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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.

July 7, 2011
PC

Take Pity On A Newbie Today

Last night on the way back to my apartment in New York’s Lower East Side, I saw a crowd of men standing around two motorcycles. I’m a fledgling rider myself, as well as newly returned to the city. I’d spoken to these guys a few times before and did what I typically do when I see a guy on a hot bike: walk up and ask him how he likes it.

May 3, 2011
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This Military Simulator Is A Match Made In Heavy Metal Heaven00

Brothers Ondrej and Marek Spanel – who spent their childhood in communist Czechoslovakia playing Atari games “bought on the black market” – are the surprising originators behind a military-training game employed by the governments of at least five major nations. Among the brothers’ sources of inspiration: heavy metal music.

February 8, 2011
News

Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Has ‘Lag’ Training

Kotaku AU

Ask most producers about lag in online play, regardless of genre, and most will give the regular stock answers – we’ve optimised the online experience… smooth as possible… etc, etc. But living in Australia, online performance is a real concern.

January 19, 2011
In Real Life

This Is How South Korean Children Battle Game Addiction

It looks like torture, and for children In South Korea that are used to playing video games non-stop, ruining their grades in the process it might be. This is where parents send their children to learn a little self-control.

September 1, 2010

Building The Perfect Kill House With Video Games

Armed with M4 automatic rifles, swathed in body armour and combat fatigues, the five-man US Special Forces Airborne entry team stacks up outside the entrance to the house.

August 5, 2010
News

The Dubai Police Want You (To Make A Game For Them)

The Dubai Police Force is looking for a game developer to help them create a virtual training program for their department, according to a Gamasutra job posting.

April 8, 2010
In Real Life

UPS Turns To Video Games For Training

Troubled that its trainees were flunking out at a rate of 30 percent, United Parcel Service turned to video game simulations to train rookies how to spot sales leads and not drive over little kids.

January 19, 2010
News

US Army Trains With “SimCity Bagdad”

Army officers are practising counterinsurgency strategies for Iraq with using a video game plainly inspired by SimCity. In fact, a frustrated officer unprepared for the fall of Baghdad asked for such a thing by name years ago.

January 31, 2009
In Real Life

Video Games Are Working On The Railroad

What does a one-hundred and fifty-seven year old railroad company like Union Pacific turn to in order to reach out to new, modern-age employees? Why video games, of course.

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