Video Games Improve Children’s Intellectual and Social Skills

Mar 18, 2016 | Geek & Sundry

Want to introduce children to video games but afraid the only skill they’ll develop is a quick trigger finger? Fear not. Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, along with colleagues at Paris Descartes University, have found that children...

This Half-Life vs Portal Short Has Exactly As Much Dialogue As You Think It Does

Mar 11, 2016 | Geek & Sundry

Take two silent protagonists from two different Valve game series. Add cake. Mix in two very interesting weapons of choice. Voilà. You get one of the more amusing fan films, one where Gordon from Half-Life meets Chell from Portal. In this fan film from...

The best Star Wars video game of all time, Knights of the Old Republic, is getting even better

Mar 9, 2016 | SyFy

Modders are polishing the game’s outdated graphics–and including new content.

Turns Out The Older You Get, The Less Competitive a Gamer You Become

Mar 1, 2016 | Geek & Sundry

Any good gamer can kick your ass in an online duel, but only younger gamers want to. It seems the older you get, the less competitive a gamer you become. Games research company Quantic Foundry, headed by researcher Nick Yee has recently released results of their study...

Violent Video Games Cause Stress in Girls, But It’s Not What You Think

Feb 25, 2016 | Geek & Sundry

What do you get when you make dozens of boys and girls play video games? You learn a lot about making children play video games. According to a study published in Psychiatric Quarterly, Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson and colleagues found video games did not increase the...