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Ars Technica’s Kuchera Lambastes Activision Blizzard CEO

Thursday, January 22, 2009

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Ars Technica’s Kuchera Lambastes Activision Blizzard CEO

Yesterday, in a news piece for Ars Technica, Gaming Editor Ben Kuchera unleashed hell upon Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, criticizing his "cash lust" and depicting him as the devil himself in an accompanying illustration:

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Study: Violence Does Not Enhance Gaming Experience

Friday, January 16, 2009

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Study: Violence Does Not Enhance Gaming Experience

According to new research, violent content and imagery do not enhance a player's enjoyment of a video game. The study, conducted by researchers Richard Ryan and Andrew Przybylski at the University or Rochester, involved six experiments in which the level of violence in a normally violent game was decreased without changing its overall content or [...]

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Sonic Sets His Greedy Hedgehog Eyes on Chess

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

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Sonic Sets His Greedy Hedgehog Eyes on Chess

When will New Sonic stop ruining classics!? First, all of the “current” Sonic titles (barring the 2D handheld iterations) make me want to forget I ever loved the blue guy more than Mario. Now, Sonic is crossing beyond the games market, and attempting to hijack chess!

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