Playing violent video games 'has risks' AMONG young college students, the frequency and type of video games played appears to parallel risky drug and alcohol use, poorer personal relationships, and low levels of self-esteem, researchers report. “This does not mean that every person who plays...

'Battle' is a 2D, real-time, combat-oriented, multi-player, Flash game that will be the showpiece for a series of innovations for Multiverse Network, among which will be to give people the ability to interact between 2D and 3D versions of the same game. Developers of 3D virtual worlds and multiplayer...

For casino industry, server-based gaming still in the cards In the summer of 2005, the casino industry was abuzz with excitement over what was then seen as the next great thing–server-based gaming, a major technological shift in how slot machines work. Essentially, this innovation was going to make it...

Free online game lets you be 'Hero of the Hudson' US Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger has been widely called a hero for safely landing a passenger jet in the Hudson River last month. Now, as such things are wont to happen in Internet land, a free online game called Hero of the Hudson lets you...

Nintendo Discloses Game Release Dates Nintendo has announced release dates for many of their most anticipated games for both the DS and Wii. Check them out here! Many reputable news sites, including Kotaku and Joystiq, are reporting that Nintendo has announced the release dates for most of their biggest...