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Health and Gaming Research Aided by $2M in Grants

By Aaron Linde, May 27, 2008 8:02pm PDT

More than $2 million in grants will be awarded to 12 research teams across the United States to research the health benefits of gaming. Awarded...

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"Nobody seems to realize.. where else can you plot to take over the world, defeat your worst ..."

- loboca see all 9 comments

Survey Details Game Developers' Salaries

By Aaron Linde, Apr 14, 2008 8:00pm PDT

Game Developer Magazine has released the results of its seventh annual Game Developer Salary Survey, which figures the average American game...

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"As someone who has tested sports games (checking stats to make sure they are accurate after each ..."

- Derringer see all 128 comments

Study Recommends Releasing Trailers Over Demos

By Aaron Linde, Apr 14, 2008 1:14pm PDT

A study presented at last week's MI6 game marketing conference indicates that games promoted by advance trailers sold better than those prefaced by...

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"Okay, so if game is good, release demo and badass trailers. If game sucks, release badass ..."

- Medieval Barber see all 50 comments

Study: American Used Game Market 49 Million Strong

By Nick Breckon, Apr 09, 2008 9:55am PDT

A study commissioned by organizers at the MI6 game marketing conference has found that of the 75 million people who buy games in the United States,...

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"Nevermind, all games should be digitally distributed plus locked to your ..."

- dubiousbrick see all 39 comments

Study Likens Game Addiction to Asperger's Syndrome

By Aaron Linde, Apr 03, 2008 8:00pm PDT

A study published by the British Psychological Society suggests that people who are addicted to games display similar personality traits as those...

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"So being a nice guy is a symptom of a disorder? Psychology is silly, to put it 'agreeably'."

- jayacheess see all 32 comments

Study: Gamers Relaxed, Less Angry After Playing Violent Games

By Aaron Linde, Apr 02, 2008 8:36pm PDT

A recently published study suggests that people who play violent games online actually feel more relaxed and less angry after they've played....

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"Wow, I was thinking the same thing. Only if you win are in a winning "mode" when you finish. ie. ..."

- X-Nice see all 25 comments

Study: Gamers Dislike Killing, Enjoy Death

By Nick Breckon, Feb 26, 2008 10:17am PST

Do we really enjoy the deaths of our digital opponents? A new study by a team of researchers from Helsinki, Finland has made the news lately...

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"Too bad they've never watched me play TF2. I get pissed when I die, especially when it's ..."

- MR 9000 see all 14 comments

Study: Men Predisposed to Video Game Addiction

By Aaron Linde, Feb 07, 2008 8:00pm PST

A recent study shows that the addiction and obsession centers of the male brain are more reactant to video game play than those in women, the...

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"Bullshit.... Men like competitiveness ..... (gaining territory in this example) Do the same ..."

- ShadowRam see all 57 comments

Study Finds 63 Percent of U.S. Plays Games, Often to Relieve Stress

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 12, 2007 3:47pm PST

A new report by the industry watchers at the NPD Group found 63% of the U.S. population plays video games in some form. This includes players of...

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"Every day when I get home from work I feel so frustrated The boss is a jerk And I get my ..."

- Old_Fart see all 9 comments

ESA Study Finds Game Industry Growing Faster Than U.S. Economy

By Carlos Bergfeld, Nov 27, 2007 3:35pm PST

An unsurprising study funded by the Entertainment Software Association found that the industry is performing relatively phenomenally, with 17%...

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"Just read the Game Developer salary surveys mentioned previously, the average salary is in the ..."

- Tycho see all 16 comments

Study Claims Xbox 360 Achievements Boost Sales, Review Scores

By Nick Breckon, Oct 17, 2007 3:52pm PDT

Has a game's Achievement list ever impacted your decision to make a purchase? A new study by a Californian research firm says that it probably has....

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"I'm sure achievements can make people buy games but I usually rent ones that achievements are ..."

- sjpeters79 see all 28 comments

Study Claims 30% of 360 Owners Unaware of XBLA

By Carlos Bergfeld, Aug 13, 2007 4:41pm PDT

A survey by Frank N. Magid Associates found 30% of 149 Xbox 360 owners did not know Xbox Live Arcade existed. Of the remaining 70% who were aware...

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"Director's Cut of the movie 300, this version adds 60 more spartans to the mix."

- Psychic Potato see all 26 comments

Study Finds MMO Players Make Great Leaders

By Chris Faylor, Jun 29, 2007 12:08pm PDT

A new study suggests that many of the traits displayed by dedicated MMORPG players are key to successful business leadership.

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"Wow, that's me in that picture in the Gamecube t-shirt. That picture was taken at GDC 06, and I ..."

- x1commander see all 66 comments

Study Reveals Payola in Online Tech Coverage

By Chris Remo, Jun 04, 2007 11:10am PDT

Technology news site DailyTech has published the results of its extensive three-month investigation examining the prevalence in pay-to-play content...

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"I'll say this -- working on 3DGPU for nearly 5 years, marketers and PR departments got ..."

- Matt Burris see all 55 comments

Study: Violent Games Reinforce, Not Create, Violent Tendencies

By Chris Faylor, Apr 02, 2007 8:01am PDT

A recent study indicates that while violent video games can indeed result in more aggressive real-life behavior, they only do so in those with a...

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"Uh, 120 kids over 20 minutes of an old and unrealistic looking game? The other study was 44 ..."

- Wheatloaf see all 17 comments