July 28th, 2011 by admin
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SeansieThe U.S. Supreme Court recently brought an end to California's Violent Video Games Law. The violent video games law was rejected with seven out of the nine panel justices in agreement. This comes as great news for every admirer of video games even though the politicians are still trying hard to defame video games.
Previously the U.S. Supreme Court somewhat agreed to rule on a Californian law that was meant for putting restrictions on sales of violent video games to minors. The recent decision of court clearly reflects that video games are looked upon as literary aids used for story telling very much similar to books, movies and plays. The developers of video games are ecstatic with the decision.
California was the seventh state in the U.S. which tried to regulate video games but it failed badly in its attempt, just like the other states.
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June 25th, 2011 by admin
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THQ InsiderA study carried out by the University of Missouri (MU) gives the explanation why the players of violent video games behave more aggressively. Bruce Bartholow an associate professor of psychology at MU revealed that the violent video games by monitoring the brain activity of the participant.
Before this study various researchers believed that becoming desensitized to violence leads to increased aggression in humans. However this causal attribution had never been demonstrated experimentally. 70 people participated in the study, they were randomly asked to play violent and non violent video games for 25 minutes.
A series of tests and tasks revealed that the participants who played violent video games were found to be more aggressive compared to the participants who played non-violent violent games. The study reveals that the brains of the people who habitually play violent games are less responsive to violence which in turn increases aggression.
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March 28th, 2011 by admin
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MSVGDriving games can be overlooked in the video game industry because many are too repetitive, but the new video game "Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit" gives gamers a totally different experience this time around. "Hot Pursuit" is the 16th entry into the sixteen year old EA series, and it is a reboot of the original "Hot Pursuit" that was released in 1998.
There is a story mode in this game that allows players to play as a police officer that is chasing down suspects, or a suspect racing against others while avoiding police attacks. There is also an online game mode where you can play against 7 other remote players in three different game modes. One of these modes allows four players to take the roles of street racers trying to win lengthy races, while the other four are police officers trying to prevent the racers from reaching their goal.
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