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Awkward Speed Dating Moment Rescued by World of Warcraft
The true power of World of Warcraft was unleashed during the second episode of BBC program World Series of Dating, when a pair of awkward strangers suddenly discover they have one major thing in common. It doesn’t matter how old, young, pretty or plain you are; if you play World of Warcraft you’ve instantly got…
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Studies Linking Game Violence with Real-World Aggression May All Be Wrong
Studies in the past have found that winning competitions can make you mean, and we’ve all seen the stereotype of the angry gamer yelling at his console. But the latest research on the psychological effects of video games finds that, contrary to popular opinion, what really makes gamers tick is their ability to cooperate and…
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I Can’t Read Stories About Gaming Parents Shaking Their Children to Death Anymore
Chicago. Arizona. Tennesee. New Zealand. England. Now a man in Polk County, Florida is accused of murdering his three-month-old son after admittedly shaking the infant for interrupting his Xbox session. I can’t read this crap anymore. 20-year-old Jacob David Hartley, a stock boy at Sam’s Club, was playing on his Xbox on Thursday morning last…
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Skullgirls Saved the Creepiest Combatant for Last
There are fighting games that seek to capitalize on the sexier aspects of girl-on-girl fighting, and then there’s Skullgirls, where characters like Double trade sexy for scary with a twist of Gradius Reverge Labs and Autumn Games’ Skullgirls is not your ordinary 2D fighter. Crafted by fighting game professionals and rendered in a visual style…
By Mike Fahey
