Iowa State University put on their Captain Obvious underpants and then went and spent money on a study that shockingly revealed that watching too much television and playing too many video games were associated with attention problems in younger children. The study tracked the media exposure and usage habits of 1300 "middle childhood" kiddies, corroborated them with "teacher-reported attention problems," …
Microsoft has announced it’ll teaming up with Burger King to advertise Kinectimals, their virtual pet simulator that’ll launch alongside their motion control peripheral, Kinect. Unfortunately the campaign is a little more tame than I would have liked. Instead of a new range of Creepy Tiger Burgers, the fast-food chain will be handing out plush Kinectimal toys – like theones they …
The Playstation 3 – much like the PS2, actually – initially suffered from poor ports and less than stellar exclusives because it relied on completely new architecture that was foreign to developers – making it just so much harder for them to bend the machine to their will. That’s pretty much changed, now that developers have their heads wrapped around …
While we freeze our southern hemisphere asses off, it’s Summertime in the north – which once again means it’s time for the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade. Last year saw the release of some absolute gems, like Trails HD, ‘Splosion Man and Marvel vs Capcom 2. This year is no different, and the games on offer are quite delightful. They …
With over 60 posts ranging from previews, interviews, announcements, news, videos, photos and more it was pretty easy for you to miss out on some of the coverage that we brought to you from this year’s show in Los Angeles, California. E3 2010 brought with it an absolute ton of of new information and exciting releases, and as most of …
Do you love unboxing video’s? Are these like geek porn for you? Personally I don’t see the fascination in unboxing video’s but they are an Internet staple and if you can’t wait until you get your hands on your very own copy at the end of the month then this video of a StarCraft II unboxing is just for you. …
Well here’s some good news for once that will hopefully start a trend that carries over to the 360 as well. VG247 sent a letter to Hulu asking them to confirm whether or not Hulu Plus on the PSN will require a full PSN+ subscription and the response is good news for all of us. Last Updated: July 7, 2010
Who doesn’t love stats and facts? I’m a sucker for ’em both. So you’ve seen this years winners of the E3 2010 Game Critics Awards, and while there were some upsets, a lot of the winners were undoubtedly the best in their category. But how has everyone stacked up compared to everyone else, as well as previous E3’s? Here are …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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