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ubisoft
Ubisoft Toronto Brings 800 Jobs To Ontario
After three years of relentless pursuit, the government of Ontario has pledged $260 million in order to help Ubisoft create a new studio in Toronto, creating more than 800 new jobs in the process. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by excel_excel: Well thats great! Pretty good for Canada eh? 39 Responses | Other threads
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canada
The Great Xbox 360 Robbery
Last Sunday, the city of Mississauga in Southern Ontario, Canada was the scene of a mass Xbox 360 theft. More »
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Comment by The Swearing Gramps: Don't worry. Microsoft will get em all back within a year or so. 64 Responses | Other threads
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canada
Canada Can Have PSN Cards Now
Now that the giant ice spiders have gone back into hibernation for a few months, Sony can finally ship PlayStation Network cards to Canada without fear of having arachnid eggs planted in their drivers. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Curse_Lily: Great now Goldy and Kayce will stop complaining for the lack of them ^_^ 9 Responses | Other threads
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piracy
Congress Identifies Piracy Priority Countries
The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus asks that Canada, Russia, China, Mexico, and Spain please cut down on the software piracy. Thanks! More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by supo: Keep your noses out of our business. Signed, Canada 54 Responses | Other threads
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piracy
Canada Joins U.S. Piracy Watch List
We warned you, Canada. The ESA dropped us a line today to inform us that our neighbors to the north have officially made the U.S. Priority Watch List for failing to protect intellectual property. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku: Lucky for you Americans, we've only got one road in this country. So if you want to visit the Prime... 22 Responses | Other threads
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canada
French Quebec Cracks Down On English Games [Update]
Hey French Canadians, want to play English only video games? Forget it! More »
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Comment by Leanid: Its not draconian at all. There's SUPPOSED to be dual language options for most everything. This fits perfectly within the... 70 Responses | Other threads
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national wiicurity
Terror Suspect Chooses Prison after Wii Confiscated
Crecente rocked the Bird Shirt in his new passport photo, which just screams "body cavity search." He might reconsider dressing like a terror suspect, after Canada confiscated a Wii belonging to one. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Benny_IL: Trrrst scm lk hm shld b klld n th spt, nd th bstrd wnts w?! Hw mny ppl nd... 38 Responses | Other threads
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violent video games
Your Sunday Morning Facepalm
Over on CNET, a writer dares ask the question, "How far should violent video game ads be kept from schools?" Oh, God ... More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Silhouette2501: There's a moral and conservative line to be drawn - if we don't adequately deal with the problems or debates... 15 Responses | Other threads
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advertising
Toronto Killzone 2 Ads Pulled Due To "Menacing Head"
Complaints about images of war and violence have caused Sony to pull around 300 Killzone 2 advertisements from bus shelters in Toronto, Canada. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by The_Foo: Huh. I never saw these ads around here. AND NOW IT'S TOO LATE. 30 Responses | Other threads
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ubisoft
Want Beyond Good & Evil For Free? Buy Some Cheese
True story. If Canadians pick up select packets of Cheese Heads brand mozzarella cheese, they'll not only get a bag of delicious cheese, they'll also get a copy of Beyond Good & Evil. More »
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Comment by Born_To_Kill: I live in Canada, but I've never heard of Cheese Heads...never even seen them. I wonder why they'd be packaged... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Studio Get
Ubisoft Acquires Action Pants
Ubisoft moves into Western Canada today with the acquisition of the Vancouver, British Columbia-based development studio, Action Pants, with a new Wii title already in the works. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Perfectnumpty: Action pants?!? Can one really fall in love with a company over a name, apparently so .<3 5 Responses | Other threads
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npd group
Canadian Game Sales Crack $2 Billion
Our neighbors to the north are spending more on video games than ever, according to the NPD Group, over $2 billion in Canadian dollars last year. Even compared to our $21.33 billion it's still impressive. More »
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Comment by Bryce LePine: Way to go eh! Also: Strange Brew? Haven't seen that in forever... 29 Responses | Other threads
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Happy Boxing Day
Amazon.Ca Doles Out Boxing Day Game Savings
Amazon.ca is rewarding Canadians for a long year spent keeping the Ice Spiders from invading America with a huge list of discounted video games for the valiant warriors to amuse themselves this Boxing Day. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by who8myrice: Kinda crappy, IMO. Like most deals this year. CANADIANS: HMV HAS PRINCE OF PERSIA, LITTLE BIG PLANET AND GEARS OF WAR... 3 Responses | Other threads
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silicon knights
Silicon Knights Exec Leaves Company
Rob DePetris, vice-president of finance for Canadian developer Silicon Knights, has left the company. His reason?
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Comment by MetalGearMax: There's a ship that's destined to sink, the rats getting off is not a surprise. Dyack will go down with it... 12 Responses | Other threads
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electronic arts
EA Decides Against Opening A Vancouver Studio, Blames Sucky Sales
Boy, things are just going from bad to worse for poor Electronic Arts. Latest piece of bad news? The company have had to shelve plans to open a new studio in Vancouver. More »
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Comment by Ed Warner: "better-than-ex-expected FIFA 09" For north american gamers maybe, but every football/soccer fan saw it coming. 08 was already better than new... 4 Responses | Other threads
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brandon crisp
Autopsy: No Foul Play in Crisp Death
Autopsy results show that Brandon Crisp died of chest injuries sustained in a fall, likely from from a tree, and that foul play is not suspected in his death. The 15-year-old from Barrie, Ont. went missing Oct. 13 after an argument with his parents over his confiscated Xbox 360. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by ch3lo91: th kd ws thnkng f th CD:WW prk! th n whr y clmb trs. Bt ts nt t yt, RP 32 Responses | Other threads
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addiction
Video Game Addiction Support Group Opens In London, Canada
The US-based support group, On-Line Gamers Anonymous has opened its first chapter in Canada. Brad Dorrance - founder member of the London, CA chapter - came to the group after his 12-hour a day habit contributed to the breakup of his marriage and lead to an attempted suicide. More »
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Comment by AllegraStreit: Now I'm no psychologistm but it seems to me that whether we want to call it an addiction, or merely... 5 Responses | Other threads
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brandon crisp
Missing 15 Yr Old 'May Not Be In Canada' Say Police
Police searching for missing Ontario teenager Brandon Crisp say there is a possibility he may have left the country. More »
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Comment by Paganmoon: Anyone else creeped out by the ad to the right "Presented by Left4Dead"? /P 9 Responses | Other threads
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sony
Guess What Sony Says Next Year Is? The Year Of The PSP
Forget for a moment that we called 2007 "The Year of the PSP." Somebody, somewhere *must* have called 2008 "The Year of the PSP" as well. Sony is now claiming that next year, 2009, will be "The Year of the PSP." The new PSP-3000 has been released, and the company is bullish on upcoming titles. Says PlayStation Canada mouthpiece Matt Levitan, "I also think 2009 is going to be the year of the PSP. We have Resistance: Retribution coming in February but I've seen a lot of the stuff in development and it is not a mistake by any means to a buy a PSP now." That's right, if you missed picking up a PSP during its last "Year Of The PSP," make sure you get one during the next "Year of the PSP" or maybe even in "The Year of the PSP" after that. More »
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Comment by whyattractattention: It's hard to recount the number of times I've masturbated to that picture over the last few years. 7 Responses | Other threads
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news
Kid Goes Missing, Dad Blames Xbox, Call Of Duty
15 year-old Brandon Crisp, from Barrie, Canada, ran away from home last Monday, and hasn't been seen since. Why'd he run away? Brandon's father, Steve, says "He left because we took his Xbox away". Seems Brandon was "addicted" to Call of Duty, and the decision to confiscate his "Xbox" sparked the runaway. His father now fears the worst: More » -
rumor
Ubisoft Re-Releasing Beyond Good & Evil?
Beyond Good & Evil was great, yet largely ignored. There's a sequel coming, but since the first one was - yes - largely ignored, Ubisoft might have an uphill struggle on their hands convincing millions of people that this game is a good idea. So this strategy, while still unconfirmed, certainly makes a lot of sense. A Canadian GAF poster spotted this ad at his local EB Games, advertising a BG&E Greatest Hits reprint for $10. With a release date of September. Like we said, it makes sense, but we're still slightly sceptical; we're already halfway through September and this is the first we hear of it? Kinda defeats the point if you're not marketing it. And with the sequel still possibly years away, why re-release it now? More »
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Comment by Darlan: That reminds me to track down a Gamecube version of BG&E. Finally, Wii, a second game purchased for you... 17 Responses | Other threads
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games convention
Canada To Get Major Gaming Show?
So the organisers of the Leipzig Games Convention want to set up a show in North America. Popular vote says it's in the US, our vote was for sunny, sunny Mexico. Looks like we might both be wrong. Speaking with Gamekyo, the GC organisers have said they're leaning towards Canada as the destination for the show. Yes, Canada! This is far from confirmed, mind you, but the proximity of most major Canadian cities to the US and the country's big development scene certainly can't hurt its chances. More »
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Comment by Jamin: Ugh I can see it ending up in Eastern Canada because of all the people even though majority of the... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Entertainment Consumers Association
ECA Expands Into Canada
In a move I would like to think was spurred on by my startling revelation about the giant ice spider threat yesterday, the Entertainment Consumers Association has announced that they ware opening up memberships to Canadian members. The consumer advocacy organization, which already provides numerous opportunities and benefits to its U.S. members, will soon unveil plans targeted specifically towards consumers based north of the American arctic arachnid defense grid. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by teeuwen: Get out of my country! keep the motherland pure! 1 Responses | Other threads
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wii
Wii Breaks One Million Mark In Canada
Canada may have a lot of real estate, but most of the people are gathered down in the Southern section of the country for fear of the vicious ice spiders that rampage through the Northern tundra. It's most likely because of this that such a large country is only now surpassing the one million Wii sold milestone, with just under 1,060,000 units sold as of the end of July, according to the NPD. Thus continues Nintendo's domination of the Great White North (and the world as a whole), with the PlayStation 3 selling 520,000 and Xbox 360 sales totaling 870,000 units despite a year head start on the competition. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by LittleBigPlaneteer: My only question is, how do they plug the Wii into their igloo? Plus I think Nintendo should make games... 2 Responses | Other threads
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star wars: the force unleashed
EB Canada Offers Hazy Force Unleashed Buyback Guarantee
You may remember back in March, when EBGameStop announced a too good to be true buyback program of sorts for the PLayStation 3 title Haze, in which they offered gamers a chance to trade-in the title for full purchase price in case they didn't enjoy the game. Fortunately for GameStop, Ubisoft pulled the emergency brake on that deal, but now GameStop Canada has brought back their gaming guarantee, only this time for a title that might not suck. Players picking up Star Wars: The Force Unleashed within seven days of release have a week to return the title for full-price store credit should they dislike the game, or beat it early. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by 7ruthslayer: @NeVeRMoRe666: Yes, I live in Ed, so I don't see why we couldn't compete against each other. more » | Other threads
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wacky canadians
Microsoft Poll: One of Five Canadian Men Game in the Nude
Next time you're on a multiplayer server, you might want to ask everyone who's a Canadian, and then ask who among them are dudes. Because according to a Microsoft survey, every fifth one of them (in the long run) has gamed in the nude, and might be doing so now.
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best buy
Best Buy Canada To Sell Used Games
GameStop will be getting some major competition in the used game market in Canada as Best Buy Canada begins to roll out used video game sales at their Future Shop outlets throughout the country. The company is kicking things off with a test at six of its Calgary stores, with plans on rolling out used product to each of its 133 Future Shop stores across the country by late summer. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Bearded Rapper: Selling Crysis for 3 Monopoly dollars! Only previously used as a coaster for maple syrup! Not bad, eh? more » | Other threads
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rumor
Is There A New Oddworld Game On The Way?
Could be. Speaking at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, Jeff Braun, co-founder of Maxis, announced that he's working with Oddworld Inhabitants on a new Oddworld title. Thing is, Oddworld Inhabitants cut out internal game development years ago, and CordWeekly, the university's paper reporting on his talk, didn't provide any further details on the specifics of the announcement. Are EA (or somebody else) taking over development of the series (they only published Stranger's Wrath)? Is this meant to tie-in with Oddworld's movie project, Citizen Siege? Who knows. And until we know more, Oddworld fans might want to keep their kickers untwisted. More »
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Comment by justhesh: @Qube: I had already moved into the 360 gen before I could finish Stranger's Wrath. I've been waiting this whole... more » | Other threads
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weak dollar causes price drops abroad
Weakening U.S. Dollar Spurs PSN Prices Drop for Canada
Canadian Playstation 3 gamers are getting a price drop on Playstation Network downloadable content by tomorrow due to the strengthening Canadian dollar, Sony Computer Entertainment of America said today. More »
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Comment by mariospants: Noticed that generally video game prices at Target in the states is the same or more than the same game... more » | Other threads
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canada
Sony Still Fixing Canadian PS3 Pricing
You know, I could have sworn Sony fixed the problem of over-charging Canadian PS3 owners last October, but hey, maybe they didn't. Or the US dollar got even weaker against the Canadian dollar. Or - as is most likely - he's just talking about PSN games. Maybe all of the above! Point is, Sony's Peter Dille has jumped into the comments section of his blog post yesterday on the PS3, assuring Canadian consumers:Regarding Canadian pricing, we have been looking into this and will be adjusting it. We understand the concerns and are looking to correct the discrepancy.
As a PAL consumer whose prices are only ever being adjusted adjusted upwards, I can only offer a friendly, jealousy-coated fuck you to our more fortunate Commonwealth brothers. More »
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Comment by lucky644: @kenkankendo: Hate to break it to you, but in Canada, the price of food is still 25-30% higher than in the... more » | Other threads
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industry
The UK Declares War On Canadian Game Industry
We mentioned potential action to be taken by a European trade group against Canada for unfair trade practices, and now the UK Ministry of Canadian Ministry of Culture, Media and Sport has launched a formal investigation. The British government is afraid that Canadian "state aid offered to computer games companies ... may not be compatible with World Trade Organization principles." With a bevy of tax benefits (with some allowing companies to write off as much as 45% of labor costs), Canada has been luring big development studios away from Europe: More »
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Comment by krunkjuice: This should put the Amero far above the Euro if Canada lures all the devs from Europe. Good job Canada! more » | Other threads
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half-life 2
Canada Fully Prepared For Seven-Hour War
Canada: ALWAYS VIGILANT. While the rest of the world marches blindly towards oblivion, those dwelling in the frosty north are digging in. Preparing. Readying themselves for the inevitable arrival of the Combine, and all the horrors our eventual alien overlords will bring. We've seen Toronto's employment of Aperture Science tech already today, now see the town of Powell River in British Columbia. They've already begun work on creating lambda-badged safe zones (these are apparently all over town), should post-invasion Gordon Freeman ever be in the area and need to stop off for some ammo and health packs. How thoughtful! More » -
army of two
Canadian Arm of EA Raises Ire
While EA's Army of Two has been doing brisk business since it's release last week, the tale of two military contractors has been raising eyebrows and ire for its subject matter. While some have deemed it to be too 'pro-American,' it was developed in EA's Montreal studio. Alain Tascan, the general manager, said: "In Europe for instance, certain places feel the game is very pro-American. But the thing I want to tell them is, 'Do you know it's being done by French Canadians?'" He further went on to address criticism: More »
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Comment by guspaz: Unfair incentives? They're just tax breaks. That's an extremely common practice, and considering Quebec has abnormally high taxes to begin... more » | Other threads
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industry
Tiga Wants Tax Breaks For UK Developers
With Eidos' decision to move their production headquarters to Canada, Tiga (a trade association representing European developer interests) is asking the British government to ensure that developers aren't bailing ship for lower-cost, subsidized locales: More »
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Comment by EdwinJ85: @HazyUK: Not to mention Bizarre made Gotham before they were bought up by Vivendi and Fable was mostly done before MS... more » | Other threads
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microsoft
Xbox 360 Gets A Price Drop (In Canada!)
Good news, Canada! You're about to save yourselves a lot of money, if you're in the market for a new Xbox 360. Microsoft announced today that prices have slashed across the board, with the Elite now ringing in at $449, the Pro at $349 and the Arcade at $279. An Arcade for $279? That's Wii pricing, Canucks. Looks like someone noticed the Canadian dollar isn't as lowly as it used to be. Maple whiskey shots for everyone! More »
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Comment by Americo: So... time to stumble over to Canada later this week... more » | Other threads
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xbox 360
Canada Thrown Inside Xbox Bone. Our neighbors to the north have finally be given the benefit of the Inside Xbox service, the community friendly news feed on all things Xbox 360. The US, Japan and UK have been enjoying it for a few months now, but today Canadians know the joy of the corporate news feed. Enjoy your dashboard update and region-tailored content, Canada! And thanks for the heads up, tipsters!
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Comment by trixie360: @Kazzahdrane: AceyBongos is in Redmond this week and he co-hosted this week's Community Confidential with me. It's up on Inside... more » | Other threads
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canada
Silicon Knights Expands, Hires 80 More Knights
Silicon Knights has had it rough. Game Too Human years in development. A legal battle with developer Epic. Like we said, rough. But that can't be that bad — SK is expanding its Niagara, Ontario office. The dev is looking to add 80 new staffers to its team of 165 as part of a plan to rejuvinize Niagara's economy and keeping talented workers in Ontario. More »
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Comment by mooseyfate: Wait, hold on a minute! Silicon Knights makes games? I thought they only complain about things and take 74 years... more » | Other threads
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interesting
Video Games Treat Pain Better Than Meds?
Canada's universal healthcare has one catch: patients can go for a long time before seeing specialists—apparently years. That's why at least one Canadian researcher is studying drug-alternatives to pain management. And in a recent study, researcher Simon Fraser found that subjects playing fully-immersive games (they tested a 3D skiing title) reported less pain than the subjects taking drugs. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by GOLD5: I had a hearing surgery here in Ontario and the specialist whom I was referred to (and only had to... more » | Other threads
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rockstar games
Sex Worker Advocate Points To GTA Violence As "Normalizing"
You may not be aware that today is the fifth annual International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, but the Toronto Sun and Anastasia Kuzyk of the Sex Workers' Alliance of Toronto are. The latter was quote in the former as saying that "Sex work is a job, and violence isn't in the job description" and points to depictions of violence against prostitutes in popular culture as legitimizing. Specifically, Kuzyk points a finger at Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto series. More »
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Comment by Darien_Shields: Now I have the mental image of playing GTA IV, firing off an RPG at a crowd of gangsters and... more » | Other threads
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