Monthly Archives: May 2015

Banks Using Video Games to Bring In Younger Clients

Posted on May 28, 2015 by

Young people love video games, but hate banking! What a conundrum! The two are not mutually exclusive anymore, as Yahoo News is reporting that banks are using Video games to bring in new clients. Banks include several in Switzerland, and … Continue reading →

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New Study Links Video Game Usage to Alzheimer’s Disease (A.K.A New Study Doesn’t Say That)

Posted on May 20, 2015 by

If you’re keeping up with the news of the day, you may see numerous news outlets reporting that a new study coming out of a research group in Canada is claiming that they’ve discovered a link between video game usage and … Continue reading →

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This Day in Gaming History: Nintendo’s Revolution

Posted on May 17, 2015 by

This is a new feature on the blog in which we look back at some of the important landmarks of video game history and explore how they changed the video game landscape. Today we take you back to the futuristic … Continue reading →

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Psychologist Philip Zimbardo “Video Games Have Sabotaged What It Means To Be Male “

Posted on May 10, 2015 by

Fairly well know psychologist Philip Zimbardo, famously known for the Stanford Prison Experiments, has been making the rounds recently discussing the findings in his new book “Man (Dis)connected: How Technology Has Sabotaged What It Means To Be Male”. I haven’t had … Continue reading →

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Who is The Average Gamer?

Posted on May 3, 2015 by

With the 2015 Essential Facts about the Computer and Video Game Industry recently explored, I thought it would be interesting to use all of the data to create a picture of who the average gamer is. How are constructing this … Continue reading →

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