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Can video games help children cope with pain? Many scientists say so. And they say the therapeutic effect may work on two levels. First, video
September 18, 2015
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Can video games help children cope with pain? Many scientists say so. And they say the therapeutic effect may work on two levels. First, video
In this day and age where video games are peeking up at you from every tablet, phone and TV screen, it’s pretty common for discerning
If you’ve ever played an online role-playing game like, say, World of Warcraft, you know that they’re generally vast, open-world games that plop your avatar
You never know when you might be spontaneously thrust back to one of the best experiences of your childhood. It happened to me the other
Movies were a big deal in 2014, with Christian movies jostling elbows with dystopian thriller movies. But so were TV shows, music releases and video
Right out of the clamshell box let me say that 2014 was a pretty decent year for video games. Those little digital bundles of button-mashing
Games, games, games. We’re all into playing games … of one type or another, anyway. And even though some folks will openly claim sports, politics
“What video games did he play? How often did he play?” asks former FBI agent Robert Paquette in regards to Connecticut school shooter Adam Lanza’s
Square Enix really messed up when they released their Facebook app that allowed users to put a “hit” on their friends. The app—a promotion for
OK, so that headline is Wii-lly bad. In fact, the whole Wii, Mii and U thing has always felt a bit cute and kitschy to
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