Videogame ‘fans’ need to shut up about everything

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June 15, 2025 · 8 min · 1657 words · Mary Li

Videogames help in the study of ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a disorder that… uh, what was I saying earlier? Those that suffer from ADHD find it hard to focus, but those chosen to participate for one of the world’s first studies to examine the effectiveness of neurofeedback in ADHD kids will have to. I think it might help that they’ll be playing videogames. Researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine have put together a study that puts ADHD kids in front of a videogame....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Juan Gibson

Walmart thinks it’s going to be selling a MAG sequel

According aWalmart.com listing, the big box retailer is willing and ready to take you cash for the sequel to Zipper Interactive’s ambitious PlayStation 3 shooter,MAG. A listing has popped up online forMAG 2, with no release date or real information beyond the size of the game’s box and its weight. Very useful. Of course, Sony has yet to announce the sequel, but had recently revealed that the original game would be getting PlayStation Move support....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Brad Porter

Watch me become a Hollywood movie star in Yoostar 2

Let me get straight to the point:Yoostar 2is theSingStarfor movies and TV shows. The game will actually insert you into the starring role to reenact scenes through the power of the Xbox 360 Kinect and the PlayStation 3 Eye. You will actually mimic the motions and say the lines in time with the on-screen prompts and get points based on your performances. It sounds weird saying it, but you’ll understand the concept once you watch me do the “It’s not a tumor” scene fromKindergarten Copabove....

June 15, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Tracy Wood

Watch stuff blow up in new Battlefield: Bad Company 2 vid

No dialogue, no cut-scenes, no garbage. This isBattlefield: Bad Company 2’smulti in the (mostly) raw — the explosions, vehicle mayhem, blood, gore, and flags. Taken from the Panama Canal map, these little slices of asset goodness should give you some mild impressions of EA DICE’s next shooter — especially if you’ve seen ourTen Minute Tasteandpreviewtaken from theBF: BC2PS3-exclusive beta. Will DICE release trailers of this brand of truthfulness for the SP component?...

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Mark Morgan

What is L.A. Noire’s ‘Rockstar Pass’ DLC?

Microsoft has set tongues wagging with its upcoming Xbox Live release schedule, revealing a mysterious add-on forL.A. Noireknown as the Rockstar Pass. Nobody knows what it is, but it’ll be available at launch for 800 Microsoft Points. It’s been proposed that the “Pass” will either be some sort of online pass equivalent, or a method through which to get additional downloadable content, such as the special pre-order missions available through GameStop....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Timothy Miller

Wi-Fi iPad to hit on April 3rd, pre-orders next week

It’s time to scream, drool, or whatever Cupertino enthusiasts. Apple announced this morning that Wi-Fi-enabled models of theiPadhave been slated for an April 3rd release in North America, with pre-orders beginning next week, on March 12th. 3G + Wi-Fi models will be a bit late out of the gate, now pegged for a “late April” launch. The Apple tablet will probably launch with its own share of delicious and platform-specific downloadables, but keep in mind that most iTunes Apps will work with the device....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Sonya Waters

WiiWare Tetris to use Balance Board?

In an interview withSiliconera,Hudsonhad this to say when asked about any new features in its upcoming version ofTetrisfor WiiWare: It features a number of new rules and items. Currently, we’re tossing around the idea of using the [WiiFit] Balance Board. The game also supports 6-player WiFi battle. While I am really excited to see developers taking chances with new ways to play classic games (yay, creativity!), I don’t know how well the Balance Board andTetrisgo together....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Mr. Christopher Turner

Woman bought Live Vision camera for boy, offered ‘free show’

The human penis is well-known to be instinctively drawn to Xbox Live Vision cameras, as anyone who has spent enough time (an hour or so) playingUnocan tell you. With that idea in mind, a recently convicted Ohio woman purchased one for her 16-year-old friend so that they could engage in some online shenanigans. Kendra L. Sasser, age 32,persuaded a boyover Xbox Live and MySpace to send explicit photos and engage in sexually-oriented conversation during the course of two months in 2007....

June 15, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Sherry Williams

XBLA/PSN/PC game Battlefield 1943, Bad Company 2 announced

Considering the success of last year’s title,Battlefield: Bad Company 2was a given. The game has been announced today for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and looks to provide more of the same as the first title … just withmoreof everything. “Bad Company 2takes everything that players liked in the original and ups the ante – more vehicles, more destruction and more team play,” said Executive Producer Karl Magnus Troedsson, without revealing too many details....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Virginia Brown

Your first gameplay footage of DmC Devil May Cry

Capcom has revealed the very first gameplay footage of thecontroversialDmC Devil May Cry. Developed by Ninja Theory, this latest chapter gives us a whole new Dante, one that’s half angel, half demon. His two halves are factored into the gameplay, with Dante able to switch between his holy and dark side. The video shows some pretty familiar gameplay, with over-the-top melee moves and juggling gunplay. There are some screens and artwork on display as well, so check those out....

June 15, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Carlos Davis

Activision sends us image of Guitar Hero: On Tour peripheral, it’s still odd

As you well know,Guitar Herois coming to the Nintendo DS in the form ofGuitar Hero: On Tour. Along with the Guitar Grip peripheral, the game appears to make an attempt to re-createGuitar Heroexcitement on the go. At least that’s what we’re led to believe by thevideo promofeaturing twoHigh School Musicalextras pretending to have fun. WhileIGN got the exclusive reveal, Activision has sent along to us an image of the periperhal and well … it’s still kind of weird looking....

June 14, 2025 · 4 min · 687 words · Allison Diaz

All races, both genders in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Here’s the post you’ve been waiting for, a delicious gallery revealing every available race and two genders forThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Whether you’re an Orc fan, an Argonian lover, or a humdrum Human, you’ll get a lovely look at your preferred flavor. There are a bunch of female ones too, for a select few races (Update:Not all of them, as I originally thought). What’s looking best to you? I’m not an Orc player, but I think they’re the most impressive leap fromOblivion....

June 14, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Dr. Bonnie Cole MD