Category: Games

I Was … Batman

Do you ever stop to think about the many roles we play in our personal and professional lives? You probably shift in and out of

From Newborn to Nintendo

Do you worry about the wicked impact of video games on the youth of today? Do you fear that button-mashing play is growing in popularity

Game Over, Man

Video games are excellent teachers, the experts say. But a new study suggests that these digital diversions may teach some unintended lessons. A gaggle of

Gamers Save the World … Maybe

Hey, video game haters out there, listen up. You probably thought that 30-year-old “kid” living in your neighbor’s basement playing non-stop video games was a

Media Habits of a Grown-up

Here’s a question I’ve been pondering this week: How do our media habits change as we get older? It’s a question that was spurred by

Kids, Violence, Porn and the Supreme Court

Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court struck down a 2005 California law banning the sale and rental of video games depicting the “killing,

World of Divorcecraft

Can video games instigate a divorce? According to a study by the website Divorce Online, the answer—in a small but growing number of marriages—is apparently

A New Kind of Pitch

Writer/director/producer J.J. Abrams is, of course, the guy behind mysterious and spooky sci-fi faves such as Lost and Cloverfield. And you’ve probably heard that he’s

Bits and Bytes Made New

For all you old-school video gaming geeks like me—or you kids who just think old tech is kind of hipster cool—I’ve got some big news.

Guitar Hero: R.I.P.

Not so very long ago, Guitar Hero seemed like an unstoppable video game juggernaut. Now, gamers are penning its eulogies following the announcement that publisher

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