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President Asks Congress to Fund Study of Violence and Media—Video Games Included
President Obama directed further research be done into the relationship video games may have to violence, part of a series of actions the White House is taking in response to the problem of repeated mass shootings across the country. In a news conference taking place now, the president asked Congress to set aside $10 million…
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The Newest Final Fantasy Game Looks Absolutely Insane
As mentioned earlier, Final Fantasy All The Bravest is strictly combat. Square Enix just released this launch trailer for the iOS game showing how insane that can get in parties this size. The trailer also gives you a look at how the old-school jobs, sprites and music are integrated into the game. My advice: Use…
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I’ve Been Waiting Forever for This Flying Squirrel Pinball Game
Well, maybe not forever, but certainly since Paladin Studios first pointed me towards Momonga Pinball Adventures back in February of last year. It’s due out on iTunes tomorrow, and I have high-flying hopes. The game tells the story of a young Japanese flying dwarf squirrel named Momo as he embarks on a quest to save…
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Go Pound the Rock on This Impressive Minecraft Basketball Court
Even allowing for Minecraft‘s low-res visual style, no, sports fans, this is not “sim” basketball. The game played on this court (well, map) is more like NBA Jam, with profligate fouling and a “block” button that really puts a lid on the rim. Minecraft Basketball still is an impressive, full-service piece of engineering, done by…
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This Week’s Android Charts: Perhaps It’s Time I Looked Into This Ruzzle Thing
I put the weekly Android charts on hiatus for a month and look what happens! You folks got Ruzzle all over the place. You even spilled it on the iPhone charts. Looks like I’m just going to have to keep a closer eye on things from here on out. While I was working on a…
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You Can Finally Stop Playing Temple Run. Temple Run 2 Is Coming Out.
In 2011 the husband and wife team Keith Shepherd and Natalia Luckyanova released a simple little 3D endless runner that took the world by storm. Temple Run has been downloaded more than 170 million times since its launch. We called it the modern-day Pitfall. Looks like it’s time for the modern-day Pitfall 2—Temple Run‘s sequel…
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It’s Official: Final Fantasy All the Bravest Comes to iOS Tomorrow
The new Final Fantasy game is indeed Final Fantasy All the Bravest, for iOS devices, a spinoff combat-only title. It hit the New Zealand iTunes store a couple hours ago. Square Enix had said to expect an announcement on this tomorrow. Well, it’s already tomorrow in New Zealand. All the Bravest uses the Active Time…
By Owen Good
