We had to double check this to make sure we weren't reading it wrong. Newspaper The Guardian has published a piece defending video games, stating that children denied access to games are "deprived" of a "rich and magical experience". It's all gone a bit hippy-ish over here. The opinion piece, penned by writer Naomi Alderman, calls the recent government report by Tanya Byron "eminently sensible", and even defends Rockstar and Grand Theft Auto. ...
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In this week’s very special edition of DVDstruction, we cover a strange time for movies. On the one hand, there’s not much in cinemas as we desperately await this summer’s action blockbusters - starting early May with Iron Man. Yet, on the other, we’re starting to get all those Oscar-baiting dramas from last winter trickling onto DVD and Blu-ray. Never fear, moviegoer - we’re here to steer you through the ...
» Read MoreA newspaper is offering cash for your stories on how videogames made you "turn to a life of crime."
A listing on recruitment site StarNow, a hub for actors and musicians looking for jobs, has appeared reading, "a national newspaper wants your story and will pay hundreds of pounds to the right person."
The listing comes in the wake of last week's Byron report, which made newspapers all across the UK, some with questionable ...
» Read MoreA new study from the NPD Group has found that 72 percent of Americans play videogames, but the research firm says online gaming is still not fully addressed.
The number of gamers in the US rose from 64 percent of the population in 2006 to an all-time high of 72 percent in 2007, according to NPD's latest study, Online Gaming 2008.
Of the total amount of gamers in the US, over half play games online, according to the ...
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Dungeon Siege and BloodRayne movie director, Uwe Boll, has lashed out at Stephen Spielberg - pitting his film, an adaptation of videogame Postal, against the new Indiana Jones flick. In an email sent to horror website Bloody Disgusting, Boll said: "On the Indiana Jones weekend - May 23 - we will go out and destroy Indiana Jones in the Box Office! We all know that Harrison Ford is older as my grandpa and his time is up - would Michael ...