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YOU Can Test Code for the US Pentagon on Your iPhone
0 CommentsPosted by Karin E. Skoog on January 21, 2012 under Featured, PC Gaming, PC News
I hesitate to post this article since there are already so many horrible stereotypes about Americans, and this piece of news reaches an entirely new level of insanity. Before long, a new spin will be put on social gaming…The Pentagon itself is spending massive amounts of money ($32 million!) for universities, researchers, and game companies to develop games for casual players to test US weapon... more. -
Video Games Benefiting Your Grandparents!
0 CommentsPosted by Karin E. Skoog on January 20, 2012 under PC Gaming, PC News
Yes, you read the title correctly. There are indeed video games that improve mental health for the older generation. So get out the pocketbook and start buying video games for your grandparents! The study was done by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine to determine the impact of interactive exercise games. Turns out these games improve brain function, protecting from cognitive imp... more. -
Food and Cocktails from Video Games – Come Get Your Resident Evil “Brain Cake”
0 CommentsPosted by Karin E. Skoog on January 19, 2012 under Featured, PC Gaming
Mario eats mushrooms, Yoshi spits out turtle shells, RPG characters consume potions and ethers. Food has a magical purpose in video games – improving stamina, restoring health and even bringing people back from the dead. To be honest, I never thought much about the food in video games. I just took it for granted that mushrooms could make Mario grow bigger and Phoenix Downs could restore li... more. -
Helping Charities by Gaming?! Score!
0 CommentsPosted by Karin E. Skoog on January 17, 2012 under Featured, PC Gaming
We’ve all been there – fights with your parents/spouse/kids to turn off the video game. After all, the world at large knows video games are just a waste of time…right? So what if you had the opportunity to play video games and be able to say, “Yeah Mom, I played Zelda all day long…but I helped a bunch of hospitalized kids because of it. So what did you do today?” That’s a pre... more. -
There is NO Conclusive Evidence Attributing Violent Behavior to Violent Video Games…In Fact, Gaming Even Helps Prevent Crime
0 CommentsPosted by Karin E. Skoog on January 5, 2012 under Featured, PC Gaming, PC News
I know the title of this article may seem farfetched. For years, videogames have received enormous criticism for being too violent and resulting in increased violence among gamers. Swarms of articles questioned the effects of video games. Concerned parents closely followed research attributing gaming to violence. Could the stigma against video games finally be reaching an end? A vas... more. -
World Gaming Records: Outcome of the Weekend’s Q*bert World Record Attempt, Youngest Pro Gamer in the World
1 CommentsPosted by Karin E. Skoog on January 3, 2012 under PC Gaming
The Q*bert world record remains untouched. The latest attempt happened this past weekend by George Leutz in New Jersey – 57 hours and 40 minutes with a final score of 26,721,915. The record remains at a whopping 33 million, expected to take over 70 hours of gameplay. Maybe Leutz should try for the longest drum marathon on Rock Band, since the world record is only half the time of Leutz’s... more. -
The Angry Video Game Nerd
0 CommentsPosted by Karin E. Skoog on December 31, 2011 under PC Gaming
STUPID THING! DON’T JUMP THAT WAY. I TOLD YOU TO JUMP THIS WAY! GREAT, I’M DEAD…AGAIN. Yelling at the TV is just a part of gaming. Don’t even try to pretend you never yelled at the TV or screamed in agony when gaming gets truly hairy. Some people have even channeled this frustration into absolutely hilarious videos. My favorite series by far – The Angry Video Game Nerd (AVG... more. -
Over 24 Hours into the Q*Bert World Record – How Long Will George Leutz Last This Time?!!
3 CommentsPosted by Karin E. Skoog on December 30, 2011 under Featured, PC Gaming, PC News
People and their world records. Can you imagine forgoing sleep to play a video game for over 70 hours straight?!! George Leutz is currently in the midst of attempting to beat a 28-year-old world record for Q*Bert and is already over 24 hours into the challenge. It is his third attempt so far. George Leutz is playing Q*Bert at Richie Knucklez’ arcade in Flemington, New Jersey. You can ... more. -
The Big Question of 2012 – Will Star Wars: The Old Republic Claim WoW Subscribers?
2 CommentsPosted by Karin E. Skoog on December 30, 2011 under PC Gaming, PC News
Unless you have seriously been living in a hole, under a rock, and beneath the very foundation of your parent’s basement, you know Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG claimed the game time of millions of gamers over the past two weeks. Early access customers were granted access December 13th and the rest of the world December 20th. If you actually have been living under said rock and don’t ... more. -
Shifting Attitudes about Video Games Result in Museum Exhibits
0 CommentsPosted by Karin E. Skoog on December 20, 2011 under Featured, PC Gaming, PC News
There has been a certain stigma attached to video games as parents question their impact on children. However, more and more research has surfaced regarding the benefits of gaming, such as promoting a healthy diet, decreasing lazy eye in children, improving blurred vision for adults with amblyopia, and helping those with post-traumatic stress disorder. In recent years, video games started achi... more.
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