Mental, a new show on the Fox network, is about a physciatrist who uses unorthodox techniques to deal with his patients. Honestly, the show seems like a total House cash-in. But that’s beside the point. The latest episode deals with a kid addicted to a video game he’s playing in his head. That’s right. You [...]

Mega-chain Wal-Mart is currently having a deal where you can buy two Nintendo Wii games for just $30.

According to one Mike Tomich (and a few other doctors), kids under the age of eight years old shouldn’t be playing any video games at all. And children under five shouldn’t be coloring! These grown-up activities will ruin their hands!

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, [...]

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.

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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.

“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 [...]