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Science Says Don’t Play Super Mario Galaxy Before Trying To Shoot Someone In The Face

The zombie is five steps away, you’re cornered, and you’ve got one last bullet in the chamber. If you were just playing Super Mario Galaxy you might as well turn the gun on yourself. A recent highly scientific study found that when it comes to putting a bullet in a humanoid target’s brain, Super Mario Galaxy doesn’t help.


August 31, 2011
News

It’s Video Game Competition, Not Violence, That Sparks Aggression

Do violent video games cause aggressive behaviour? According to a recent report published in the journal Psychology of Violence, the competitive aspect of gaming is more likely to generate aggro than mere violence. All this from a bunch of university students, some video games, and some hot sauce. Science is an amazing thing.


May 26, 2011
News

Does This Experiment Prove Violent Games Increase Aggressive Behaviour?

In a University of Missouri study sure to be cited by anti-gaming pundits for years to come, researchers provide what could be considered solid proof of the link between violent video games, aggression, and wearing funny hats.


March 2, 2011
News

A Video Game, Violence And Depression Study That Looks At The Big Picture

Over the past decade, countless studies have arisen supposedly proving a causal link between video games, violent behaviour and depression. A new study conducted by Christopher J. Ferguson pinpoints why all of the others may have gotten it wrong.


January 27, 2011
In Real Life

Broken Record Congressman Pushing Health Warnings On Video Games Again

In 2009 California congressman Joe Baca introduced legislation that would require games to display a label warning of links between violent video games and aggressive behaviour. Now Baca’s back, singing the same old song with a few new lines.


January 20, 2011
In Real Life

‘Problematic’ Gaming Linked To Depression, Drugs And Fighting

In a survey that’s sure to be taken the wrong way by somebody, researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have discovered links between “problematic gaming” and negative health behaviours like smoking, doing drugs and fighting. But first, good news!


September 21, 2010
News

Just Thinking About Violent Video Games Stimulates Aggression

A new study by researchers from Ohio State and Central Michigan Universities finds that simply thinking about playing violent video games can stimulate violent behaviour long after your game console has gone cold, unless you’re a girl.


January 13, 2009
Uncategorized

Congressman Calls For Health Warnings On Violent Games

Do violent video games need health warning labels? California congressman Joe Baca thinks so, and he’s introduced legislation that would make them mandatory.