Environmental Group Rates Console Energy Use
The Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental non-profit group, has studied the energy consumption patterns of the Xbox 360, PlayStation...
READ MORE >Study: Violent Games Affect Boys' Heart Rates, Sleep
A trio of Swedish research institutions have measured heart rates in adolescent, game-playing males and found that those who play violent games...
READ MORE >"Umm, I'm looking into the stuff but did they even have a control group?"
see all 22 commentsECA on Violent Game Study: 'We Remain Wanting'
The Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) today responded to a recent study connecting violent video games to violent behavior, saying that the...
READ MORE >"Last night I was overwhelmed with impulses to violently attack mole rats. I even went so far as ..."
see all 21 commentsStudy: Violent Games Cause Violent Behavior
A new study from Iowa State University suggests that playing violent video games leads to more aggressive behavior in children, CNN reports....
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see all 48 commentsStudy: Gamers Own A Lot of Games, Some Unopened
A packaging-focused study from the NPD Group has found that the average number of games in a frequent gamer's collection totals a staggering 48...
READ MORE >"Why buy the games at full price if you're gonna wait anyway? Might as well save the money and ..."
see all 75 commentsStudy: Gamers Have More Dates, Fun than Non-Gamers
The numbers now show that gamers are generally more social than non-gamers--according to a survey commissioned by IGN, anyway. Gamasutra...
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see all 42 commentsStudy: Skilled Gamers Likely Premature Ejaculators
Men that excel in the virtual worlds of video games may be more prone to premature ejaculation, sexual psychotherapist Paula Hall tells the BBC....
READ MORE >"That explains why I shoot my muck every time I knife somebody in COD 4!"
see all 128 commentsStudy: Gamers Not Fat, But Sad
A survey of over 7,000 EverQuest II players suggests that online gamers are in better physical condition than the average American, though they are...
READ MORE >"It really is a great game. It's got its flaws, of course, but it has more fun moments than not."
see all 52 commentsStudy: Racism Exists in Virtual Worlds
Confirming what online gamers who use voice chat already know, a study at Northwestern University concluded that racial bias affects interactions...
READ MORE >"Orcs. They are built like trucks, but they are stupid. They have enormous nostrils, big fat ..."
see all 55 commentsStudy: Gold Farming $500M Industry, Ties to Criminal Underworld
Gold farming in games like World of Warcraft is now an industry worth an annual $500 million, according to a study from Manchester University...
READ MORE >"People making throwing down the race card aren't looking to examine it logically. They're ..."
see all 32 commentsStudy: 70 Percent of Major US Companies Use Interactive Software to Train Employees
The Entertainment Software Association has released the results of a study that shows 70 percent of major US employers use interactive software to...
READ MORE >"I thought those screenshots were awesome but then I realized IDKFA probably doesn't work."
see all 10 commentsStudy: 82% of PC Gamers Don't Mind In-Game Ads; In-Game Ads Found At Least 61% Effective
82% of PC gamers feel that games are "just as enjoyable with ads as without," according to a new study from research group Nielsen. After viewing...
READ MORE >"there are several cutscenes where they cut the camera to view the back of a monitor for several ..."
see all 88 commentsStudy: Red Beats Blue More Often in PC Shooters
A new study published in the journal Cyberpsychology and Behavior found that red teams triumph over blue teams more than half of the time in online...
READ MORE >"Same here. All of my enemies in Q3, Q4 and CPMA are bright green, fullbright yellow in QW, and ..."
see all 57 comments1 in 5 Casual Gamers Have Disability, Survey Says
More than 20% of those that play casual games like Peggle and Bejeweled have some sort of "physical, mental or developmental disability," according...
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see all 45 commentsNielsen: Xbox 360 Dominates Console Play Time
Data compiled by consumer research group Nielsen and discovered by IGN found that both younger and older console gamers spent most of their time...
READ MORE >"I'm with you on that--except for the PS3 being a cheap BluRay player."
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