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more about #study LilSpitfire: On the way to work, there is a billboard advertising Left 4 Dead 2. It kind of shocked me because I've honestly never seen a video game being advertis... more » Bluestar2k9: sad thing is, the people that need to read this, never will. wont see this on fox, yahoo, twitter. nothing. so the people we need to get to sit down a... more » methan69: Huh, I'd be interested to see how responsible the actual ads are though. This thought is provoked by the Gamesradar top 7 overtly sexist videogame ad... more » Jedi Niltag: So if the gaming industry is doing well to keep M rated games away from minors... when do we get Tracy Jordon's pornographic video game. I mean the mi... more » Baconrath: I'm glad the ESRB have updated (I hope) their rating stuff 'cause I've seen games rated E with violence...and then ones rated T with violence and comi... more » GnatB: That's sorta surprising, I would have thought that books/literature would have gotten the best rating. I mean, when was the last time you heard of som... more » Elizer777: They need a study to see if parents actually know what all this means... lot of kids playing online games they shouldn't... If myself, 10 years ago, ... more » Adhominem: Report that Fox News. You yellow-bellied bastards! more » (Starman) Zuul~!: Finally, some positive news about the ESRB (from the government of all places) which I'd never thought I'd see. more » cat. bus. - Die bad robots! Die!: I'm all for this, anything that makes the gaming industry look responsible. You know. Instead of demonizing it. more » Shadow: *pat on the back* Now when does Manhunt 3 come out? more » madammina: WOOHOO! Finally, legitimate proof of what we have been saying for years. ESRB rocks. more » BigManMalone: I guess this is "good," except insofar as it acknowledges that the government has a legitimate concern in video games. more » RockyRan: Well, here's a shocker. For once, a group not affiliated with video games actually APPLAUDS at the industry's handling of M-rated content. Didn't thin... more » somarix: Figures. Today I saw a huge poster/ad of Durex downtown, at a place where 100k people pass by daily. It was jeans, covering a right butt-cheek, with a... more » Jack Phrahzt: The ESRB sure as hell beats the MPAA, which keeps its standards for rating films a secret from both the filmmakers that submit their work and the movi... more » mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Alright, now to sweep this under the rug... *shifty eyes* more » Friedhamster: Well done ESRB, well done. more » Sobersean: aka Doctor Aquafresh: Ahh...good news on the internet. Which can mean only one thing. It won't be long now until someone comes here entirely enraged by it and turns it in... more » Shin-san: Now if they can do something about "render targets" and prerendered cutscenes in advertisements... more » -
#esrb
FTC Report Lauds Game Industry as the 'Most Responsible' Entertainment Marketer
The Federal Trade Commission, in a report to Congress, lauds the video games industry as best among all entertainment producers when it comes to responsible marketing and advertising. More » -
#yadontsay
Study: Avatars Dressed in Klan Robes Usually Belong to Unpleasant People
A researcher down in Texas has found that, when people are assigned to play characters wearing the brooding black robes of an emo Jedi, or the coneheaded getup of a KKK grand kobold or whatever, they exhibit antisocial behaviors. More » -
#study
Swiss Study Documents War Crimes Committed in 19 Games
Two Swiss organizations have examined 19 games (including "Metal Gear Soldier 4") for their compliance with/flouting of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and while their intent is serious, the way they hold these games to IRL IHL gets a little wacky. More » -
#crafts
Bringing A Little MMO To The Real World
With the real world lacking in loot, Marc Owens set forth on a project to make it appear more like an MMO, by crafting himself a suit that would look more at home in WOW than on the BUS. More » -
#study
Wii Fit And Wii Sports Exercise Weighed And Measured
A new study has determined which Wii Fit and Wii Sports activities actually qualify as moderate intensity exercise, as defined by the American Heart Association. Are you actually exercising? More » -
#research
Gamers Not Great at Finding Explosives
Soldiers who grew up in the burbs playing video games instead of shooting varmints in the country, or avoiding trouble in a bad neighborhood, are singled out by Army research as particularly poor at spotting roadside bombs. More » -
#study
Gamer Kid Leads Study Showing Connection to Joint Pain
A St. Louis fifth-grader, with help from his father (a rheumatologist) and researchers from New York University, led a study showing kids were more likely to complain of joint pain the more they played video games. More » -
#academia
ESA Report: More than 250 Colleges Offer Game Degrees
More than 50 game development programs have been added to U.S. colleges' curricula in the past year, bringing to 254 the number of universities offering degrees in video game design, programming and art, according to the Entertainment Software Association. More » -
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#science
Study: Gamer Aggression Mimics That of Warfare
A study involving Unreal Tournament players, given a cash incentive for winning, found that gamers' testosterone levels spiked noticeably after pwning complete strangers. When defeating friends, they produced even less testosterone than their vanquished teammates. More » -
#academia
UC-Irvine Establishes Games Research Center
The University of California-Irvine, already home to a game culture lab, has established the Center for Computer Games & Virtual Worlds. Twenty faculty members from the university's computer science, humanities, education and other departments will collaborate on its work. More » -
#videogameviolence
Study Manages to Make Game Ads Even More Obnoxious
Hey you got your video game violence in my in-game ads! You got your in-game ads in my video game violence! Two great trends go great together in a study that says blood-spattered brands are more memorable. Well, duh. More » -
#science
Tetris Gives You Thicker Brain Meats
A study conducted by neuroscientist Richard Haier has determined that performing a "challenging visuospatial task" like Tetris can actually alter the structure of your brain. More » -
#addiction
Aussie Prof Connects a Lot of Dots Between Games and Gamblin'
A study of young people who are also pathological gamers, sooprise, turns up a connection to video games, in a report on Australia's ABC News. Notably, however, another researcher knocks down the suggestion of a causal link. More » -
#surveysays
Survey Says U.S. Gamers Older, Fatter than Thought
Hooray! Video gamers' average age is that of mine - 35. Less celebrated: gamers are more likely to be unhealthier, fatter, and more depressed than others. Those are the findings of - ding ding ding!!! - a new study. More » -
#numbers
NPD Says Half of All Americans are Gamers
There's probably a lot of solitaire and online bridge-playing padding that, but a new NPD report says 170 million Americans play video games. The U.S. population is 304 million. More » -
#digital
12% Of Americans Buy Digital Goods
Data taken by research firm Magid and Associates has revealed that an estimated 12% of Americans bought some kind of virtual or digital item over the past 12 months. More » -
#grandtheftauto
Neurosurgeons Blame Increase in Car Surfing On Grand Theft Auto
The increased popularity of car surfing corresponds to the release of the Grand Theft Auto games and YouTube videos showing the activity, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. More » -
#study
Study Touts Calorie-Burn Benefits of Exergaming
A study published online by the journal Pediatrics finds that exergaming -in this case DDR and Wii Sports' bowling and boxing - provide as much or more activity than a brisk or intense walking pace. More » -
#boomblox
Study Examines Boom Blox for Benefits to Elderly Cognition
The National Science Foundation has given two universities a million dollars to study whether video games can improve thinking skills in the elderly. They're using Boom Blox in the research. More » -
#politics
Nation Should Invest In Video Games, Says Study
The Joan Ganz Clooney Center at Sesame Workshop released a study today that names video games as an untapped federal resource for change in America's youth. More »
