
A professor at Seattle University argues in a new book that video games promote “toxic meritocracy” or the expectation that the most skilled, hardest working player should win.
by Tom Ciccotta22 Mar 2018, 11:12 AM PDT0

“No significant changes” were found in adults who spent two months playing popular violent video game Grand Theft Auto V daily, according to a report.
by Charlie Nash16 Mar 2018, 9:02 AM PDT0

The Guardian claimed video games create racism and promote right-wing ideology in an article published Monday, citing the “expulsion of aliens” in sci-fi games and “border control” in Plants vs Zombies.
by Charlie Nash12 Mar 2018, 1:31 PM PDT0

CNN has claimed that a Russian anti-Hillary Clinton video game called Hilltendo influenced the 2016 presidential election, prompting mockery of the news outlet online.
by Charlie Nash12 Mar 2018, 9:43 AM PDT0

President Trump reportedly showed a compilation of graphic scenes from modern video games to entertainment industry executives during a meeting about the effects of violent media on teenagers.
by Lucas Nolan9 Mar 2018, 12:05 PM PDT0

One-third of young voters supported President Trump during the 2016 presidential election, and Trump’s recent attempts to blame video games for violence could lose them.
by Charlie Nash9 Mar 2018, 11:30 AM PDT0

President Trump is set to meet with leading figures in the video gaming industry Thursday, following the Parkland school shooting in February, despite the fact that his claim video games influence violence has been factually disproven.
by Charlie Nash8 Mar 2018, 6:33 AM PDT0

Claims that violent video games or violent movies are causally linked to school shootings and other acts of real-world violence are not supported by the scientific literature.
by Allum Bokhari & Charlie Nash26 Feb 2018, 8:51 AM PDT0

“[A] lot of bad things are happening to young kids and young minds, and their minds are being fooled,” Trump said, citing “violence” in video games that were “shaping young people’s thoughts.”
by Charlie Spiering22 Feb 2018, 11:40 AM PDT0

Despite shady details, as well as the overreach and abuse of mental health classifications seen in non-democratic countries, the World Health Organization will add Gaming Disorder to its International Classification of Diseases in 2018.
by Nate Church26 Dec 2017, 2:06 PM PDT0

Apple has irrevocably altered mobile gaming with less than 30 words, forcing apps with loot boxes to disclose the odds of what players can expect to get out of them before purchasing.
by Nate Church22 Dec 2017, 12:09 PM PDT0

Developer Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty: World War II packages a short-but-satisfying campaign with multiplayer that is fun and accessible for newcomers and returning fans of early titles.
by Nate Church21 Dec 2017, 5:28 PM PDT0

Developer Gears for Breakfast’s A Hat in Time channels classic platformers like Banjo-Kazooie for a delightful romp that makes a great last-minute stocking stuffer.
by Nate Church18 Dec 2017, 1:53 PM PDT0

Crytek has employed a legendary Wall Street law firm to pursue damages against the developers of perpetually-delayed space-sim Star Citizen.
by Nate Church13 Dec 2017, 3:22 PM PDT0

Akili Interactive Labs reported that they have achieved “Primary Efficacy Endpoint” in what they describe as a “pivotal” trial for an ADHD treatment video game.
by Nate Church7 Dec 2017, 7:57 AM PDT0

Ubisoft’s latest outing in their science-fiction alternate history franchise is a decent action RPG — but not a very good Assassin’s Creed game.
by Nate Church2 Dec 2017, 11:03 AM PDT0

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Hawaii State Representative Sean Quinlan advocated for self-regulation of loot boxes by the video game industry.
by Nate Church30 Nov 2017, 11:43 AM PDT0

Amidst the ongoing debate as to the nature of loot boxes and gambling, “industry leaders and experts” as forming a non-partisan advocacy group called the National Committee on Games Policy.
by Nate Church28 Nov 2017, 2:22 PM PDT0

In a working paper entitled “Death by Pokemon GO,” two Pursue University researchers claim the mobile game phenomenon is responsible for a massive spike in traffic accidents.
by Nate Church27 Nov 2017, 2:11 PM PDT0

While recent controversies may have finally gotten the attention of legislators, consumers are still voting for the inclusion of predatory loot boxes with their wallets.
by Nate Church24 Nov 2017, 1:17 PM PDT0

Chinese mega-corporation Tencent will import hit game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to China, but only once the game has been appropriately sanitized.
by Nate Church22 Nov 2017, 3:58 PM PDT0

From the US to Belgium, the predatory pseudo-gambling video game “loot box” business model is coming under fire, and politicians are finally taking notice.
by Nate Church22 Nov 2017, 2:23 PM PDT0

Despite “a lot of confusion and a lot of fear,” experts have yet to see any of many myths of video game being harmful for children materialize.
by Nate Church17 Nov 2017, 12:41 PM PDT0

Star Wars Battlefront II publisher Electronic Arts has responded to the ongoing controversy behind the game’s aggressive monetization by disabling the purchase of in-game currency — for now.
by Nate Church17 Nov 2017, 10:48 AM PDT0

The outcry over Star Wars Battlefront II’s monetization has reached a fever pitch despite token efforts from Electronic Arts, and now investors are growing concerned.
by Nate Church16 Nov 2017, 1:57 PM PDT0

The follow-up to developer MachineGames’ masterful 2014 Wolfenstein franchise reboot is as beautiful and brutal as the first but feels noticeably thinner.
by Nate Church16 Nov 2017, 1:45 PM PDT0

The Russian defense ministry claimed on Tuesday it had “irrefutable evidence” of the United States helping the Islamic State in Syria using footage revealed to be from a mobile phone game.
by Ben Kew15 Nov 2017, 9:20 PM PDT0

Despite attempts to salve the community’s rage against Star Wars Battlefront II’s aggressive monetization strategy, the forthcoming game’s progression system is still abusively exploitive.
by Nate Church15 Nov 2017, 11:36 AM PDT0

Electronic Arts was hammered for their rebuttal to gamers’ complaints about the ludicrous advancement requirements and microtransactions in the upcoming Star Wars multiplayer shooter.
by Nate Church13 Nov 2017, 2:16 PM PDT0

Carving up Orcs in Middle-earth: Shadow of War is as much fun as it was in 2014, but every decision made surrounding that central conceit seems to have been drawn up by a marketing department, rather than the creative minds that once hypnotized us with the innovative Nemesis System.
by Nate Church25 Oct 2017, 1:41 PM PDT0

Activision has patented a “system and method for driving microtransactions in multiplayer video games” but denied it is being used in any game.
by Nate Church18 Oct 2017, 2:07 PM PDT0

In what may very well be an industry first, Epic Games is suing alleged cheaters for the unauthorized alteration of their game Fortnite’s code.
by Nate Church12 Oct 2017, 1:23 PM PDT0

Both American and European electronic entertainment rating boards are hesitant to classify video game loot box microtransactions as gambling.
by Nate Church12 Oct 2017, 12:54 PM PDT0

OpenCritic, the review aggregator that made waves with its unweighted and inclusive approach, is looking into informing consumers if a game contains microtransaction loot boxes.
by Nate Church10 Oct 2017, 12:13 PM PDT0

Developer Reikon Games’ Ruiner is a gruesome tour through a vivid cyberpunk dystopia, dripping with neon-soaked style, that will satisfy fans of old-school isometric shooters.
by Nate Church10 Oct 2017, 10:38 AM PDT0

In a move to reduce the momentum of a snowballing series of PR blunders, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has reversed course on their decision to monetize the memorial “Forthog” DLC.
by Nate Church27 Sep 2017, 3:29 PM PDT0

Entertainment Software Association President and CEO Michael D. Gallagher on Monday released a statement in support of the Trump administration’s new STEM initiative.
by Nate Church27 Sep 2017, 3:22 PM PDT0

Toys ‘R’ Us filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy comes after the toy retailer lost relevance proportionate to their video game market share.
by Nate Church20 Sep 2017, 1:20 PM PDT0

For a brief moment, cooperative shooter Fortnite allowed Xbox and PlayStation owners the chance to play together, a first for console cross-platform play.
by Nate Church19 Sep 2017, 1:47 PM PDT0

The U.S. Navy will save money and training time by giving young naval officers aboard submarines video game controllers to operate periscopes.
by Nate Church19 Sep 2017, 11:09 AM PDT0

World of Warcraft players can purchase Shadow the Fox in order to contribute to disaster relief funds, both national and international.
by Nate Church13 Sep 2017, 12:45 PM PDT0

After four years of litigation, on Thursday, a Dallas court ruled in favor of iLife Technologies to the tune of $10 million against Nintendo.
by Nate Church1 Sep 2017, 2:05 PM PDT0

Ohio State University has revoked the Ph.D. of a co-author to a retracted study that claimed first-person shooter video games made people better shooters in the real world.
by Nate Church29 Aug 2017, 12:10 PM PDT0

Volition’s Agents of Mayhem couches tired gameplay in bland world design and populates it with a cast of grating one-dimensional caricatures.
by Nate Church28 Aug 2017, 2:59 PM PDT0

I came away from this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo excited about a precious few upcoming titles. Foremost among them was Middle-earth: Shadow of War. I described the elegance with which the developers introduced complexity to 2014’s Shadow of Mordor’s alchemy of procedural generation and visceral combat. I said that I would be “shocked if it doesn’t immediately become one of the year’s highlights” upon its release, and I meant it.
by Nate Church25 Aug 2017, 12:57 PM PDT0