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    iPhone Bejeweled 2 Gets Free Blitz Update

    Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'

    Japanese Newspaper Wonders About "Game Addicts"

    MTV Seeks Gaming Addicts For Reality Show

    News Show Looks At Death of Xbox Runaway, Dark Side of Gaming

    Video Game Addict Is A Real, Sad Case

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    Image of Falsoman Falsoman
    11/11/09

    In reply to iPhone Bejeweled 2 Gets Free Blitz Update
    I just played this in "the world" and it was actually pretty damn fun.

    I haven't played the thing on facebook, as i carry my iPhone everywere and preffer the touchscreen VS mouse for these kind of games.

    Anyhow... i'm quite happy with this update! #bejeweled2
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    08/22/09

    In reply to Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'
    Shouldn't the opening sentence read like this: "A study of young people who are also pathological gamblers..."?
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    08/22/09

    In reply to Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'
    The only gambling I do related to video games is trying my luck on an over-hyped, over-advertised, over-done $60 game that doesn't deserve the publishing time or advertising it received.

    I'm looking at you, Prototype. I had such high hopes for you. Now you anger me with your memories that taste like LIES.
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    08/22/09

    In reply to Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'
    Or the fact that poker is quite popular, and the fact that teens play console video games. You would think there is some sort of connection there. And honestly, lots of people play poker. You could draw any sort of conclusion from the people that play.

    "Studies show large amount of people who play poker also like to eat meat."
    "People who play poker also drink alcohol."

    This is why a lot of these social sciences studies are complete crap. You cannot make a scientific conclusion based on a shoddy study like this, where there is no control group or any other sort of basis to compare your data against.
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    08/22/09

    In reply to Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'
    The fact that I played Mass Effect has absolutely nothing to do with my crippling Quasar addiction. I just have a weakness.
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    08/22/09

    @(zombie) buddhathing: We all believe you......(¬_¬)
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    08/22/09

    In reply to Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'
    "play games on Xboxes"

    Now i'm imagining him on the front lawn of his house shouting at the kids ^_^

    Well i guess i'm the odd duck here because the only gambling i've done is with some bad games and while playing monopoly with my friends.
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    08/22/09

    @Curse_Lily: I can imagine a future where the recession becomes so bad that Monopoly money would be used as an actual currency, and that playing Monopoly would be a big casino game.
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    08/22/09

    @n00b_pwner: Geez i'm screw then, because i'm just plain dreadful at Monopoly (T~T)
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    08/22/09

    @n00b_pwner:
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    08/22/09

    In reply to Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'
    As sure as I am that dis gentleman has devoted much more of his life then the past 3 minutes I have into examining this issue, I believe that Gambling and Gaming are mutually exclusive in that though they are both a type of activities that one involves themselves with it and one has certain expectation from but are ultimately separate activities. I assert that they're separate because you can take a pure game and add a layer of rules to making it a gambling game. I suppose that one would say that they're so close that one can lead to another but that's an individuals fault, not the activity. There's no gateway here other then the weakness of human nature.
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    08/22/09

    @okenny : ) ...building bridges (to hide under): Does that mean I could turn a slot machine into an arcade game? Minus the actual money plopping out of course...
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    08/22/09

    @n00b_pwner: One word: Peggle.
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    08/22/09

    In reply to Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'
    It's true, playing Team Fortress 2 has made me a in debt poor old man who is going to live all that to his children. Damn games making me lose at poker.
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    08/22/09

    In reply to Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'
    It wont be long until actual money (or Microsoft Points) will be gambled over Xbox Live. It won't take long if implemented right.
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    08/22/09

    @n00b_pwner: Dude, you want to play some Uno Rush tonight? ;)
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    06/29/09

    In reply to Japanese Newspaper Wonders About "Game Addicts"
    From the country that created the "otaku", this must be a revelation :|
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    06/29/09

    In reply to Japanese Newspaper Wonders About "Game Addicts"
    "While some find online games to have such benefits, it is also true that the problem of students who become engrossed in online games and stop going to school has escalated in recent years."


    Wow, really? Who in their right mind would stop going to school? I mean, I always hear that argument where, someone doesn't want an education because it doesn't suit them. Especially this topic, where an addiction is preventing a proper education. Those who do not receive a proper education look for opportunities.

    (Note: The article does not mention drop-out rates, but in a worst case scenario, a drop-out could occur.)


    Just where exactly are those opportunities, people?


    On a much more important subject, if the drop-out rates in countries where an educational background is of much, much more importance,

    (which a career would rely more heavily on a strong educational background, to keep in competition with countries with stronger economics that allow graduates to earn their way into a career much easier than competing grads of other countries.)

    were to be disrupted by 'said situation'(addiction), then in actuality, it is the parents' fault for giving improper provisions.


    It is the parents' responsibility that children take everything in moderation. That is perhaps, one of the most important life lessons you can give to your children. Otherwise, by taking effort out of an important segment of life, in this case, an addiction to gaming degrades education, it degrades all other aspects of up-bringing.


    There really is nothing wrong with games in general. Only parenting.


    When a child grows to adult-hood, then it's up to them to choose how to live their life. Chances are that, with proper up-bringing, your children can teach their children how to live a quality life.


    happyface.jpg

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    06/29/09

    @MaxDragon7 - Zombie Kotaku Outbreak!!!: What you're saying is akin to "drugs arent harmful unless you do them because your parents didnt warn you about them." Yes, its inevitably the parents that make the biggest impact on the child and how games affect them, but the games themselves can be dangerous. Im sure if you are a long time reader of Kotaku you have read some of the articles about gamers who have died or become ill over a game (ie, gamer goes on a gaming binge, has heart attack). Yes, the parent has made a mistake in not teaching them that they should not do such irresponsible thing (although its almost a guarantee that it will still happen because they are kids) but the game gives the situation more gravity then for example if the kid took up obsessive stamp collecting instead of World of Warcraft. Parents DO need to give their children proper guidance and teach them responsible behavior, but the fact that its a game makes the problem that much more severe.
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    06/29/09

    @Alternate: Yes, it is true. It sucks when you hear a sad story about somebody who obsessed to the point where they manage to injure, or kill themselves or others. It really makes it harder for everyone else when stuff like that happens.


    But here I am, putting emphasis on 'moderation', and putting everything within a reasonable limit.

    When parents are able to provide for their children while teaching their kids important life lessons, the opportunities for kids to work reasonably with their parents turn out for the better.

    (I'm falling asleep here, hehe.)

    When parents provides with proper teaching tools, kids can begin to understand their focus. Whatever those tools may be, as long as everyone learns something at the end of the day, then things should most likely turn out all right in the long run.


    (ZzZzZz...)

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    06/29/09

    In reply to Japanese Newspaper Wonders About "Game Addicts"
    Oh, how I want to stab that cute little mushroom in the face a million times!
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    06/29/09

    @Str8_Jihadin: I think the word you are looking for is 'backpfeifengesicht'.


    Go ahead. Google it. :) ..but there's no stabbing though. Only slapping and face punching. And that's what that mushroom needs just about now.

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    06/17/09

    In reply to MTV Seeks Gaming Addicts For Reality Show
    So MTV is looking for people that don't actually exist for a reality show?
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    06/16/09

    In reply to MTV Seeks Gaming Addicts For Reality Show
    Oh yeah. If there's a source I want to turn to about reality and dealing with irresponsible behavior, it's fucking MTV.
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    06/16/09

    In reply to MTV Seeks Gaming Addicts For Reality Show
    They should put this guy in it.

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    06/16/09

    @Adhominem: It's pretty damn hard to talk tough when you have an effeminate lilt and valley girl inflection in your voice.
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    06/16/09

    @Adhominem: Wow, that video was pretty entertaining. Loved it.


    He makes good points and they are hilariously delivered.

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    06/16/09

    @Busting makes Mister Jack feel good:


    LoL. I went back and listened to it again. He does have a valley girl inflection HAHAHA

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    06/16/09

    @Adhominem:


    Is there some law saying that if you put up a webcam video where you advocate corporal punishment you have to sound really girly while you do it?

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