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Federal Court Rules: Sex Bad, Violence OK
California's ban on selling violent video games to minors is unconstitutional, according to a US federal appeals court. Before you libertarians start jumping for joy, take a look at the decision. The court maintained Friday that there is one type of content that can be banned as obscenity — sexual content.
US Army to Invest $50 Million in Video Games
War isn't all fun and games, but that doesn't mean video games can't help train soldiers for combat. Over the next five years the US Army will spend as much as $50 million to purchase a commercial video game called Game After Ambush, with plans to modify scenarios and missions. The money will also go toward researching new gaming technologies adaptable to training.
Where the Ladies At? Fewer Girls Going Into Computer Science
The number of girls interested in computer science peaked in 1982. Yes, 26 years ago, before people even had computers at home. After a sharp decline, it held steady until 2000 and now it’s at an all-time low — back to where it began in the early ‘70s.
Save the Princess! Almost Every Kid in the US Is a Gamer
And yes, that title would be a Mario Bros. reference, the last time I played video games with any seriousness. Well, now the Wiis have it: a surprising 97 percent of all kids under 17 play video games.
Thai Teen Kills Taxi Driver, Video Game Pulled Off Every Shelf
The strikingly violent video game Grand Theft Auto IV will no longer be sold in Thailand, after a teenager murdered a taxi driver while trying to bring the virtual violence into reality. Video retailers have pulled the game off the shelves, and replaced it with other games. As for the teen who played the game for hours a day over a few years span, he now faces a possible death sentence.
Grand-Theft Auto It's Not. Video Games Ease Soldiers' PTSD
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Soldiers and Marines are iron tough in battle — though the biggest enemy they face sometimes doesn't show up until they get home. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or major depression afflicts nearly 20 percent of troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. One-half don't seek treatment.
Flashback: Magnavox Gets in on the Video Game Action
With games out today like Grand Theft Auto, it's hard to imagine anyone was entertained by this self-described "electronic game of the future." You attached the Magnavox Odyssey to your color or black-and-white television, and it allowed you to play games such as hockey, tennis and. .
Introducing: Snuggle the Video Game
Is Grand Theft Auto too violent for you? Then I think I've found your video game! I've never been a big fan, but I would play this over and over and over again.
Sumo Surprise!
Of all the ludicrous pranks the Japanese have executed, this has to top the list. A gamer is brought into a testing room. Without warning, an actual sumo wrestler makes a comic book inspired entrance by crashing hrough the wall.
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