"You essentially have a cultural phenomenon where video games are becoming a mainstream choice for family and adult entertainment," Robert Brown, ...
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Easy ways to trade old video games for the latest titles
In this economy, video games are a great bargain for your entertainment dollar. You get hours of enjoyment from a single game. But video games aren't cheap. New games cost as much as $50 or $60. You also need a console and accessories, unless you want ...
Police Blotter: Video Games, Shoes Stolen and More Burglaries
By Alexander Pyles | Email the author | 5:45pm An X-Box 360 gaming system, two video games, a DVD and a pair of Nike shoes were stolen by one or more suspects who entered a house in the 9300 block of Leigh Choice Court in Owings Mills through a window ...
Adult rating for video games long overdue
By Ron Curry The proposed R18+ classification for computer and video games will not result in the availability of games containing excessive violence or explicit sex. (Valve Corporation) When Steven Spielberg announced in 2005 that he would partner ...
Video game museum gives arcade classics extra lives
These games offer a unique window into the cultural and social impact of video games. "Quite simply, digital games are a part of contemporary culture," says ...
The cognitive benefits of video games
Video games are a controversial topic these days. Do popular games cater enough to a female audience? Can interactive games introduce a new forum for sexual ...
Jonas and Sonny with a Chance Video Games Invite Fans Onstage, Backstage and ...
Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games, mobile games and interactive entertainment ...
A New High Score for Video Games? NEA Declares Them Art
While many have spun video games into art - see Cory Archangel's loving tribute to Super Mario's clouds - the NEA now says that video games themselves are art. By Ben Davis No sooner had the Smithsonian American Art Museum announced the final roster ...
6 promising superhero video games right around the corner
It also means those same heroes will be battling against virtual injustice in new video games bearing their names. There are several coming out this summer, but will any of them stand against the greatest superhero video games of all time? ...
Video games now have the same US protection as books and films
By BRIAN ASHCRAFT Video games feature violence. Not all of them, of course, but violence is prevalent - just as it is in movies and on television. Now, thanks to a US Supreme Court ruling on June 27, violent video games are protected under the same ...
Video games evolving as serious educational tools
"People are looking at the positive side of video games and realizing that there's a lot of potential in the medium," says Danielle Parr, executive director of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, which represents computer and video game ...