"I was the fat kid who stayed up all night playing video games, like Galaga and Burger Time," says Michaels. "Now I'm looking at the state of childhood obesity today and thinking 'What if there's a way to help you stay fit by playing games?'"
These are twelve examples that show that video games can actually be a benefit in "real life". A few of these are counter arguments to unfounded claims while others are examples of the gaming industry doing things to better the world, many of which widely go unnoticed.
Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 sells a lot of copies and developer 3G Studios hints at a sequel.
Consumer electronics manufacturer Vivo Products has announced a couple of changes in their corporate lineup today. Bernard Stolar has been appointed to Chairman of the Board and Kelli Richards assumes the role of VP Business Development&Content Partnerships.
With the Wii ushering in a new era of gaming for people who aren't adolescent and college kids, gamers may be surprised to see a sudden increase of real girls at their local Gamestop. The retailer is teaming up with feminine magazines for its "Sharpen the Mind, Shape the Body" promotion.
Videogamer writes: "Deep Silver has announced it will publish Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 for Wii in the European PAL territories, the Commonwealth of Independent States and South Africa.
In Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 players become new recruits in Jillian's boot camp where they enroll in a unique training program composed of challenging fitness tests and an ever-changing series of workouts.