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Color me surprised.  According to women’s fitness magazine Oxygen (which I totally do not have a subscription to), playing videogames burns 50% more calories in a hour than “athletic” sex does.  And that’s not including the Wii or Dance Dance Revolution — I’m talking just regular ol’ sitting-on-your-ass-tapping-buttons videogames. Read more…

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Press Scapegoat Wii Fit For Millions In Damages

by Kev Lochun on June 16, 2008 at 5:10 pm

Both mainstream and games press have reported today that UK women are breaking more than a sweat when it comes to Wii Fit. Trouble is, they’re all talking a load of cobblers. Read more…

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Football Star Comments on “Videogames Are Ruining Sport” Debate

by Adam Montgomery on December 2, 2007 at 1:57 pm

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Football legend Sir Geoff Hurst offers a positive opinion on gaming, delivering logical and praise worthy comments regarding the “videogames are ruining football” debate that hit last week. Read more…

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