News

Gamers More Agitated By Playing Sports Games Than Shooters

There’s a couple of ways to look at this latest video game study out of the UK. Either there is no meaningful link between playing violent video games and aggressive behaviour, or FIFA 11 is deadlier than Modern Warfare.


March 24, 2011
News

Two Years In Jail For Hacker Who Stole $US300k From Zynga Poker

The British hacker who fleeced Zynga Poker for 400 billion chips, which have an official worth of $US12 million, $US300,000 on the black market, will serve two years in prison.


March 10, 2011
Nintendo

Ubisoft Won’t Release Swinger-Party Game In The UK

We Dare, the Wii party game whose marketing suggests it’s much naughtier than it really is, won’t be released in the United Kingdom. Publisher Ubisoft is pulling the game back after a rating found it suitable for kids 12 and up.


News

British Teacher Finks On 600 Kids Over Late-Night Gaming

In what sounds like the opening to a Dr Seuss book, parents of all 600 children in Mr Gribble’s school got a fearful note saying their kids report to class sleepy and distracted, because they’re up as late as 4am playing video games.


March 29, 2010
In Real Life

Eyeball-Controlled Pong Could Be Breakthrough For Disabled Gamers

Engineering students in London have developed a controller that enables eye-controlled movements in a video game, signaling the possibility someday for people with severe physical disabilities to enjoy video games for the first time.


In Real Life

Tetris: The Anti-Nightmare Fuel

Playing Tetris shortly after traumatic experiences helps accident victims and war casualties ward off traumatic flashbacks, British researchers have found.