When Long Hours at a Video Game Stop Being Fun
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For players with ambitions to develop games, Electronic Arts must appear to be the best place in the world, but there is unhappiness among those living that dream.
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I'm not so good with buttons, especially those that control video games. When I play, it's a full-body experience with a lot of arm movement as I try to move my little guy on the screen. The physical activity does nothing to influence the game, but it's good exercise and provides plenty of amusement to my brothers, significant others and anyone else watching.
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Bungie's follow-up to its wildly successful shooter provides hours of fun, provided you're not too irritated by the ending or the long wait for a match on Xbox Live. By Lore SjÃ¶berg.
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Most of the biggest, most highly anticipated video games of the year come out in the few months preceding Christmas. So why was I so bored?
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A Canadian agency tells employees to give their addictive handhelds a rest -- at least off business hours.
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There is a part of gamer psychology that is rarely discussed, but incredibly important: We are thrilled by wanton destruction. We need it like a form of food. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
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There are still video games where twitch counts for less than thoughtful concentration, and experience may mean more than endurance. One writer picks a half-dozen four-star titles friendlier to fumble-fingered fortysomethings:
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Abandoning billable hours may help slow the treadmill.
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Greg Canessa explains his departure and the future of casual games. In Game|Life.
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Even if you don&#39;t particularly like video games, you&#39;d better resign yourself to what appears certain to anyone who has spent a little time with Sony&#39;s new PlayStation Portable.
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By Jeffrey Kelley, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Sep. 11--For video gamers, it will soon be the hap-happiest season of  all.
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For a business that relies on entertaining people, the movie industry really needs to take some pages out of the video game play book.
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At a warehouse in Oakland, Calif., video game fans get shot in the face with fire, but it's all in the name of fun.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (Reuters Life!) - It's not all fun and  violence in video games, according to makers of a new genre of  games which claim to boost players' mental health and  self-esteem.
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Video game maker needs to work on its brand management.
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If the video game industry is beginning to rake in revenue that rivals the movie industry, it&#39;s also beginning to accumulate Hollywood-like headaches.
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Summer getaways and video games might sound like mutually exclusive activities, but handheld games can be an entertaining time-waster while waiting for a plane, getting through a rainy afternoon or passing long hours in the car. Video game writer Marc Saltzman recommends a few mobile games for kids, tweens and teens; next week we&#39;ll focus on playtime for adults.