July 7, 2008 - It's here! In a move designed to avoid loss of market share to its main rival as a result of the much-ballyhooed roll-out of Grand Theft Auto IV, Xianity Fantasy Games has just released the newest version of its best-selling game, Grand T...
May 22, 2008 - I know I might be late to this bandwagon, but is Steven Johnson's Everything Bad is Good for You great or what?? For those who aren't in the know, Steven Johnson is a science writer who is int...
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May 22, 2008 - The problem with video games and the internet and Web-connected cell phones and giant TVs with surround sound is not that it makes us violent. It's that it makes us bored with reality. If you're under thirty-five like me, answer this question: How long can you...
May 21, 2008 - My new book, Apocalypse How, is about how the world is about to end...and why we should be psyched! It's the first-ever work of apocaly...
May 20, 2008 - Nintendo's Wii Fit exercise game hits American shores this week after becoming a monster hit overseas. The player stands on a weight and motion-sensitive "balance board" while being guided through various exercises...
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February 14, 2008 - CNN reports on a vest that simulates being shot while playing a video game...
February 8, 2008 - Last week the Navy tested a new electromagnetic energy gun, known as a railgun, meant to replace conventional weaponry on ships. The gun can fire a projectile more than 230 miles with a muzzle velocity seven times...
January 7, 2008 - Queen Elizabeth enjoys playing motion-sensitive video games...
January 3, 2008 - It was only a matter of time before a video game about 9/11 came out...