Video Game Systems Close Sex Offenders' Online Accounts

Video Game Systems Close Sex Offenders' Online Accounts
New York Times
Several companies that own video gaming systems have closed more than 3500 online accounts belonging to registered sex offenders in New York who use the consoles to chat and play video games, following an agreement with the office of the New York state ...

Smithsonian celebrates 'Art of Video Games'
My Fox 8
But video games themselves are increasingly ambitious, interactive and artistically complex — an evolution celebrated in a new show at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition, “The Art of Video Games,” explores 40 years of video games as ...

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New York Times video game invented by lovestruck teen
Washington Post (blog)
By Maura Judkis When Erik Andersson was 17, he invented a computer game to impress a girl. Though she may not have stuck around, two years later the game has caught the eye of a different type of suitor: The New York Times.

Hunger Games video game is in the works
TG Daily
Movies with far less traction and buzz have been adapted to console video games, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that a Hunger Games video game is likely already in the works, or at the very least it will be soon. In an interview with Forbes, ...

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Video-game review: 'Kid Icarus: Uprising' take you on a wild -- and ...
Bradenton Herald
By BILLY O'KEEFE — McClatchy-Tribune Are you willing to suffer for your hobby? Because "Kid Icarus: Uprising" may be the best game you'll ever have to endure literal pain to enjoy. It's also the wildest reinvention of an iconic Nintendo character ...

Upcoming 'Hunger Games' and 'Game of Thrones' Video Game Has High Hopes
Gamenguide
Recent record breaking successes for the hit TV shows The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones have propelled each franchise towards a console video gameadaptation. HBO's Game of Thrones is currently working on a video game through development company ...

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Conan's New Video Games: Kardashians, 'Call Of Duty,' 'Angry Birds' Parodies ...
Huffington Post (satire)
Conan O'Brien announced some lesser-known new video games on his show Wednesday night, and believe us, you're going to want to get these. Even though they'e parodies and don't actually exist. Some new titles, including "Call of Duty: Teenage Girl ...

Video Games Live returns to the Music Center at Strathmore with 'Bonus Round ...
Washington Blade
There will be an open bar from 9 to 10 pm Strathmore presents “Video Games Live: Bonus Round” at the Music Center (5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda) with two concerts today at 2 and 8 pm Tickets range from $25 to $76 and can be purchased online at ...

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A Sneak Preview of The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game
Superherohype.com
The video game follows the events in the movie, so you'll see Gwen Stacy and Curt Connors, but the story, written by Kevin Fahey is exclusive to the game. Unlike the last couple of Spider-Man games, this one returns Spidey to Manhattan and revives the ...

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Gamesys: Full House for Latest Gamer to Find Jackpotjoy
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Bingo format is alive and well, and this innovative and fun game is our take on the traditional game, which gives added excitement. Instead of blocking out a line on your card, you win with any ...

Video Game Review: Who's the real monster in 'The Darkness II'? Why, you are
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Enough that even a player inured to the blood and gore common to video gamesmay be given pause, especially when it's in conjunction with the game's abundance of coarse language and extremely graphic threats and insults. Some M-rated games, ...

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David Banner Releasing 'Sex, Drugs and Video Games' For Donations
MTV.com (blog)
Throughout his career David Banner has released albums via indie labels and major labels alike, but for his upcoming project Sex, Drugs and Video Games the Mississippi rapper and producer is taking a different route. It's all part of his 2M1 Movement.

NY Moves to Ban Sex Offenders from Video Game Websites
NBC New York
By Samantha Gross Registered sex offenders in New York state are being shut out of online gaming systems that have allowed them to interact with children anonymously under an agreement announced Thursday by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Smithsonian Features 'Art of Video Games' Exhibit
PBS NewsHour (blog)
To many of us, video games are a form of entertainment and a great way to pass the time. But to the visionaries and curators behind a new exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum --video games are also an art form. "The Art of Video Games" at ...

Video Game Review: Sony Releases Wave of Games to Introduce PlayStation Vita
HollywoodChicago.com
CHICAGO – When Sony finally unveiled their highly anticipated next generation handheld console in February it came with a wave of launch titles meant to show off the capability and potential of the PlayStation Vita. What's the best one to buy with your ...

NY's AG Works with Video Game Companies to Root Out Sex Offenders
NY Convergence
Titled “Operation: Game Over,” the result was that over 3500 accounts from the platforms have been removed as means to protect video game loving children, or as Schneiderman said in a statement that, “We must ensure online video game systems do not ...

Electronic Arts: Opposition To LGBT-Inclusive Video Games Is 'Political ...
ThinkProgress
By Zack Ford on Apr 5, 2012 at 1:20 pm The video game producer Electronic Arts (EA) has been inundated with letters from conservatives opposed to the company's inclusion of LGBT content in recent games like Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic ...

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Gamer, YouTube sensation Athene launches Facebook-based fundraiser to end hunger
Blast
By Anthony Geehan 2012 is beginning to make its mark as the year of online activism, from the multisite blackout in protest of SOPA and PIPA to the use of Twitter in organizing the Occupy Movement. Now, famous MMORPG player and foul-mouthed YouTube ...

Gamer's Grasp: Yoshi's Story
Baruch College The Ticker
By Caroline Albanese There are some things in life that just go well together: chocolate and peanut butter, milk and cookies, and of course video games and dinosaurs. Though game consoles have emerges long after dinosaurs walked the earth, ...

Don't start a band: why everyone should be making video games
The Verge
By Joshua Kopstein on April 5, 2012 01:18 pm 24Comments Anna Anthropy is a game developer that has one big gripe with video games. It has nothing to do with the usual litany of unsubstantiated claims about how they teach children to steal cars or gun ...

Video Game Maker Electronic Arts Named 'Worst Company in America'
TechNewsDaily
The video game publisher beat Bank of America to claim the 2012 title. BP won the award in 2011. The contest is set up like a March Madness bracket by the Consumerist, a nonprofit subsidiary of Consumer Reports. Companies advance by getting the most ...

Studio eyeing 'The Hunger Games' as video game. Dangerous?
Alaska Dispatch
And no major franchise is complete these days without a video game. The Hunger Games Adventures for Facebook and Hunger Games: Girl on Fire for Apple devices have already amassed loyal followers, despite the exclusion of a full-fledged arena in both ...

Pens and video games against Parkinson's disease
euronews
Researchers are now using the latest technologies, including video games, to improve the accuracy of early diagnosis and provide patients with better rehabilitation treatments. People in Sarajevo are commemorating the 20th anniversary of the start of ...

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Google Brings First-Person Video Games to Life With 'Project Glass'
Game Rant
One of the most important aspects of first-person shooter video games is the Heads-Up Display. It displays pertinent information regarding ammunition counts, health and objective points, and in more realistic titles, the HUD can help in information ...

Game Rant

New York Times Magazine's Video Game Destroys New York Times Magazine Site
Huffington Post
The New York Times published a piece on the prevalence of 'stupid' video games for the upcoming issue of the Magazine. In it, the Times' multimedia designer Jon Huang illustrated the concept with his very own creation, a simple left right space bar ...

#SamanthaBrick has it easy. Poor @misterbrilliant tells CVG why gamers hate ...
Computerandvideogames.com
On a recent lunch-time browse of my local HMV on London's busy Oxford Street, I was delighted when an employee crawled over a row of shelving with a fresh copy of Avatar: The Video Game in one hand, knocking over a pile of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ...

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EA 'harassed' over gay video game characters
PinkNews.co.uk
by Stephen Gray for PinkNews.co.uk Following the introduction of gay characters in recent game series, video game manufacturer EA says it has been inundated with anti-gay letters. Bioware, a division of EA, included gay relationships in its Mass Effect ...

Child Molesters Lose Access to Video Games for Children, AG Eric ...
By Victoria Bekiempis
The good news? The online video game accounts of 3500 sex... ... Child Molesters Lose Access to Video Games for Children, AG Eric Schneiderman Announces (UPDATE). By Victoria .... Ten Signs You're an Aging Gamer · 947 diggs ...
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Release Date for Ninja Theroy's Devil May Cry ... - Gamer Swagger
By Black Smith
Capcom has been tight liped about their upcoming reboot of Devil May Cry, but that hasn't stopped information from leaking to gamers when the game will ship. Zavii, a UK-based retailer has updated their Devil May Cry preorder page with an ...
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6 Amazing Indie Video Games That Kickstarter Made Possible ...
They're using a modern definition of art -- one that includes both comic books and video games, as well as more expectedly offbeat standbys like Nepalese Dance Shouting festivals and Battle Knitting. Why, I've even heard that some assholes use it to fund weird little druggie ... Everygamer knows what I'm referring to here. We all have that one amazing game in our heads that someday, somehow, .... 6 Video Game Heroes Made Useless By Supporting Characters. 2112632 views ...
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Video game leader to anti-LGBT critics: Get a new hobby! - Good As ...
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Video game leader to anti-LGBT critics: Get a new hobby! by Jeremy Hooper. Screen Shot 2012-04-05 At 10.00.14 Am As a lifelong gamer, it thrills me to see one of the industry's giants, EA Games, standing up to anti-LGBT pressure: ...
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Raph's Website » Art of Video Games at the Smithsonian
By Raph
I went to the Art of Video Games exhibit at the Smithsonian today. A few pics: 20120404-195012.jpg. All in all, it was basically a very well-put-together survey, with nothing really too provocative or illuminating to people really immersed in it all.
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The Walking Dead - The Video Game FAQ (Spoilers)
By Seba Canel
Is this a game about Rick Grimes, the hero of the comic books and TV show? No. Robert Kirkman (creator of The Walking Dead) and Telltale felt that it would be more interesting to tell a story about a new group of survivors. When does this ...
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What Modern Video Game Covers Would Look Like 30 Years Ago ...
By Voodoo
Tweet. Old school box art applied to present-day video games look pretty cool, doesn't it? Anyway, I like it even better. 1 What Modern Video Game Covers Would Look Like 30 Years Ago. 2 What Modern Video Game Covers Would Look Like ...
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Brave: The Video Game - Wii, DS screens | GoNintendo - What are ...
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Video Game Reviews | RotoRob
By Herija Green
It's been over four years since Electronic Arts trotted out FIFA Street, and it doesn't take long to realize things are drastically different this time around. Instead of going with a separate developer, it employed the team behind its juggernaut FIFA ...
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A Gallery of Video Game Creatures Brought to Life |
By Paul Tassi
We all know that cosplay is the go-to way to bring your favorite video game characters to life, but what about all those who can't be emulated by putting on a suit? This gallery examines a selection of creatures pulled straight from video games ...

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like if video game box art hadn't ..... is the premiere source for everything that matters in the world of video games.
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Games News | News | Marvel.com
Spidey goes free roaming through the streets of New York and faces the Iguana in this newvideo game trailer! Posted Mar 14, 2012 | 10:27 am | Comments (1) ...
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