Playing to win friends
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Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson on why gamer stereotypes are not such a bad thing
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My son had a problem recently with a classmate who was acting very aggressively when they played tag. Whenever it was this little boy's turn to chase the kids, he always ran after my son to tag him out first.
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By Fergus Sheppard  WHEN playing the game of love, it is a given that any amorous male is going to show off his best side to get the girl.   But new research suggests that even the humble guppy fish puts its best fin forward when it comes to winning a mate.
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By Randy Myers, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 15--Good deeds hold more value than fat wallets in the tight weave of the Friendly Favors Web community.
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You need more than an Xbox 360 and a plasma-screen TV to exploit the latest video games for their full entertainment value. These days, you also need a friend.
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A little less conversation and a little more action
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NEW YORK  - Video games involving multiple   players serve as informal gathering places akin to old-time   pubs and coffee shops, and can thereby boost the players'   social connections, researchers argue in a new study.
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An online role-playing game is to be built by a community of ordinary gamers.
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Finding the right words for tricky conversations with children.
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Tens of millions of people play videogames online; the tricky part is finding your friends--and favorite foes--among them. Michael Cassidy can help. His company, Xfire, runs a Web site that is the TV Guide, ma&icirc;tre d' and instant messenger of the gaming world. Cassidy's service can point you to a buddy who is ready to play the game you want at any moment of the day or night. He already has a lot of friends to prove it. In eight months a million people in 100 countries have downloaded Xfire's software.
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No wonder people love computer and video games. They&#39;re realistic, fast-paced, interactive and challenging. Just about any age can play.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - Just as it's time to deck the  halls, along comes a new crop of fighting games for people who  love to deck the brawlers.
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Social networks have made fortunes setting up Web sites that allow people to post profiles and trade messages. Now, the rank and file are getting the chance to make some cash from their contacts.
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Social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook have been boons for teenagers looking for new friends and people trying to find dates. Now the technology, which lets liked-minded people find each other online, is trickling into investing.
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Friends and money don't always mix.
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Two new Web services launched last week aim to help people tap their friends for tips about where to eat, shop and play. -Leslie Walker
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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.