Last week, we took a look at some examples that Anderson gave on video games’ adverse effects on children. This week, we’ll look at an experiment conducted by Anderson himself. The experimental results in Anderson and Bushman’s studies are legitimately interesting. Much of the work revolves around measurements of aggression. The idea is to sit subjects down in front [...]

Despite all the US server woes for SimCity, the EA executives assured European gamers that Origin would be ready for the additional load. However, it seems that these promises were just based on hope rather than fact. According to an internal EA memo from Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw and released by Polygon, the memo stated, “It’s also now evident [...]

Ultima creator, Richard Garriott has just launched his new Kickstarter Campaign for a game he is calling “Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues”. When asked to describe the project, he says it will be “the antithesis of MMOs.” He is asking for $1 million dollars to get the project off the ground. If you want to learn more or contribute [...]

Yo yo yo!  In this episode of the NGN n00bcast we talk about the sluggish Wii U sales and the impact the next gen consoles may ultimately have on the system.  We cover the micro transactions EA’s planning on putting in to their mobile games, and the effect that model could have on consoles when the time arrives.  We also talk about PAX East, [...]

We know that SimCity has been having a very difficult time getting SimCity to all the people that want to play it. Earlier today, they disabled the leaderboards, achievements and region filters of the game to reduce the server load. This was designed to give the engineers more leeway with patching the game. However, the move has not been working very [...]

Microsoft announced today that Age of Empires II HD will be hitting Steam on April 9th. Those who pre-purchase the game at a 10 percent discount, will be able to earn early access to the game starting on April 5. Age of Empires II HD Edition includes all the single player content from Age of Kinds and the Conquerors, totaling 18 campaigns in all. [...]

Dead Space 3 Awakened is coming out next week and for those that are fans of the original franchise, expect big changes. A common complaint about Dead Space is the lack horror elements. Well luckily for them, this DLC is all about adding those elements back in. It is easier to let the video speak for itself, so take a [...]

As you probably know already, God of War Ascension is coming out on Tuesday. To celebrate, Sony has released another multiplayer trailer showing off the character of Poseidon. If you played the multiplayer demo, you know that you can  pledge loyalty to a god. This video showcases Poseidon, “a god to be reckoned with.” We’ll let the trailer speak for itself, [...]

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger has received a new teaser trailer via Techland. The trailer is meant to give you a glimpse up to the game’s full reveal on March 14th. This trailer introduces the protagonist Silus Greaves to the masses, though sadly, not much else. Check it out and let us know what you think. Call of Juarez: Gun Slinger [...]

From the games initial release, the game has been plagued with logistical problems. First, the sheer volume or orders flooded EA and caused significant delays to all customers, even those that pre-loaded the game. SimCity’s Senior Producer Kip Katsarelis agreed that there were technical issues with the game and that the problems were getting worse. He mentioned that EA’s server [...]