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Ever Wonder How The Nintendo Zapper Light Gun Worked?
Today’s shooting gallery games take advantage of high-tech infrared sensors and cameras. Back in the days of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, things were much simpler. As a child I spent countless hours firing away at video game ducks with my NES Zapper light gun, but I wasn’t actually firing anything. If anything, I was…
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Jerry Rice’s New Football Video Game Is For The Dogs
Dogs playing football is a video game idea that sells itself, but it never hurts to have a little star power behind your title. Get ready for Jerry Rice & Nitus’ Dog Football for the Nintendo Wii. Developer Judobaby has plans to create an entire series of Pet Sports League video games, and it’s kicking…
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The Rift Collector’s Edition Is More Than Just A Fancy Riding Turtle
You can spend $50 on Trion Worlds’ massively-multiplayer online role-playing game Rift and just get the game, or you can spend a little more and score the game plus this nifty riding turtle. But wait, there’s more! Not only do you get the lovely in0game turtle mount at level 20 when you purchase the Rift…
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This Is Not The Halo LEGO Set I Wanted For Christmas
If only LEGO had grabbed the Halo license instead of Mega Bloks I could be wearing this snazzy outfit right now. See more at Benny Brickster’s Flickr page Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
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Violent Video Games Promote Civic Behaviors
Just because you’re shooting other people online doesn’t mean you’re going to shoot them offline. In fact, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Texas A&M International University, playing violent video games could promote civic engagement in children. Science loves the violent video game debate. Over the past decade we’ve been subjected to…
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Dealing With Sex And Violence In Video Games
In today’s installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Dracosummoner explores the controversial role of sex and violence in our video games. Practically every single time I hear about some controversy related to the depiction of sex in a video game, and not just on Kotaku, I see a ton of comments that go along the…
By Mike Fahey
