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gaming stories: 27 news summaries

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Gaming Causes Joint Pain in Kids: Study

Child scientist finds 60+ minutes of daily play may cause trouble

Oct 19, 09 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The repetitive motions involved in playing video games cause joint pain in children, according to a new study by a true expert—an 11-year-old gamer. Deniz Ince, with the help of his rheumatologist dad, studied joint pain among his fellow video game enthusiasts, aged 7 to 12. More than an... More »

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parenting • children • gaming • Xbox 360 • PlayStation 3 • Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors • joint pain • video games • Wii • PlayStation 2

GAME REVIEW

 New Punch-Out!! Is Classic Fun 


May 19, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!, on the original Nintendo Entertainment System, was a “perfect combination of addictive gameplay and technological impressiveness,” Chris Kohler writes in Wired. In a new version for Wii, happily, the company has figured out "what made the original so compelling” and recreated it... More »

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boxing • Nintendo • Mike Tyson • Nintendo Wii • gaming • video game reviews • hand-eye coordination • Punch-Out!! • reflexes

(Newser) - Microsoft is developing a 3-D camera for its Xbox 360 that would allow users to control games through body movements instead of a remote, the Wall Street Journal reports. Unlike the Wii, gamers would not hold any type of hardware to swing a tennis racket or the like. Insiders... More »

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Microsoft • video game console • camera • gaming • Microsoft Xbox 360 • 3-D • Jay-ZTV • controller

Recession-Wary Teens
Cut Back on Spending

Teens spend less on food, apparel while video games and DVDs still popular

Apr 27, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The downturn is causing teens, who usually spend through recessions while parents absorb the pinch, to cut back, Advertising Age reports. Teenagers are spending about 14% less this spring than last, a “dramatic impact” from a demographic that spends an average of $125 billion each year. Unemployment is also... More »

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recession • gaming • unemployment • consumer spending • spending • teenager • video games • financial crisis • DVDs

OPINION

 Why Game Boy, 
 at 20, Still Rules 


Apr 21, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nintendo's Game Boy portable gaming system has been around for 20 years today, and even has a spiritual successor in the DS. Benj Edwards takes a look at why the franchise is a lasting one on Ars Technica.
  • Tetris: "Every new hardware platform needs a 'killer app,
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Nintendo • video game console • gaming • Atari • consumer electronics • gadget • NEC Corporation • Sega • Game Boy

(Newser) - Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. His D&D collaborator, Gary Gygax, died in March 2008. Though the two engaged in much legal wrangling over their property, they resolved their dispute in the 1980s. Arneson, who enjoyed a second career as an... More »

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cancer • obituary • death • gaming • Dungeons & Dragons • Gary Gygax • Dave Arneson • role playing games

 Phantom of the Xbox: 
 Lloyd Webber Tries Gaming 

You'll soon be able to play along with your faves from Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar

Jan 14, 09 5:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Andrew Lloyd Webber, the man behind musical hits such as Phantom of the Opera and Cats, is getting into the video-game business, paidContent reports. The burgeoning female gaming audience and the popularity of music-themed hits encouraged Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group to begin developing games based on Phantom, Evita... More »

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BBC • gaming • musical • Andrew Lloyd Webber • Evita • video games • Phantom Of The Opera • Cats

Bright Spots
for Tech in 2008 


Dec 29, 08 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - 2008 wasn’t a great year for tech or the economy, but some gadget-makers did invest in innovation, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Areas where tech made more than token gains:
  • Digital cameras grow up: Not only are consumer cameras getting sharper, but some professional models can
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social networking • iPhone • Facebook • digital camera • gaming • Netflix • streaming media • iPhone applications • Best of 2008

OPINION

 Are Video Games Art? 

Outselling theater, music, and movies, but still not taken seriously

Dec 28, 08 8:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Video games are going gangbusters financially, but they're still generally relegated to "lowbrow" entertainment by the culturati. Some critics, however, are finally giving video games their due and deeming them art. "The best games are already beautiful, and I can see no reason why the look of video... More »

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art • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • gaming • Ayn Rand • Shigeru Miyamoto • video games

 Gaming Industry Slow 
 to Find Its Feminine Side 

Under 20% of workers are women—a demographic games have barely tapped, either

Oct 21, 08 9:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The video-game industry has yet to really tap into the female audience, the Los Angeles Times reports, and a big reason looks to be how male-dominated the business is. Women make up fewer than 20% of the industry’s total workforce, and a mere 3% of programmers. Some fault education,... More »

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women • gaming • Electronic Arts • gender gap • video games

Winning on the Web, Obama Turns to Xbox Advertising

Billboard in online racing game marks another first for Dem's campaign

Oct 14, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign has been lauded for its online efforts, but in the race to make high-speed connections with voters, the Democrat has taken another “new media” leap, placing a campaign billboard inside an Xbox 360 online racing game. While politicians have promoted themselves online before, this is... More »

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Barack Obama • online advertising • presidential politics • gaming • Electronic Arts • Election 2008 • video games

product review

A Possible Cure
for BlackBerry Thumbs

Gizmo comes complete with claims about treating geeks' aches

Jul 25, 08 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - If your thumbs ache after hours of texting and gaming, a new gadget may be able to whip your digits back into shape. The Xtensor "exercise device" helps geeks strengthen their wrists and hands or rehabilitate injuries, reports Laptop Magazine, but reviewer Joanna Stern acknowledges that she hasn't... More »

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technology • health • cell phones • gaming • reviews • texting • Xtensor

 More Girls Get Into Gaming 

Half of Wii users and majority of PC puzzle gamers are female

Jul 21, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - After years of male dominance, the video game industry is seeing a growing number of girls pick up the controllers, SiliconValley.com reports. More than half of "casual" PC card and puzzle-type game users are female, but girl-play goes further: More than half of Nintendo Wii players are now... More »

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women • gaming • female • video games • Wii

Study: Video Game Addicts Aren't Nerds

'Problem gamers' may be unhealthy, but they're not lonely geeks

Jun 13, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The stereotype of the hard-core gamer as a friendless geek may be as outdated as Pac-Man, Reuters reports. An Australian study looked at "problem gamers" who spent more than 50 hours a week playing and discovered that less than 1% had poor social skills. The findings contradict statements from... More »

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addiction • gaming • World of Warcraft • MMORPG • American Medical Association • online gaming • Internet addiction • video games

OPINION

Online Gaming Boom Outpaces Real-Life Critiques

Cultural attitude toward virtual world reflects antiquated view

May 31, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The dizzying growth of the video game industry continues to alarm cultural Luddites, writes Tom Chatfield for the Prospect, but the critics are trapped in video gaming’s past. They haven't adjusted to the development of social, team-based gaming worlds, treating games “as an odd mix of the slightly... More »

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technology • pop culture • culture • gaming • World of Warcraft • Grand Theft Auto IV • video games

 For Actor,
 Grand Theft Auto
 Doesn't Pay 

Gaming companies refuse to dole out royalties

May 22, 08 6:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - He has gained fame and exposure as the voice of sly Balkan criminal Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV. But actor Michael Hollick would rather see a royalty check from Rockstar Games, reports the New York Times. Though the game has raked in roughly $600 million so far,... More »

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gaming • Screen Actors Guild • actor • Grand Theft Auto IV • digital media • video games

Sony Aims to Power Up Online Gaming

Games developer seeks to reach new markets with innovative scenarios

May 22, 08 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sony is seeking to boost online gaming to the next level with a pair of new adventures in the pipeline. The company's 1999 EverQuest was the first massive online game to rocket to popularity, but rivals like World of Warcraft have since taken the lead. With spy shooter game The ... More »

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Sony • gaming • World of Warcraft • MMORPG • multiplayer games • online gaming • video games

Dell Gets Behind Alienware for Gaming PC Push

Computer giant tries to recapture geek hearts with languishing brand

May 13, 08 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dell is dumping its popular XPS line of gaming PCs so it can focus exclusively on the once-hot Alienware brand it acquired in 2006, the Wall Street Journal reports. The PC giant is in the midst of a full turnaround push, having fallen behind arch-rival HP, so it’s... More »

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Dell • gaming • computer games • desktop computers • personal computers • Alienware • video games

Competitive, Social Aspects Make Video Games Addictive

No shortage of horror stories about fun-seekers-turned-junkies

Apr 22, 08 7:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The American Medical Association may not yet rank video gaming as addictive, but players who call World of Warcraft “World of Warcrack” know the score, writes Kristin Kalning on msnbc.com. But what is it that drives obsessed players to neglect their jobs, their health and even their kids?... More »

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addiction • gaming • World of Warcraft • American Medical Association • video games

Dungeons & Dragons Co-Creator Dead at 69

Gary Gygax rocked
the gaming world

Mar 5, 08 3:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Widely revered Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax, regarded as the father of role-playing games, has died at his home in Wisconsin after years of health problems, AP reports. He was 69. Together with Dave Arneson, Gygax created the massively popular medieval fantasy Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 that struck... More »

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games • obituary • gaming • fantasy • author • roleplaying games • Dungeons & Dragons

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