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03/15/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Shocking scientific study concludes violent video games may REDUCE real-world violence by providing a safe outlet for aggression

A recent study published in Violence and Gender reported that video games can “decrease the likelihood of producing hate material online.” According to researcher Jim Hawdon, the results of the study implies that “violent video games may serve as an outlet for aggression, not a precursor.” Hawdon is a professor of sociology and director of the Virginia Tech Center […]

02/28/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Whoops, you dropped something: Man’s rectum falls out after sitting on the toilet too long, playing games on his mobile phone

A man who lived in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province in southeast China was rushed to the hospital around midnight of Sunday, February 4 after he saw a mysterious ball-sized lump dangling from outside his anus. The Chinese man sought medical attention after “a big lump slipped out of his anus.” After examining him, the doctors said […]

06/28/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Video games really do alter the brain function of our youth

A study that was recently published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience entitled Neural Basis of Video Gaming: A Systematic Review showed that playing video games can alter behavioral patterns, especially those that deal with attention and spatial orientation. The team involved in the study analyzed 122 scientific research pieces: 22 of which looked at developments in […]

06/08/2017 / By Jayson Veley

HATE GAMES: Ubisoft’s new Far Cry 5 depicts rural Christians as the enemy to be exterminated

For gamers across the world, 2017 is shaping up to be a fantastic year. One of the first video game blockbusters of the year was Horizon: Zero Dawn, which allows players to explore an apocalyptic world full of mechanical beasts and mysterious relics of the past. In the coming months, Naughty Dog will be releasing […]

03/18/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Do violent video games affect empathy? This new study may surprise you

While much has been made of the link between violent video games and real-life aggression, a new study published in Frontiers in Psychology casts some doubts on this connection over the long term. When German researchers made use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to look at the brains of people who play video games […]

09/15/2016 / By Mary Wilder

New computer game trains you to spy on citizens – just like the government

Like something out of a science fiction novel, a new computer game teaches its players how to spy on the citizens of a supposedly free society. Aptly titled Orwell, the video game is set in a universe not unlike our own, where a series of deadly terrorist attacks lead the federal government to enact a […]

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