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Old games are still worth playing

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:02:00 -0700
Recently, I discovered an emulator that allowed me to play some old computer games I loved as a kid. For those of you who don’t know, an emulator is a computer program that allows your computer system to behave like that of another system.
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Educational games to train middle schoolers' attention, empathy

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:32:04 -0700
Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, experts challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression.
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XCOM®: Enemy Unknown Invades Stores on October 9, 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:00:00 -0700
2K Games announced today that XCOM®: Enemy Unknown, the highly anticipated action-strategy game from Firaxis Games, will be available for purchase in North America on October 9, 2012 and internationally on October 12, 2012 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.
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Generation At Risk Of 'Screen Addiction'

Tue, 22 May 2012 03:40:23 -0700
New research suggests that youngsters are at risk of "screen addiction" because of the time they spend watching TV and playing computer games.
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Students win trip to Google's newest office in Venice

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:45:34 -0700
APPLE VALLEY Amid the low blips and beeps of computer games, mighty cheers would ring out as frustrated and victorious players alike competed for a trip to Google's newest office. Four high school students from the Lewis Center for Educational Research won the trip to Google on Tuesday night...
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Children at risk of becoming 'screen addicted,' researcher warns

Tue, 22 May 2012 05:19:12 -0700
New research suggests that youngsters are at risk of "screen addiction" because of the time they spend watching TV and playing computer games
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Frostbite engine games to require 64-bit PCs, says DICE

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:55:48 -0700
DICE to require 64-bit PCs for future Frostbite 2.0 engine games.
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Computer games guru honoured as 'role model'

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:30:12 -0700
A COMPUTER games developer and programmer has been named as this year’s recipient of the Guildford Roll of Honour.
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Rockstar Games Announces Max Payne 3 Now Available for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360®

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:30:00 -0700
Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is proud to announce that Max Payne 3 is now available at retail stores across North Americ
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Nurses warn 'police' video games

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:06:05 -0700
Parents need to be more vigilant over the computer games they allow their children to play, nurses say.
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