What's this? An article on a mainstream news site proclaiming that gaming will not turn our children into mini Charles Mansons? It's true!

According to a story published at MSNBC, the Pew Internet & American Life Project is discovering that online games are positively affecting our children's civic experiences. The research doesn't simply track how much time kids are spending in social games, but it's delving into what the children are doing with that time.

"Video games can provide hands-on learning opportunities for kids that can be much more meaningful than reading a textbook," this article states. It goes on to make an interesting analysis of social interaction in our favorite online games, "Helping a newbie get his sea legs in a game simulates the real-world experience of volunteering. And playing games online can expose kids to people with worldviews that differ from their own - in positive and negative ways."

source : www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26726230/

"Every week the Japanese magazine Famitsu asks their readers which game they want most."

Check it out

Hoho..GTA4 at number 13. Not a good sign.

USA -Brad Pitt

Russia - AK47

Germany - Beer

England - Snatch (the movie)

Australia - Anti-asian

France - Headbutt FTW

Italy - Headbutt FTL

Japan - Busy busy

China - Copy copy

Mexico - Pinata

Pity them...I know how they feel.. :| I hope that someday that they could pulloff a Final Fantasy..

"Publisher confirms numbers as Euro business downsizes"

actual news : http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/58-staff-face-the-axe-at-ncsoft-europe

Final Fantasy 8.

Because it's too mushy mushy for me.

Read: "for me"

WOAH!

Mark Wahlberg, the actor slated to play Max Payne in the upcoming film based on the popular video game franchise, states that he has not played, and will not play the video game. Why? Because he says he has an addictive personality, and that, combined with his other adult responsibilities, simply won't mesh well.

In an interview with People.com, Wahlberg says "I didn't want to play because I have an addictive personality." The actor then adds:

"I got more responsibility now than I've ever had with the kids and everything else. I don't want to be spending 14 hours on the videogame and then eight hours on the set. It's not going to work out."

That's strange. I seem to remember Mark Wahlberg posing for Calvin Klein in his underwear, grabbing his crotch, and belting out really bad rap songs about vibrations or something like that.

Guess it's a good thing his addictive personality didn't kick in back then, or we may have been treated to a Max Payne in boxer briefs, running around shooting people and asking "can you feel it baby?".

news from http://www.ripten.com/2008/07/28/mark-wahlberg-wont-play-max-payne-video-game-cites-addictive-personality/

[QUOTE="Merc009"]

Whats up with all this porn ads around gamespot ? some ads about "Snorg Trees" with hot chicks in them with very little clothes WTH

they dont bother my but my PC is in a place where its visible to anyone

newb16

If your trying to say that gamespot should take the ads off...it wont work. Gamespot is in fore the popularity, and cash... mostly popularity.

Quite true. Gamespot.com is ranked a PageRank 8. That's damnly popular.