Researchers from the Department of Psychology at the Yale University School of Medicine in West Haven, Connecticut, surveyed 4,028 adolescents about "gaming and reported problems with gaming and other health behaviors." A little over half (51.2 percent) reported gaming, and of those nearly a third (29.2 percent) were girls. Nothing surprising so far, but get this: "There were no negative health correlates of gaming in boys and lower odds of smoking regularly; however, girls who reported gaming were less likely to report depression and more likely to report getting into serious fights and carrying a weapon to school," according to the survey. [......]
Company's first headset makes good first impression Now, the first thing you’re going to notice about the HS1 USB gaming headset is that it isn’t the best looking set out there. It’s bulky, the color choice is uninspired, and the odd decision to pad the bottom and top of the headband gives the whole thing a sort of bloated aesthetic. There—now that that’s out of the way, we can talk about the reasons that Corsair’s first headset kicks ass[......]
Razer's new Nostromo Gaming Keypad is a new take on the original n52te SpeedPad it co-developed with Belkin a few years back. So what exactly is new? [......]
Valve may be able to control the space half of the space-time continuum, but it looks like the “time†bit is still giving the developer some trouble. Portal 2 – originally slated to short circuit gamers' brains in February – has now been pushed into the far reaches of April, specifically April 20. But hey, it's not all bad[......]
RAIDed SSDs and SLI for just over $4K If you’ve always wondered just where Velocity Micro likes to slot itself in a world of $8,000 wonder rigs and $2,000 budget gaming machines, the Edge Z55 seems to nail it. [......]
COD BLOPS may sound like something you should avoid like the plague (you know, because it sounds like some sort of plague), but that didn't stop one hojillion people from snapping it up on day one. Or, in real numbers: 5.6 million copies – for a total of $360 million[......]
Small vendor, humongous machine Prior to receiving the Nine X7200, we were unfamiliar with Malibal, and its motto, “Enlighten Transmute,†was equally mysterious. But the company claims to make the World’s Fastest Laptop, a concept that needs no explanation—only proof. To be honest, calling this 17-inch desktop replacement a laptop is somewhat ludicrous, as you’d probably do bodily harm bearing this machine’s 13-plus pounds atop your lap for any extended period[......]
Are you getting sick and tired of the same old Call of Duty formula year-in and year-out? [......]
We suppose that – on some level – Fallout: New Vegas' ticking time bomb-like tendency to blow up in your face at the slightest provocation is fitting, given the subject matter. However, that doesn't make it any less annoying to have your ninth 26-hour marathon session derailed by a full-stop crash or a quest that requires you to speak with someone who's somehow managed to teleport into the core of the earth. [......]
One step forward, two steps back. Just when you thought Microsoft's consistently behind-the-times (or “draconian,†because we think that's a neat word) online service had lost one of its main footholds and fallen into the abyss of your bad memories, Dawn of War and Company of Heroes publisher THQ has decided to forgive and forget. “It's been easier for development [moving to Steamworks], so far, but Microsoft is really talking to me a lot about getting back on Games for Windows Live,†THQ core games boss Danny Bilson told Shacknews [......]
The series that's ended relationships and turned more than a few people to lives of solitary, scruffy bearded hermitude is making a somewhat unexpected leap to Facebook, of all places. [......]
With the release of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform and Sony looking like its going to release a PlayStation phone , will the next gaming console war take place in the smartphone sector? If so, don't bet on Nintendo making an appearance. [......]
At a glance, Razer's newly announced Anansi keyboard looks like any other modern gaming plank. Ask Razer, however, and they'll tell you the Anansi is the world's first MMO gaming keyboard, and a perfect compliment to the company's Naga MMO mouse line. "The Razer Anansi gaming keyboard is the new weapon of choice for MMO gamers," said Robert Krakoff, president, Razer USA[......]
Are you sick and tired of people declaring PC gaming dead and gone when it's actually still alive and kicking? Does it make you want to physically kick them? In the head? [......]
For those who've been out of the loop for the past few months, videogames have come under fire again. Shocking, we know[......]
