| News: Are Porn and Video Games Ruining a Generation? |
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May 26, 2012 - 12:07 AM - by News Bot
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silentbrad writes "An editorial published at CNN is titled 'The Demise of Guys: How Videogames and Porn are Ruining a Generation.' It makes the sensationalized case that not only do game addiction and porn addiction share similar characteristics, but they're also both damaging to young men, destroying their ability to connect with women, and therefore threatening the future of our entire species. A response by IGN dissects the idea that pornography and videogames are pretty much the same thing. 'The article, by psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo and Nikita Duncan argues that young men are "hooked on arousal, sacrificing their schoolwork and relationships in the pursuit of getting a tech-based buzz."' Zimbardo, has danced this jig before. At the Long Beach TED conference last year he told a delighted audience that "guys are wiping out socially with girls and sexually with women." He added that young men have been so zombiefied by games and... [Read More]
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| News: Curt Schilling Fires Entire Staff At 38 Studios |
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May 26, 2012 - 12:07 AM - by News Bot
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redletterdave writes "On Thursday, former Boston Red Sox pitcher and tech entrepreneur Curt Schilling fired his entire staff at 38 Studios, his Rhode Island-based video game company, leaving more than 300 employees without jobs because the company couldn't repay its debt to the state. 38 Studios failed to pay Rhode Island's economic development agency $1.1 million, which was due last week, and also failed to meet payroll for its staff in both its Providence office and its Maryland subsidiary, Big Huge Games."The company's recent action RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, sold 1.2 million copies — which would have been great if they hadn't needed to sell 3 million to break even. An article at Massively goes through some of the lessons the video game industry needs to learn from this situation. ... [Read More]
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| News: Skyrim adds mounted combat |
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May 26, 2012 - 12:07 AM - by News Bot
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Update now live for PC version of latest Elder Scrolls title that allows players to do melee and ranged damage while on a horse; console release TBA.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has added mounted combat. An update on Bethesda's blog reveals this "highly requested" feature is now available for PC players who download the game's 1.6 update through Steam. Information concerning mounted combat for console versions of Skyrim will be announced at a later date.  ... [Read More]
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| News: The Secret World delayed two weeks |
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May 26, 2012 - 12:07 AM - by News Bot
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Funcom's supernatural MMO moved back two weeks to July 3 due to "market reasons"; early access now slated to commence June 29.
Funcom's upcoming massively multiplayer online title The Secret World will be kept a secret for two additional weeks. The developer today announced on its forums that the game will miss its previously scheduled June 19 launch and will now arrive for the PC on July 3.  ... [Read More]
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| News: Minecraft sells 9.2 million |
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May 26, 2012 - 12:07 AM - by News Bot
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Mojang estimates total sales of open-world creation game hit 9.2 million across PC, Xbox 360, iOS, and Android versions.
Minecraft has struck gold, millions of times over. Developer Mojang revealed today on Twitter that total sales of the open-world creation game across all platforms are estimated to be close to 9.2 million.  Minecraft has dug out considerable success.
Creator Markus Persson said via ... [Read More]
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| News: Kingdoms of Amalur dev's creative director blames RI governor |
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May 26, 2012 - 12:07 AM - by News Bot
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Copernicus developer says 38 Studios "just needed a little more help," governor "turned his back" on a lot of taxpayers by allowing RPG outfit to fall.
Every 38 Studios employee was laid off yesterday, but at least one of them is saving his disapproval not for the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning developer, but for the governor of the state that secured a $75 million loan for the company. In the wake of the layoffs, 38 Studios creative director Steve Danuser told TV station NECN that he had expected more from Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, who called the original loan a bad deal and said the studio wouldn't receive any more aid unless he was convinced it could become profitable.
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