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CALL OF BOOTY: Woman Allegedly Seduced Teen Through Video Game

The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Woman Seduced Teen Call of Duty, Video, Cassandra Grant, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Gamers, Cybercrime, Call of Duty, Mug Shots, Call of Duty Seduction, Video Games, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Maine, Crime News

One Maine family is learning that sometimes the virtual battlefield includes some very real dangers. Last year, a 14-year-old boy met Cassandra Gra...

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Where's The Best College For Video Game Design?

Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: College Students, Masschusetts, Best Video Game Schools, Digipen, Gamers, College, College News, Washington Schools, Undergraduate Colleges, University of Southern California, Students, Princeton Review, Video Game Design, Mit, College News

So you want to design the next Halo or Final Fantasy? Maybe the idea of having the same job as the main character of Grandma's Boy is your dream caree...

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Orccon: The Art Of Gaming

Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Collectors, Gaming, Strategicon, Gamers, Role-Playing Games, Nerds, Video, Arts News

As some of you might know, especially if you live in southern California, Orccon 2012 is this Presidents Day weekend. Beginning today and running unti...

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Why Are You So Angry, Birds?

Ali MacLean | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Gamers, Deerhoof, Call of Duty, Addiction Angry Birds, Video Game Addiction, Comedy Angry Birds, Comedy News

Look, Fowl Freaks, whatever your beef is with the pigs, setting yourself on fire and launching yourself as a homemade bomb through a crudely made sling shot is not the answer. I have to ask you to leave my boyfriend out of it.

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Top 10 Fun Accessories For Gamers!

Sara Gartman | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Hot Topic, Gamers, Pong, Accessories, Pac Man, Endless, Teen Fashion, Video Games, Nintendo, Amazon, Super Mario, High School News

Whether you're a retro gamer, a pro gamer, a girl gamer, a graphing calculator gamer (see: Skyrim on your TI-84), or anyone in between, it's time to s...

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Are You Addicted To Gaming?

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Gamers, Yourtake, Felicia Day, Teens, Teenage Girls, Gaming, Video Games, High School News, The Guild, High School News

Everyone's doing it -- or nearly everyone. According to a recent report, a whopping 91 percent of kids and teens between the ages of two and 17 play v...

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How FarmVille Players Can Help The Hungry

Huffington Post | Anna Bahr | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Video, Zynga, Cityville, Charity, Gamers, Virtual Worlds, Farmville, Online-Charities, Nonprofits, Gaming, Donations, Facebook, Virtual Goods, Zynga Haiti, Impact News

A new campaign is poised to ease the guilt that comes from spending hours on FarmVille. Now, as users of the Facebook game harvest virtual crops and t...

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WATCH: Times Square As Represented In Video Games

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Ghostbusters, Video, Achievement Hunter, Times Square, Renaissance Hotel, Gamers, Incredible Hulk, Gaming, Xbox, Video Games, Hard Rock Cafe, New York, New York City, Spider Man, Arts News

For many New Yorkers, Times Square probably already feels sort of like a video game. You weave as quickly as possible through the crowd and dodge enem...

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Gaming Education Reform: Put Down Your Pencils And Play

Michael Levine | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Digital Media, The Joan Ganz Cooney Center, Gamers, Children, Digital Age, Healthy Apps, HP Games, Let's Move, Education Reform, Video Games, Electronic Software Association, Learning, Education News

The popularity and increasing innovation of video game play is providing a new and surprisingly fresh framework for policy discussions about education reform.

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WATCH: Are You A Victim Of Swamp Ass?

Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Video, Gamers, Break Media, Nathan Fillion Swamp Ass Psa, Nathan Fillion, Nathan Fillon Psa, Urlesque, Swamp Ass Psa, Gaming, The One, Gamers Swamp Ass, Comedy News

Nathan Fillion ("Castle," "Firefly") has an important message: Don't let swamp ass happen to you. All of us have been touched by swamp ass in some ...

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WATCH: No Fun And Video Games In Chinese Prisons

Ben Muessig | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Chinese Prisons, Video, Gold Farming, Gamers, Prison, Prisoners, Weird Video Games, World of Warcraft, Gaming, Video Games, China, Weird China, Weird News News

Sensational allegations that Chinese prison officials force inmates to play online video games have shocked gamers around the world. But are they true...

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Why Johnny Can't Read. Or Think.

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thomas Friedman, Computer Games, Growing Up Digital, Nytimes, Gamers, Internet Games, New York Times, Brain Science, Mcgonigal, Video Games, Video, Books News

These young gamers can concentrate, but only briefly. Their real skill: jumping quickly from one activity to the next. With predictable results.

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The Game Has Changed

Katherine Warman Kern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community, Innovation, Netflix, Mmorpg, Mmog, Paid Media, Subscriptions, Rising Prices, Gamers, Mark Zuckerberg, Streaming, Wall Street Journal, Massively Multi-Player on-Line Games, Financial TImes, Bandwidth, Video Games, Reed Hastings, Technology News

The video game business has discovered what movie theaters, live sports and concert events have known for a long time: there is a reason motivating people to pay a huge premium to attend events.

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Welcome to Bubble Boy Nation

Brock Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mcmansions, Gamers, Video Games, Child Safety, Overprotective Parents, Child Abduction, Sensationalism, Los Angeles News

Welcome to Bubble Boy Nation, a place inhabited by overprotective parents, delicate, overindulged children, and two major political parties that routinely capitulate to legions of lobbyists.

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The F Word: Gaming Your Brain for Violence

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks Video, F Word, wikileaks.com, Gamers, The Escapist, War, Violence, Iraq, Media, Grit Tv, Wikileaks, Wikileaks.org, The F Word, Laura Flanders, Grittv, New York Times, Gaming, Video Games, News, Politics News

The WikiLeaks video of civilian killings by U.S. forces in Iraq has inspired some soul-searching this week. The New York Times ran a story on the dehu...

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Gamers Have Bodies Of '60-Year-Old Chain Smokers' (STUDY)

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video Gamers, Gamers, Video Games, Online-Gamers, Gamers Bodies, Gamers CNET, Technology News

While a new breed of video games, like Nintendo's Wii Fit, are hoping to recast gaming as exercise, a study of the physical prowess of ''elite cyber-s...

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Urban Gaming: Game Culture Makes Cities More 'Playful'

guardian.co.uk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gamer Culture, Game Culture, Games, Gamers, Gaming Culture, Video Gamers, Urban Gaming, Gaming, Gaming Cities, Technology News

I think, through the omnipresence of game culture and conventions, and the growing popularity of virtual worlds in general, our sense of reality is be...

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CES 2010: Ass-Kicking Alienware M11x Netbook Just 4 Pounds

Jim Louderback | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alienware's brand-new M11x delivers a no-compromise gaming experience in under four pounds. It's something you can take on the road for work, and game at night and on the plane.

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Wii Workout? Video Games Want To Get You Fit

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wii, Wiifit, Wii Fit, Electronic Arts, EA Sports, Sports Authority, Video Games, Gaming, Gamers, Technology News

LOS ANGELES — At first glance, the rack of video games seems out of place next to the row of elliptical machines at The Sports Authority in Burb...

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Electronic Arts Overcharged Madden Gamers Up To $926 Million: Economist

www.gamepolitics.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: EA Overcharged, Madden Monopoly, Electronic Arts, EA Cost Gamers, Gamers, Madden, Madden Buyers, Ea, Business News

A University of Michigan economics professor estimates that Electronic Arts collectively overcharged Madden buyers between $701 million and $926 milli...

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The Changing Shape of Entertainment Commerce

Theodore Bergquist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Game Developers Conference, Gamers, Onlive, Gamestop, Video Games, Entertainment, Digital Downloads, Green, Business News

The faster these various game industry players can reconcile, the faster we'll all be able to meet consumer demand, and from there we'll be on our way to building a new economy of electronic commerce.

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Video Games with Gay Content

Jonathan Handel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gays and Lesbians, Gays, Gamers, Video Games, Gaymer, Entertainment News

If you're a gay gamer (a gaymer), you might have wished from time to time to find a game or two with some gay/lesbian content. Lucky for you, someone has prepared a list of such games.

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Cloak of Stupidity +5, or the Art of the False Political Assumption

Robert Mackey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Michael Goldfarb, US Military, Gamers, Dungeons and Dragons, Iraq, Veterans, Politics News

Yes, Mr. Goldfarb, I play Dungeons and Dragons. And I have, in my home, a box filled with medals and decorations that prove my service to this nation. Where were you, sir, when your country called?

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Video Gamers Sue Electronic Arts Over "Anticompetetive Conduct"

East Bay Business Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gamers Lawsuit, Gamers, Video Gamers, Madden, EA Lawsuit, Electronic Arts Monopoly, Electronic Arts, EA Antitrust, EA Sports, Electronic Arts and Take-Two, Electronic Arts Lawsuit, Sports, Video Games, Ea, Business News

Gamers in California and Washington, D.C., have sued Electronic Arts Inc. over what they call "blatantly anticompetitive conduct" in its football gam...

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