Hardware boosts December video game sales
(AP) -- Americans spent a record $5.53 billion on video games in December, the most money ever in a single month, according to market researcher NPD Group.
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Jan 15, 2010
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New UK video games regulation a 'smokescreen'
New legislation to stop children playing inappropriate video games will fail unless government deals with the underlying issue of irresponsible parenting, research has found.
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2012
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Video game ratings work, if you use them
Nearly every video game sold or downloaded comes with a rating that provides age-appropriate guidelines based on the game's content. Critics have questioned the effectiveness of ratings, but new research from Iowa State University ...
Economics & Business
Jan 25, 2017
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Criticism of violent video games has decreased as technology has improved, gamers age
Members of the media and others often have attributed violence in video games as a potential cause of social ills, such as increased levels of teen violence and school shootings. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has ...
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Apr 2, 2014
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Structured reflection on roles and tasks improves team performance, study finds
(Phys.org) —Maybe the boss' staff meeting shouldn't be such a boring snooze, but rather a more structured event to improve the performance of the team, new basic research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville indicates.
Social Sciences
Apr 9, 2013
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Pioneer of video games, Simon dies at 92
Ralph Baer, a video game pioneer who created both the precursor to "Pong" and the electronic memory game Simon and led the team that developed the first home video game console, has died. He was 92.
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Dec 8, 2014
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Games ratings losing the battle?
The new classification system for video games, introduced in January this year, is not providing the promised better protection for Australian children, according to Elizabeth Handsley, Professor of Law at Flinders University ...
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May 13, 2013
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