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Marthazon is a 70-year-old grandmother who's also a guildmaster in World of Warcraft. In an interview with WoW Insider, she explains that while her daughter got her into WoW, she's been a tech nerd forever: More »
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Opponents of violent imagery in video games have been stymied for years by the fact that no actual evidence existed to support their theory that in-game behavior led to in-life behavior. After all, Grand Theft Auto didn't lead to a suburban car theft and prostitute rape epidemic. Bioshock didn't lead to the mass murder of libertarians. LA Noire didn't cause police to be any more crooked than they already were. But now, new research has linked violent video games to a change in thought patterns that could lead to violent behavior in men. More »
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Studies showing that video games improve cognitive abilities appear to "suffer from a host of methodological flaws." But on the bright side, for psychologically healthy kids, they may not be harmful. More »
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A survey by Doritos (the official chip of people who are baked out of their gourds) asked a little over 2,000 people what activities they enjoy. Some of the results were refreshing, if not surprising- 49% of women who responded claim to play online video games compared to 50% of men, contradicting the stereotype that gamers are pimply teenage boys. Other results were more surprising. Of those women who reported playing online video games, 84% reported enjoying them, compared to only 70% who say they enjoy sex. More »
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Mothers, beware: there's a new way your children are being exposed to online pornography — and they don't even have to seek it out themselves! My Fox DC brings us a story of a mother who was doing the responsible thing by monitoring her kids' computer usage, and found a vile suprise in the place she least expected, The Sims 3. Fox interviewed a rep from internet safety group "Enough Is Enough," who suggested pornographers are actively looking for innocent sites to hack into to expose your children to naughty photos at at a young age. First The Sims, what's next — Farmville? More »
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The Android app Dog Wars, which lets players "feed, water, train and fight your virtual dog," certainly sounds distasteful. And now it's off the market, thanks to unlikely team of Alicia Silverstone and Michael Vick. More »
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Oh boy! We knew it was only a matter of time until the trend of man-training books and movies like Men Are Like Dogs and Bring Your Husband to Heel would spread to online games, but we didn't think it'd happen with this much gusto. The Boyfriend Trainer, with the tagline "No boyfriend is perfect! It's time you trained him to become one," is somehow even more ridiculous than it sounds. More »
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An upcoming video game will allow users to "capture" and slap a woman as part of gameplay. And the game's manufacturer is totally unapologetic about the simulated abuse. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5785846&view=rss&microfeed=true "…we shouldn't be having to hide online, and this is unfair. I should be able to tell people I'm female and not expect crazy to come out of it." [Kotaku] More »
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Women are a growing force in MMA fighting — and now they're fighting onscreen too, in the new video game Supremacy. According to the game's developers, this could help counteract the "princess in need of rescuing" stereotype that dominates portrayals of women in games. More »
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Fruit Ninja is not just a video game. It is an educational experience, full of zen wisdom. More »
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Although DC Universe Online is still in beta, there's plenty to be said about its avatar fashions. And while DCUO has many strengths in that area, it also has a glaring weakness: the exaggeratedly buxom shapes forced on female avatars. More »
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Microsoft suspended a gamer from Xbox Live for listing "Fort Gay" as his location. But that's a real town, and the whole episode makes Microsoft look pretty bad. More »
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In news that should surprise no one, a study has found that teens who spend "excessive" time on the Internet are more likely to be depressed. And part of the culprit may be Facebook games. More »
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The objective of Sorority Life is simple: to be the hottest sister on campus. As you might imagine, the game is both hugely popular and totally demented. And the players aren't who you would expect. More »
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We've heard the stats about women and social gaming. Nearly half of women play online games. So Lifetime, in their pursuit to learn about all things women-related, conducted a year-long, in-depth study to go inside the minds of women gamers. More »
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Yesterday we discovered that Amazon.com wasn't the only website selling the rape simulation video game, Rapelay. Now Overstock.com has stopped selling the game and apologized and the game has disappeared from eBay. More »
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Reports across the pond claim that Amazon.com has stopped selling the game Rapelay, a Japanese video game that involves the player stalking victims and then raping them. More »
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What's the best way for a guy to trick you into playing video games? That's the question raised today by the MSNBC article "How To Get Your Girlfriend Into Gaming," about a panel that took place in front of a room of male gamers at the Penny Arcade Expo gaming convention in Seattle this past weekend. While the question of how to draw more women to the video game industry could have made for great discussion, it appears that the five female gamers heading up the panel offered men a stereotype-laden plot to lure their girlfriends into tolerating their behavior... using children's games and a pink, bedazzled Nintendo DS as bait. In the process, they pretty much summed up why more women aren't interested in gaming. More »
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Marc Saltzman has a technology column in USA Today, and his recent review of a game called "Dream Day Wedding: Married In Manhattan" is mind-boggling. Because, as Saltzman notes, women make up about 74% of gamers who purchase "casual games" — downloadable try-before-you-buy entertainment. So it's "no surprise" that "Dream Day Wedding" is "a hit." The gist of it: You're a wedding planner and you have to help a couple prepare for "the big day." The game consists of searching for concealed items; as you click them, they get crossed off a list. Every few levels, you solve puzzles. Writes Saltzman, "'Married in Manhattan' is a good hidden object game that will no doubt impress longtime fans and newcomers alike." He gave this crap 7 out of 10 stars. I played a version of this game for five minutes and wanted to claw my eyes out. More »
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