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New Surgical Special Effects Are All Smoke And Bloody Mirrors
Realistic rendering of smoke and blood isn’t just a game developer problem. Engineers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York have come up with a novel way to give surgical students the virtual blood and gore they need. Today’s young surgeons perform virtual surgeries using some pretty advanced technology. While they dig into a…
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Broken Record Congressman Pushing Health Warnings On Video Games Again
In 2009 California congressman Joe Baca introduced legislation that would require games to display a label warning of links between violent video games and aggressive behavior. Now Baca’s back, singing the same old song with a few new lines. Joe Baca wants to put warning labels on your video games, and he wants it bad.…
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A Hands-On Tour Of The PlayStation Phone
You’ve seen the blurry photos, the clearer photos, and the videos of the Xperia Play ‘PlayStation Phone’ in action. Now Engadget’s gotten their hands on the real thing, and they’ve put it through its gaming paces. The prototype Xperia Play that’s been floating around China is now in the hands of gadget website Engadget, and…
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A Teenager Tackles Respect For Girl Gamers
Seventeen-year-old Jessica Cernadas is tired of the way she is treated online and games designed for men. She vents her frustrations in an NPR piece called “Why Do Girl Gamers Get So Little Respect?” Listen to it here. Jessica’s piece, part of a Radio Rookies program at NPR member station WNYC in New York, covers…
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Is Buying Used Video Games Worse Than Stealing Them?
This morning on Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Wocalax ponders which is worse: Stealing video games or buying them secondhand. Is buying used games just as bad as pirating? Is it worse? Now this might seem preposterous to some of you, but think about it: when you buy a used game from Game Stop you not…
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The Mayor Welcomes You To New Rage Screens
Bethesda has given the website for id’s upcoming sandbox shooter Rage a striking new facelift, and they celebrate by capturing the essence of the game in three new screenshots. These three screens tell you all you need to know about Rage. For instance, the screenshot up is an example of one of the eccentric characters…
By Mike Fahey
