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Study: Wii Can Alleviate Elderly Depression, Too
The benefits of the Wii and exergaming to patients in hospitals and elder-care facilities has been discussed nearly since the console’s release. Researchers in San Diego now say that Wii games can combat the onset of depression in elderly persons. A pilot study involving 19 subjects with subsyndromal depression – not full blown depression, but…
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UncategorizedIntroducing Monday Night Combat‘s ‘AmmoMule’
Uber Entertainment’s gunning for a macho future where class-based FPS death is televised live, with sponsorships. No doubt taking a page from Bud Light’s fake “Grooler” and “Foozie” we have something that keeps your ammo fresh and your bacon crispy. If you can’t get enough of shotgun shells and fried meat and need something to…
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First Claims Laid to Million-Dollar Perfect Game
Barely two days after release and MLB 2K10 players are boasting they’ve pitched perfect games – worth a $1 million bounty to the first to do so, verifiably. But cool your jets, we won’t know for sure for a while. To recap: 2K Sports has offered a cool million for the first player to go…
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MMO Parents Take Care of Virtual Toddler While Real One Starves
A Korean couple is said to have neglected their infant – to the point of starvation – while they fed their own online gaming addiction in Internet cafes. The Sun‘s reporting this, so, let’s get our sensationalism detectors on. The couple allegedly raised a virtual toddler in a game similar to Second Life, called Prius…
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Multiplayer Problems Persist in MLB 2K10
We’re in day three of MLB 2K10’s release, and also day three of MLB 2K10‘s multiplayer problems. While player-to-player game invitations are said not to be involved, many are having problems connecting to ranked matches. The solution requires a patch. That’s according to a 2K admin as of today. What happens in ranked match connections…
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SOE Dates Fan Faire 2010
It’s time to learn the date of the annual gathering of Sony Online Entertainment players, who will be flocking to Las Vegas this August to awkwardly realize that no one is really a Wood Elf, and the world is sad. Tickets will go on sale this spring for Sony Online Entertainment’s annual fan gathering, held…
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The Sims 3 Gets Ambitious New Expansion
Sure, your Sim has a lovely home, nice friends, and all the material wealth he or she could ever have, but what about ambitions? Take control of your career this June with The Sims 3 Ambitions expansion pack. The second step in EA’s plan to flood the market with Sims expansions, as it did with…
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Show Us Your 10-Year-Old PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is 10-years-old today, and just saying happy birthday and talking about our PS2 experiences isn’t enough! Take a picture of your PS2 and share it with the class. You show us yours, and I’ll show you mine. Unfortunately my last bulky PlayStation 2 console, complete with clear plastic case mod, was retired…
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SOCOM 4 Revealed, Franchise Returns To Zipper Interactive
Sony’s premier tactical shooter series is back in the hands of Zipper Interactive and ready to redeploy this fall with SOCOM 4. Featuring 32-player multiplayer, what does SOCOM 4 mean for the future of Zipper Interactive’s MAG? A militant revolutionary has seized control of an important South Asian country, and it’s up to you, the…
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