Health and Gaming Research Aided by $2M in Grants
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...
READ MORE >Survey Details Game Developers' Salaries
Game Developer Magazine has released the results of its seventh annual Game Developer Salary Survey, which figures the average American game...
READ MORE >"As someone who has tested sports games (checking stats to make sure they are accurate after each ..."
see all 128 commentsStudy Recommends Releasing Trailers Over Demos
A study presented at last week's MI6 game marketing conference indicates that games promoted by advance trailers sold better than those prefaced by...
READ MORE >"Okay, so if game is good, release demo and badass trailers. If game sucks, release badass ..."
see all 50 commentsStudy: American Used Game Market 49 Million Strong
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,...
READ MORE >"Nevermind, all games should be digitally distributed plus locked to your ..."
see all 39 commentsStudy Likens Game Addiction to Asperger's Syndrome
A study published by the British Psychological Society suggests that people who are addicted to games display similar personality traits as those...
READ MORE >"So being a nice guy is a symptom of a disorder? Psychology is silly, to put it 'agreeably'."
see all 32 commentsStudy: Gamers Relaxed, Less Angry After Playing Violent Games
A recently published study suggests that people who play violent games online actually feel more relaxed and less angry after they've played....
READ MORE >"Wow, I was thinking the same thing. Only if you win are in a winning "mode" when you finish. ie. ..."
see all 25 commentsStudy: Gamers Dislike Killing, Enjoy Death
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...
READ MORE >"Too bad they've never watched me play TF2. I get pissed when I die, especially when it's ..."
see all 14 commentsStudy: Men Predisposed to Video Game Addiction
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...
READ MORE >"Bullshit.... Men like competitiveness ..... (gaining territory in this example) Do the same ..."
see all 57 commentsStudy Finds 63 Percent of U.S. Plays Games, Often to Relieve Stress
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...
READ MORE >"Every day when I get home from work I feel so frustrated The boss is a jerk And I get my ..."
see all 9 commentsESA Study Finds Game Industry Growing Faster Than U.S. Economy
An unsurprising study funded by the Entertainment Software Association found that the industry is performing relatively phenomenally, with 17%...
READ MORE >"Just read the Game Developer salary surveys mentioned previously, the average salary is in the ..."
see all 16 commentsStudy Claims Xbox 360 Achievements Boost Sales, Review Scores
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....
READ MORE >"I'm sure achievements can make people buy games but I usually rent ones that achievements are ..."
see all 28 commentsStudy Claims 30% of 360 Owners Unaware of XBLA
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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see all 26 commentsStudy Finds MMO Players Make Great Leaders
A new study suggests that many of the traits displayed by dedicated MMORPG players are key to successful business leadership.
READ MORE >"Wow, that's me in that picture in the Gamecube t-shirt. That picture was taken at GDC 06, and I ..."
see all 66 commentsStudy Reveals Payola in Online Tech Coverage
Technology news site DailyTech has published the results of its extensive three-month investigation examining the prevalence in pay-to-play content...
READ MORE >"I'll say this -- working on 3DGPU for nearly 5 years, marketers and PR departments got ..."
see all 55 commentsStudy: Violent Games Reinforce, Not Create, Violent Tendencies
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...
READ MORE >"Uh, 120 kids over 20 minutes of an old and unrealistic looking game? The other study was 44 ..."
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