Video game trailers pluck at our emotions, pull us in

Video game trailers pluck at our emotions, pull us in
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More and more these days, video game trailers are playing with our emotions ... and sucking us in. Shown here is a screenshot from the "Metro Last Light" trailer. I love watching movie trailers. In fact, sometimes I think I love watching movie trailers ...

Author Sean Austin Inspires Young Reluctant Readers With A New Video Game Book ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Author Hart Getzen (aka Sean Austin) believes there are very few novels that can compete with the exciting kinetics, adventure and realism of video games, so he has written an action packed, game-like novel series. In addition to creating a compelling ...

Video games are a benefit to the brain
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Video games like Call of Duty, for example, features Marines killing enemies in World War II. Call of Duty was the most popular video game in 2010. Video gaming is a huge industry with people spending an astronomical amount of money — $15.9 billion ...

Chris Rickert: Kindness at your gamer's fingertips
Wisconsin State Journal
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is giving two UW-Madison researchers a $1.39 million grant to develop two video games to help teach eighth-graders compassion, empathy, cooperation, mental focus, self-regulation, kindness and altruism.

Do Violent Video Games Really Train Deadly Shooters
RedOrbit
A new study suggests that playing violent video games that reward “head shots” makes gamers more likely to choose the head as a target with a real gun. The study illustrates that “viewers of television programs and films passively watch other ...

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Foreign Languages Kill Your Video Game Bullsh*t Detectors
Kotaku
There's an image floating around online. It's rumored to be a "major specifications" sheet for the PlayStation 4. Personally, I don't buy it. The PlayStation 4 is coming. It's inevitable. Kotaku first broke that the console is codenamed Orbis.

Fan vote to choose cover driver for new NASCAR video game
CBSSports.com (blog)
By Pete Pistone | NASCAR Blogger NASCAR is about to take a page out of the Madden NFL video game playbook. Fans will determine the driver to grace the cover of a new NASCAR video game to be released later this year. The upcoming NASCAR The Game: Inside ...

'The Darkness' video game sequel shines light on London video game studio
Winnipeg Free Press
Digital Extremes had plenty of reasons for taking on development of "The Darkness II" video game. "It just seemed like an excellent opportunity for us." said Sheldon Carter, creative director of the studio in London, Ont. "It's our kind of game, ...

ADDING MULTIMEDIA GlobalCollect and Newzoo Join Forces to Provide Unique ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Of the active Internet users, an impressive 65% (Poland) to 72% (Turkey) play video games. The research on Turkey and Poland involved more than two hundred topics across all game platforms and business models. High-level take-aways on the game behavior ...

Hideo Kojima: video game drop-out – interview part 2
The Guardian (blog)
"Shinkawa was born to be a video game artist," says Kojima. "As soon as I knew I was to be making Metal Gear Solid, I asked Shinkawa to join the team and his work, as much as anything, defined the series from there on." Metal Gear Solid's development ...

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Video Games Live at E3: Journey, Skyrim, Diablo 3, Earthworm Jim and more
Joystiq
by David Hinkle on May 24th 2012 12:15PM During the week of E3, on June 6, Video Games Live will take over the Nokia Theater LA Live arena. Being E3 and all, and LA being one of the most frequently played venues for Tommy Tallarico's live video game ...

More trouble at 38 Studios: Two top employees leave Curt Schilling's ailing ...
Boston.com
By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff Two senior officials, including its chief executive, appear to have left as the video game company founded by former Red Sox ace Curt Schilling runs low on cash. The chief executive, Jen MacLean, had already been on ...

BioGamer Girl: "DRAGON'S DOGMA" (Video Game Review)
FANGORIA (blog)
Developer and publisher Capcom knew what it needed to accomplish with DRAGON'S DOGMA. That is, they wanted this new title to be considered the best RPG around, either toppling THE ELDER SCROLLS: SKYRIM from its comfortable perch with a better overall ...

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee may be winner in Curt Schilling video game ...
MassLive.com
Lincoln Chafee is winning praise for his handling of the Curt Schilling video gamecompany controversy. By DAVID KLEPPER PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island's gamble on former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company may be in jeopardy, ...

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Play Navy video game, save the world
GCN.com
By Greg Crowe I have been a long-time advocate of the professional and educational benefits of playing computer games. They can be used in a variety of ways, from teaching aids to helping patients with developmental disorders.

Video game version of 'Battleship': It sinks
NavyTimes.com
By Marc Saltzman - Special for USA Today It's no secret most video games tied to a movie franchise are a huge disappointment. There are some exceptions, of course — such as a couple of Batman, James Bond and Ghostbusters tie-ins over the years — but ...

'Chronicle' Director to Adapt 'Shadow of the Colossus' Video Game
First Showing
In addition to developing a Fantastic Four reboot, a Spider-Man spin-off following Venom, and an adaptation of Red Star, it looks like Trank is heading into the video game world as well. Deadline has word that Trank has signed on to direct an ...

BarCraft: The Video-Game Version of Ultimate Fighting
OC Weekly
Instead, fans of the Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment's insanely popular StarCraft 2 video gamegather here to watch online tournaments for cash prizes on big screens usually tuned to professional sports, with the same devotion to teams and ...

G4 COUNTS DOWN THE TOP 100 VIDEO GAMES OF ALL TIME IN WEEK-LONG PROGRAMMING ...
TVbytheNumbers
G4 spoke with the world's biggest stars, hottest athletes, gifted musicians and the most influential names in video games to help the experts of G4's video game show, X-Play, crown the greatest games of all time. The five-part series narrated by the ...

Champs! Seneca Valley Sixth-Graders Design Video Game, Win National STEM Challenge
Patch.com
From left, Drew McCarron, Justin Bicehouse, Connor Schexnaildre and Campbell Kriess accept their national STEM Video Game Challenge Award. coutesy of Seneca Valley. See, playing video games can be good for you. The competition was designed to motivate ...

Two All Girls Teams Win Top Honors in National STEM Video Game Competition ...
PR Web (press release)
Two all-girl teams of 8th graders from Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Princeton, NJ, are winners in the PBS KIDS Ready to Learn category of the National STEM Video Game Challenge. The five girls are the only females awarded prizes ...

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Chronicle Director Josh Trank To Helm Shadow Of The Colossus Video GameAdaptation
Cinema Blend
Back in 2010, renowned film critic Roger Ebert found himself in hot water when he wrote and article titled "Video games can never be art." In their defense of the medium, many video game fans left comments pointing out one title in particular: Shadow ...

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Whatever You Do, Don't Blame Gamer's Death On Diablo III
PSX Extreme
Video games can and often do contribute to a sedentary lifestyle, so the knee-jerk reaction to blame this unfortunate incident on gaming is inevitable. Thankfully, I don't know of anyone who will make this mistake, but there are a lot of people out ...

PSX Extreme

NASCAR goes to fans to decide video game cover boy
Motorsport.com
said Logano, “As a gamer myself, I love playing them. My friends and I still play them when we can. We have fun with that. Anytime a new game comes out, as a driver, you're excited about it. And see how it's going to be. They did an amazing job last ...

"Video Games and Porn are Ruining Men" Says Stanford Professor
Gameranx
Another group are claiming that video games (and porn) negatively effect the development of young men. by Mat Growcott on 24th May, 2012 Do video gameshave a negative effect on young men? It depends who you ask, with some psychologists and the country ...

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Malkin in semifinals for cover of video game
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
He has reached the semifinals in the voting for the cover of the EA Sports NHL 2013 video game. Malkin (@Malkin71_) has, at times, tweeted asking for fan support in the voting. He was one of 16 players chosen to compete in head-to-head matchups.

Ask a Video Game Developer Anything ... Call for Questions
By Stephen Totilo
We're doing it again: Ask a video game developer anything...preferably about the world of game-making! Put your questions in the comments section, please. In a week or so, Jeremiah Slaczka (5TH Cell creative director! Scribblenauts! Hybrid!
Kotaku

The 6 Most Insane Video Games About Dating | Cracked.com
Dating video games are hugely popular in Japan: They're text-heavy games where each click brings you a little closer to either getting to see some cartoon porn or ending up in a "game over" screen (and then seeing that cartoon porn on ...
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Quick Look: Video Games to Train Middle-Schoolers' Mindfulness ...
By MindShift
Source: Wisc. Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challengedvideo game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression. Read more at: ...
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'The Demise of Guys': How video games and porn are ruining a ...
By Raymond Hawkes
Video game and porn addictions are different. They are “arousal addictions,” where the attraction is in the novelty, the ... The consequences could be dramatic: The excessive use of video games and online porn in pursuit of the next thing is creating a generation of risk-adverse guys who are unable (and unwilling) to navigate the complexities and risks inherent to real-life relationships, school and employment. Stories about this degeneration are rampant: In 2005, Seungseob Lee, ...
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Gravity Rush review - PlayStation Vita reviews | Pocket Gamer
So, this is one of the 'big ones' for Sony's PS Vita. Just as the early success of the Nintendo 3DS depended on a couple of massive releases, the fledging Vita is relying on a handful of big bangs, such as Gravity Rush, to help handheld sales ...
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Video Games: I'll Count to Three and Go - Memebase: Rage Comics ...
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Video Games: I'll Count to Three and Go. x. Share. video game memes - Video Games: I Believe in My Jumping Ability. Get Over Here and Play a Video Game · Incorrect source or offensive? category:Marioheart attackjumpluigimario ...
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Redbox Coupon Code: Free Video Game Rental :: Southern Savers
By Jenny
Redbox is offering a FREE 1-night video game rental right now. All you need to do is text TRYUS to 727272 and the code will be sent to your phone. I know we get tons of codes for free DVD rentals, but we don't often see codes for FREE video ...
Southern Savers

Karl Burke's Tintypes of Video Game Warfare - NYTimes.com
By By NIKO KOPPEL
His images of death and destruction were shot in the trenches of a virtual world. Mr. Burke photographed these pictures inside one of a new crop of interactive video games where players compete online as the United States military, insurgents ...
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TOYSREVIL: Nintendo Video Game Heroes of the 'Ukiyo' Period by ...
By TOYSREVIL
Nintendo Video Game Heroes of the 'Ukiyo' Period by Jed Henry. Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook · JED-HENRY-MEGAMAN · JED-HENRY-LINK · JED-HENRY-SAMUS. The post-titled is a rough translation for "浮世絵 ...
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The Walking Dead Video Game: Watch Episode 4 of Playing Dead ...
By Jonathan James
Telltale Games has released a new episode of Playing Dead. Including talk of episode 1 development and early ideas that were scrapped from the story, we also learn a little bit more about the next installment of The Walking Dead video game ...
Daily Dead

Pixel Party! Classic Video Games Come Out to Play in 3-D | Gadgets ...
By delana
Classic Video Games Come Out to Play in 3-D. These days, a lot of video games look creepily close to real life. But back when we were kids and the technology was a little bit more limited, video gamedesigners had to use their imaginations ...
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Japanese video game author wins Spanish prize - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, considered the father of the modern video game, has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for ...
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