In Real Life

Max Payne 3′s Astonishing Soundtrack Flattens The Competition

Hot damn, am I enjoying Max Payne 3. Though… well, “enjoying” might be the wrong word for it, you know? It has me in a vice-grip, and every time I play I find myself locked in a tense, curse-shouting battle with the deadly enemies inside of my Xbox 360.


May 17, 2012
In Real Life

Get Great New Music From Indie Game: The Movie And Max Payne 3

Music fans rejoice, today saw the release of a couple of melodious treats with which to massage your ear-holes.


May 12, 2012
In Real Life

I Buy My Mum Video Games Every Mother’s Day. It Helped Heal Her

Mother’s Day is this weekend, and so the commercials for flowers and jewellery and Hallmark cards are incessant and overwhelming. But this year, for a gift, I did exactly what I did last May: I went to Amazon and I ordered my mum a new video game.


April 21, 2012
In Real Life

This Video Game Actually Treats Teenagers’ Depression

Usually when “video games” and “depression” show up in a sentence together, there’s a research team trying to prove that playing video games causes or at least correlates with depression, especially in kids and teens.


April 14, 2012
In Real Life

Three Video Games Helped This Guy Recover From A Stroke

People fortunate to survive a stroke face a hard road to recovering their full mental and physical capabilities. Canoeist Sam Chick found himself facing that journey after a stroke rendered the left side of his body immobile 12 years ago.


April 6, 2012
In Real Life

Playing Tetris Clones Might Be Good For Your Eyes

Parents worldwide may keep chiding their children for sitting too close to the TV while playing video games, claiming it’ll ruin their vision. But researchers in the UK have figured out a way that bringing the screen closer to the kids can actually treat a common eye condition.


March 21, 2012
News

Researchers Say Certain Video Games Can Help Kids Beat Cancer

Researchers have looked at mainstream video games for years, trying to determine the effects games have on players’ brains. Maybe they make us faster decision-makers, better thinkers or more aggressive. Studies come out nearly weekly and often seem to contradict each other’s findings.


February 25, 2012
In Real Life

World Of Warcraft Is Good For Older Brains

For many years, researchers have conducted various studies on the effects games and play can have on the ageing brain.


February 18, 2012
In Real Life

Games Could Be Help Congenital Cataracts

Once considered the enemy of the child’s eye, recent medical research has shown that video games can have a beneficial effect on vision. Now a psychologist at McMaster University in Canada says the 40 hours of action-packed gaming could significantly improve the vision of people born with cataracts.


February 4, 2012
In Real Life

Gamer Dies In Taipei Internet Cafe. Nine Hours Later, Someone Notices

Chen Rong-yu of Taiwan checked into an internet cafe in the city of New Taipei on Tuesday evening to play popular multiplayer PC game League of Legends. Wednesday evening a waitress found the 23-year-old sitting rigidly in his chair, hands outstretched towards the computer.