Are Video Games Too Hard?
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The zealots may scream bloody murder, but growth depends on video games appealing to casual gamers as well.
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Buying a game for a hard-core gamer with an extensive collection is a daunting task. You might be better off opting for one of the myriad accessories, soundtracks or tacky souvenirs designed for gaming fanatics. By Lore SjÃ¶berg.
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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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roundup Playtime isn't always fun. As researchers note the effect of violent games on the brain, some console buyers risk life and limb.
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Tycho:  Unlike most "adventure" games, whose puzzle mechanics are heavily rooted in inventory management, Professor Layton's puzzles are more like... puzzles.  It's more Myst than Maniac Mansion.  It's true that I've only done about twenty puzzles, so I don't know the game in its entirety.  Even so, I don't think you're ever going to be putting different fluids in balloons so you can put them in a mail tube so you can flood a communications room so you can etcetera.
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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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The basics of gameplay -- competing against opponents, setting records, winning prizes -- are as old as human civilization. We use game models to motivate ourselves, to answer questions and to find creative solutions. Our online lives are just twists on the videogame leader boards. For many, life itself has turned into a game.
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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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TUESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A study of adolescents finds that violent video games stir up the brain's emotional-response center while reducing activity in regions linked to self-control.
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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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Why does it often seem that men enjoy playing video games more than women? Perhaps because they do.
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SANTA MONICA, California  - A seasoned fan of the  world's biggest video game trade show might be disappointed to  find the sometimes-irreverent industry is now taking itself a  little more seriously.
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A US group released its annual warning about antisocial video games, but a University of Toronto professor says he&#39;s only really worried about a very narrow category of such interactive entertainment.
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It's hard being the newbie on the block, even if you're only talking about a popular video game series. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
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Plenty of video games promise 40 hours of play, but who has the time? That's right, those hard-core, teenage players who occupy the other side of that raging demographic schism, that's who. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
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A new study examining the correlation between study time and GPA scores found that video games (or any other extra-curricular activity) can slightly reduce grade performance.
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CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - Playing video games appears to  help surgeons with skills that truly count: how well they  operate using a precise technique, a study said on Monday.