Motorcycle SUV Collision the Result of “Video Game Adventure” (Video)
by Chad Lakkis on August 24, 2008
I have often thought about purchasing a giant Winnebago and going on a cross country “adventure”. Maybe pulling over on the side of the road from time to time for a “video game” break or two.
While my adventure would include the occasional use of video games, it wouldn’t be a “video game adventure”, no, those are reserved for idiot cyclists like the one below. Read more…
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Feeling Sad and Lonely in a UK Prison? Play Some Video Games!
by Dylan Duarte on July 25, 2008
Are you an inmate in a United Kingdom prison who is contemplating suicide? Why not fire up the ol’ Xbox instead? Perhaps that will you make you realize the value in your life. At least that’s what the UK Prison Service hopes. Read more…
Shocking: Women Make Up 40% of U.S. Gamers
by Wade Larson on July 23, 2008
The news is a week old, but it still bears mentioning, even in this internet addicted world in which “new” is measured in seconds.
The Entertainment Software Association has compiled a new study on gaming demographics. Among the most notable findings is that women do in fact play video games!
Ok, so maybe we knew that. But the study did find that 40 percent of U.S. gamers are women. Perhaps even more interesting is the finding that women age 18 and older represent 33 percent of the gaming population, while males 17 and younger comprise only 18 percent. Read more…
Oasis Guitarist Noel Gallagher Agrees Video Games Cause Violence
by Dylan Duarte on July 5, 2008
While talking to British music magazine NME about knife violence in the UK, Oasis lead guitarist Noel Gallagher suggests that video games are helping corrupt our youth. Read more…
Grow up, Child-Men: Editorial Blasts Adult Gamers
by Andrew Podolsky on February 1, 2008
It’s a commonly known fact that gamers are getting older, and just about every week another new M-rated game hits the store shelves for those with plenty of disposable income, free time, and a love of sex and violence. So why does Dallas Morning News editorial contributor Kay Hymowitz feel the need to bash this growing demographic? Read more…
No Video Games Until You’re Seven!
by Dylan Duarte on January 11, 2008
This week, a special summit was held at CES where technology industry experts discussed what video games could be doing in regards to child development. Read more…
I’m Pissed Off …
by Jessica Carr on October 4, 2007
“Do you mind if I take a leak before I kill you?”
I am a sporadic gamer, and when I do play games, I play random ones. I’m not devoted to one game in particular; however, I do enjoy Madden NFL…a lot. Recently while playing, True Crime: Streets of LA, I noticed an interesting cut scene. There was a Russian Mafia goon urinating, and the lead character “Nick Kang” simultaneously kicked him is his back. Once kicked, Kang says “You have the right to soak in your own urine”. Read more…
