News

I’m Also Not Allowed To Sell My Children For Gaming Money

The internet is abuzz with the story of a Chinese couple that’s gotten in trouble for selling their three children for money to spend on online games. As it turns out, that’s not the sort of thing people take kindly to no matter where you live.


March 30, 2011
In Real Life

Goofy ’90s PSA Warns Kids Of The Dangers Of The Internet

As this 1998 PSA on internet safety reminds us, the web can be a scary place. Remember not to trust strangers on the net – especially if you happen to be talking to them on what looks like Microsoft Word.


March 23, 2011
News

Video Games Not Worth Stealing Your Mother’s Painkillers Over

A 34-year-old woman in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, today received a one-year jail sentence (suspended to one and a half months) for convincing a nine-year-old to steal his mother’s Percocet in exchange for a video game. If only she had known.


March 17, 2011
News

Game Boy Puts The Bomb In School Bus Bomb Scare

Police responding to a bomb scare this morning on a school bus outside of the Northside Intermediate school in Milton, Wisconsin, discovered an 11-year-old boy in possession of a video game system dressed up with wires and batteries to look like an explosive device.


January 6, 2011
In Real Life

Doctors Say The 3DS Is Safe, Potentially Beneficial To Children

Nintendo warned that its new 3DS portable gaming system might have negative effects on young children’s vision. Now the American Optometric Association steps forward to say that using 3D technology could have a positive effect on children’s eyesight. How so?


November 25, 2010
News

What Kids Really Want For Christmas

Kotaku AU

Wow. This is really interesting stuff. When I think kids and Christmas I think of the Nintendo 64 kid, but you may be surprised with what children of today want to hold over the head in a red cordial inspired euphoric frenzy.


November 3, 2010
News

Who Should Be Responsible For Keeping Violent Games From Children?

A Gallup survey conducted over the weekend finds that while Americans believe the greatest responsibility for keeping violent games out of children’s hands lies with parents, they aren’t opposed to the government stepping in to help.


September 30, 2010
News

ESA Canada: Just 5% Of Parents Aware Their Kids Play Online

More than three-quarters of kids ages six to 17 play video games online. No surprise. Just 5 per cent of parents of kids those age say they’re aware that they do so. That kind of abysmal inattentiveness is surprising.


July 31, 2010
In Real Life

Eyes On The Prize

So long from Comic-Con, and the indoctrination of another generation of gamer/geeks. Picture via Shiraz Malik.


July 22, 2010
In Real Life

What Would Excite You This Much?

Pure excitement, as seen on Allis0nMarie’s Flickr page.