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Gamers Hack Medical Centre – Host A Game Of Black Ops

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4:00PM January 14, 2011 | Mark Serrels

The health of your local citizens should be your priority – unless of course you have a hankering for a quick game of Black Ops. Then it goes down the list a little. More »


In Real Life

Woman Falls Off Wii Fit, Becomes A "Sex Addict"

6:30PM April 14, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

According to a suspiciously brief newswire report, 24 year-old Briton Amanda Flowers has become a “sex addict” after falling off her Wii Fit board. More »


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How The Wii Can Help Fight Terrorism

3:00AM October 8, 2009 | Brian Crecente

The war on terrorism can be a real hassle, just ask anyone who has flown recently. Fortunately, science and the Wii have joined forces to try and cut-down on those mammoth airport security lines with the Fidget Monitor. More »


In Real Life

Kick Your WoW Habit…For $US14,000

2:30PM September 8, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

There’s little doubt that Blizzard’s World of Warcraft can be addictive. Most of you probably know someone addicted to it. But we doubt you know anyone stupid enough to pay $US14,000 to kick said addiction. More »


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The Market Obviously Requires A SECOND Pokemon X-Ray Machine

8:30PM July 15, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

In April, we showed you a mobile x-ray unit adorned with Pokemans, intended for Japanese hospitals. But would you believe it’s not the only Pokemon-branded x-ray machine on the market? More »


In Real Life

PediSedate Pumps Kids Full Of Nitrous Oxide While Playing Game Boy

9:40AM April 16, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

PediSedate’s premise is largely summed up by the headline, as the device is genuinely intended to reduce the stress of going under the knife—and wearing dorky headgear—by gassing kids while they play Game Boy games.

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Wii Fit Helps Paralysed Girl Walk Again

7:00AM January 22, 2009 | Brian Crecente

A 10-year-old girl left paralysed by a virus four years ago is learning to walk again thanks to her doctors and a copy of Wii Fit, the Herald.ie reports.

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Game Ease Habilitation

1:00PM August 21, 2007 | Brian Ashcraft

William Vitka over at the New York Post has a bittersweet post up that deals with how games are provide escapism in a New Jersey habilitation center. From the piece: Chris Saglimbene, who lives the life of the mind, the only life he can live, is a gamer. Thanks to the ravages of cerebral palsy, he will never walk, but he smiles a toothy grin as he looks over the back of his motorised wheelchair. He just hit a line drive, playing MLB: The Show on his PlayStation 2.

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