot down negative thoughts may do about as much good as traditional talk therapy, a study suggests. Players fight through a swamp full of black balls called GNATS (Gloomy Negative Automatic ...
USA TODAY
Ron Paul video game being developed
CBS News
(CBS News) Ron Paul will soon put the smack down on the Federal Reserve - in avideo game, that is. "The Road to REVOLution" is a "side-scrolling platformer action/adventure game, reminiscent of console classics like Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the ...
CBS News
Revealed: How video games inspired real-life nightmares
Hindustan Times
Others have taken their obsessions to a different level by mimicking what they've learned from film, TV shows, books and video games, using works of fiction to create real-life nightmares. Here are five examples of media over the past 40 years that ...
Hindustan Times
Breivik Polished His Shooting Skills Playing Video Games: But Is It Possible?
International Business Times
On the fourth day of his judicial trial, Breivik said he played the first-person shootervideo game "Modern Warfare" for 16 months, beginning January 2010, to hone his rifle-handling and aiming skills. He is also claimed to have played the multiplayer ...
International Business Times
Video games bolster critical thinking skills
Arizona Daily Wildcat
I doubt if given the choice between having to analyze data for a paper in class and figuring out the best way to beat a video game that anyone would choose the former. It's mostly because one is seen as a chore and the other a form of entertainment.
Hollywood Legend Dick Clark Lives On In New Social Video Game
Forbes
But the Hollywood legend lives on in a new social video game from Entertainment Games. Clark serves as the virtual host of Retro World, a new Facebook game that's targeting the growing number of boomers that play games online. Until his recent death, ...
Forbes
Video game review: 'Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13' improved by Kinect
Deseret News
The more, the merrier — a concept that is well understood by Electronic Arts Inc., makers of the world's best-selling golf video game franchise. Traditionally, players had to endure a steep learning curve in order experience some level of satisfaction.
Trading cards honor rise of video games
Allentown Morning Call
Day will debut his new Video Games Trading Card Set, which illustrates the history as well as some of the greatest designers and players in video game industry. "I've had 30 years of doing this," says Day. "I'm in the process of retiring and my last ...
Allentown Morning Call
Analysis - Don't pin Breivik's massacre on video games
Reuters Africa
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - That Anders Breivik was a regular player of violent video games does not explain why the Norwegian became the calm killer of 77 mostly young people, many of whom would have shared his gaming passion.
Video-game maker taps potential of smartphones apps
AZ Central.com
by J. Craig Anderson - Apr. 19, 2012 07:11 PM Thanks to the popularity of smartphone apps, a group of video-game developers in Phoenix is letting its collective imagination drive off-road. Smartphone applications and download-only console games have ...
Grateful Dead return in video game
Toronto Sun
But now, for Deadheads in the doldrums, there's a way to recapture the magic online in a video game, Grateful Dead Game: The Epic Tour, that goes live on April 20. "What we're doing is creating an adventure by travelling through Grateful Dead history, ...
Video Game Quick Hits 4/20/12
Big Shiny Robot!
Well, if you're James Bond, you do it with another new movie, Skyfall, and collectivevideo game, 007 Legends. The game will feature playable scenes from Bond's 22 film history, and his 23rd coming this November. While scenes will be featured from all ...
Big Shiny Robot!
REVIEW: DreamSeat Video Gamer Chair with Marvel Panels
Comic Book Movie
Well, recently we were greeted by the mailman delivering a giant box of gamergoodness from a company called Dreamseat... Lo and behold, it was a SWEET, synthetic leather video game rocker with all the right video/audio inputs, speakers,...
Comic Book Movie
There Is A Ron Paul Video Game In The Works - News - www ...
By Kyle Hilliard
Indie developer D.S. Williams is hard at work creating The Road to REVOLution , the Ron Paulvideo game. ... the great gonzo commented on shooterboy23's post about re: There Is A Ron Paul Video Game In The Works. Teresa commented ...
News
Ron Paul Video Game Is On The Way - G4tv.com
By sjohnson
From the depth of Kickstarter, we've learned that a Ron Paul video game is on the way. I've been trawling ... Video games based on politics are generally terrible, and the more specific they are, the worse they become. Ron Paul jumping ...
G4 TV - TheFeed
Gamer Kid | Gun Nuts Media
By Shelley Rae
6 Responses to Gamer Kid. Chris on April 20, 2012 at 10:13. My question to you would be, “How much were you connected to the world on the other aspects of your life?” I think that the violentvideo games do factor into the whole scheme of ...
Gun Nuts Media
By Shelley Rae
6 Responses to Gamer Kid. Chris on April 20, 2012 at 10:13. My question to you would be, “How much were you connected to the world on the other aspects of your life?” I think that the violentvideo games do factor into the whole scheme of ...
Gun Nuts Media
Teen Depression's Latest Foe: Video Game 'SPARX'
By Melissa Stusinski
Depression in teens has a new foe in the form of a video game called SPARX. The game, whose name stands ... If the gamer chooses the correct barrel, the GNATS turn into SPARX, and compliment the player. Each player spends about 20 to ...
The Inquisitr
Iowa Journalism School Adds Video Games Writing To Curriculum ...
By Owen Good
“There's a big video-game industry out there that has a really active audience,” said Julie Andsager, the director of the university's Media Research Lab. “[People] are reading stories about video games and publications – the more our students ...
Kotaku Australia
By Owen Good
“There's a big video-game industry out there that has a really active audience,” said Julie Andsager, the director of the university's Media Research Lab. “[People] are reading stories about video games and publications – the more our students ...
Kotaku Australia
GROGNARDIA: Speaking of Video Games ...
By James Maliszewski
Speaking of Video Games ... My recent posts about licensed D&D games in fields beyond tabletop gaming reminded me of another RPG that was going to get a licensed video game: Tunnels & Trolls. The game never came out, but I do ...
GROGNARDIA
Mythologizing the Gamer Grrl » Medium Difficulty
By Kyle Carpenter
This may expose me as a gamer guy, but how does one tie a pixel. by Valerie Valdes ... Some poor dude is being berated by his girlfriend or wife for spending too much time playing one of those gosh darn video games. She's sick of the ...
Medium Difficulty
Video Games As Art - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
By Andrew Sullivan
Although video games long ago blossomed into full commercial maturity (the adrenaline-soaked military shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, for example, racked up $400 million in sales during its first 24 hours in stores last fall), the form ...
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
The Walking Dead Video Game: Release Date and Episode Titles ...
By Jonathan James
Most of the questions we've received this month were related to The Walking Dead video gamerelease and we're happy to report on the PC/Mac release date. We also know the titles for the 5 episodes that Telltale Games will release over the ...
Daily Dead
Wii Are Family: A Video Game Review Roundup | GeekDad | Wired ...
Wii Are Family: A Video Game Review Roundup .... the oft touted hardcore gamer , a more recent release implies that the Big N is at least compelled to toss adult ...
www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/04/wii-review-roundup/
Two Video Games. Two Age Ratings. What's the Bloody Difference?
Batman: Arkham City is a wonderful and violent video game. It's rated T by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, the group that applies ratings to all major ...
kotaku.com/.../two-video-games-two-age-ratings-whats-the-bl...
University of Iowa Adds Video-Game Related Journalism Course ...
Students who enroll in a new video game-based narrative writing course at the University ... The course is called "Specialized Reporting & Writing, Video Games ...
gamepolitics.com/.../university-iowa-adds-video-game-related-...
Norway killer sharpened aim by playing video game - Yahoo! News
And while the belief persists of a link between violent video games and violent .... There isnt avideo game out there that's going to 'teach' you to be a good shot.
news.yahoo.com/norway-killer-sharpened-aim-playing-video-...
Weekly Wrap-Up: Video Game Deathmatch Round 3 Has Started ...
Video Game Deathmatch: Greatest Story Ever Told is in full swing, and your favorite stories still ...In Soviet Russia video games play you. .... At Namco Bandai Gamer's Day a few more details about the upcoming Star Trek game were revealed.
www.g4tv.com/.../weekly-wrap-up-video-game-deathmatch-r...
Amazon's New Every Day Value in Video Games Deals | N4G
Amazon's has launched a New Every Day Value in Video Games ... $40 off Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Bundle in Buy.com's Video Game Deal of the Day ...
n4g.com/.../amazons-new-every-day-value-in-video-games-de...
If Video Games Were Real 2 - a parody of Skyrim, Mortal Kombat ...
Video Games 2 EXTRAS; Now Showing If Video Games ... Wouldn't it be stupid if Mortal Kombat, Skyrim, Smash Bros., or any other video game was REAL?
www.smosh.com/videos/if-video-games-were-real-2
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