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Civilization Revolution - (USA)
Developer: 2K Games Price: $4.99 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Graphics / Sound Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Game Controls Rating: 3.4 out of 5 stars Gameplay Rating: 4.95 out of 5 stars User Interface Rating: 4.15 out of 5 stars Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars Overall Rating: 4.26 out of 5 stars People often describe games on the iPhone as “addictive,” or, if they’re using improper grammar, “addicting.” Well, you haven’t experienced addiction on the iPhone until
http://www.148apps.com/reviews/civilization-revolution/
On PlayStation Network this week: Batman: Arkham Asylum and Worms demos. Crystal Defenders and TV Sh - (USA)
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP this week in America and Europe. AMERICAN PlayStation Store for PS3 Qore Episode 15: August 2009 ($2.99) Episode 15 of Qore: Presented by the PlayStation Network transports viewers to the massively multiplayer battlefields of MAG, jumps into Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, rolls on with Katamari Forever and gets its kicks with Tekken 6
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2009/08/07/on-playstation-network-this-week-batman-arkham-asylum-and-worms-demos-crystal-defenders-and-tv-show-king-games-call-of-duty-world-at-war-map-pack-3.htm
SNL to broadcast short films special - (USA)
Filed under: OpEd , Saturday Night Live , Reality-Free Do you remember the short films that SNL broadcast through the years? It started, I think, with Mr. Bill during the Not Ready For Prime-Time Players era and currently involves the Lonely Island songs. This could explain why SNL has chosen Lonely Island and SNL member Andy Samberg to host a special broadcast of the SNL short films on May 17 at 9PM. I'm not sure which short is my favorite. There was an old one involving childre
http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/05/09/snl-to-broadcast-short-films-special/
iPhone Game Addiction Responsible For Huge Unemployment Rates - (USA)
by Keith Wellman In today’s world of electronics, gadgets, and TV, it’s no wonder that unemployment is so high. You may be thinking that this statement is completely false and has no real bearing on unemployment (you’re probably right) but, hear me out. The iPhone is quickly becoming one of the main attraction to people wanting to waste time playing games. There are tons of games (tower defense, strategy, and more), applications, and useless apps available. It’s no wonder so many people f
http://blog.financenewstoday.com/computers/iphone-game-addiction-responsible-for-huge-unemployment-rates/
Gamasutra - Feature - "Addiction and the Structural Characteristics of Massively Multiplayer On - (USA)
http://gamasutra.com/features/20060822/clark_01.shtml
Game addiction specialist says games not addictive - (USA)
Game addiction specialist says games not addictive Nine out of 10 times, anyway. According to a BBC article linked on GamePolitics.com, of the people who have sought treatment at the Smith & Jones Center for video game addiction in Amsterdam — a facility set up specifically to treat such addictions — around 90 percent were not addicted at all. That figure comes from the center’s founder and head, Keith Bakker. GamePolitics quotes Bakker as per the article: “These kids come in showing som
http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/updownleftright/2008/11/26/game-addiction-specialist-says-games-not-addictive/
20 years on, life is still tough for Romania’s street children - (USA)
THE OBSERVER When Ed Vulliamy visited Bucharest in 1996, he discovered a group of youngsters living underground. Here, he revisits ‘the hole’ 20 years after the fall of the Ceausescu dictatorship and finds that a drug-free life and hard work have brought hope by Ed Vulliamy Laurentiu, left, and Cola near their trailer in Bucharest. They lived in the sewers until a year ago “Come,” Anca had said 13 years ago, “I want you to meet some interesting people”. Beside a Bucharest fa
http://luishipolito.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/20-years-on-life-is-still-tough-for-romanias-street-children/
Newbies Guide for World of Warcraft - (USA)
by Michael Arthas Do you know World of Warcraft? Most online gamers, probably all of them, will say “YES” to the question. World of Warcraft held the world record for the most subscribed MMORPG until now. It is estimated to have 11.5 million subscribers around the world, mostly from Asia continent. How WoW got its fame? One of the reason is because this MMORPG is very easy to access and easy to understand. Even for a person who have never played online games before, playing World of Warcraft w
http://artsandentertainment.themissingscrew.com/newbies-guide-for-world-of-warcraft/
NFL Week 13 Predictions - (USA)
Hope everyone’s having a (2)dope break from all the stressors in the world and lamping with family or scoring a nice deal from the stores. After my own experience with Black Friday I’m sure that’ll be my first and last time doing that. I had to wait in line for almost 90 minutes just to enter a store raped for all its goods, only to find a jacket - which was what I was looking for the entire time - chilling in the cut untouched. And let me not get into the Wal-Mart employee who got trampled
http://2dopeboyz.com/2008/11/29/nfl-week-13-predictions/
Detox For Video Game Addiction?, Experts Say Gaming Can Be A Compulsion As Strong As Gambling - CBS - (USA)
Compulsive video gaming is a modern-day psychological disorder that experts say is becoming increasingly popular.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/03/health/webmd/printable1773956.shtml
The Sunday Herald - Scotland's award-winning independent newspaper - (USA)
http://www.sundayherald.com/display.var.2104838.0.0.php?utag=28464
Xanax Addiction | Addicted to Xanax | Alprazolam - (USA)
Xanax and alprazolam are benzodiazepines used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. They are commonly prescribed and can be habit forming.
http://www.myaddiction.com/xanax_addiction.html
To Bet Or Not To Bet: How The Brain Learns To Estimate Risk - (USA)
Researchers have made an important neurobiological discovery of how humans learn to predict risk. The research, appearing in the Journal of Neuroscience, will shed light on why certain kinds of risk, notably financial risk, are often underestimated, and whether abnormal behavior such as addiction (e.g. to gambling or drugs) could be caused by an erroneous evaluation of risk.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080312093854.htm
What Unites Advocates of Speech Controls & Privacy Regulation? - (USA)
What Unites Advocates of Speech Controls & Privacy Regulation? [ pdf ] by Adam Thierer & Berin Szoka The Progress & Freedom Foundation, Progress on Point No. 16.19 Anyone who has spent time following debates about speech and privacy regulation comes to recognize the striking parallels between these two policy arenas. In this paper we will highlight the common rhetoric, proposals, and tactics that unite these regulatory movements. Moreover, we will argue that, at root, what
http://techliberation.com/2009/08/11/what-unites-advocates-of-speech-controls-privacy-regulation/
Turn Off the Bombardment - (USA)
Sometimes I suspect we’re afraid to expose ourselves to Stillness, to the raw forces of Nature and the Great Universe we live in. However, we need to make ourselves available to the Living Universe and not constantly crowd our souls with TV, computer, books, cell phones, video games, food, drugs, alcohol, sex, radio, shopping and so forth. You name it; my culture does it all. It’s an accepted way of life, and more often than not an addiction. As a species have we reached the point where this is
http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/turn-off-the-bombardment/
Tower Defense Games And iPhone Games Cause Of High Unemployment - (USA)
by Keith Wellman In today’s world of gadgets, gizmos, and electronic games, it’s no wonder that unemployment is so huge. You may be thinking that this statement is completely not true and has no real bearing on unemployment (you’re probably right) but, hear me out. The iPhone is quickly becoming one of the main attraction to people wanting to waste time playing games. There are tons of games (tower defense, strategy, and more), applications, and useless apps available. It’s no wonder so m
http://www.techabolic.com/tower-defense-games-and-iphone-games-cause-of-high-unemployment/
Gamez-N-Stuff Blogs: Seven Tips to Win Back your Video Gaming Spouse - (USA)
http://gameznstuff.blogspot.com/2008/03/seven-tips-to-win-back-your-video.html
Trapped in a game : The University Daily Kansan - (USA)
http://www.kansan.com/stories/2008/may/06/trapped_game/
Flash based Tower Defense Games - Part 2 - (USA)
Presenting, more flash based Tower Defense Games! =) - I had such a good time before when I posted a list that I thought was good (some of which, I still play when I’m bored) & it still is. But time comes when you’re a bit bored of playing the same old stuff and need [...] Related posts: 10 Best Flash Based Tower Defence Games I’m a big fan of Flash based Tower Defense games. This addiction started from Starcraft / Broodwars and then Warcraft, The frozen throne. May it be Dota or downlo
http://www.anewmorning.com/2009/04/16/flash-based-tower-defense-games-part-2/
Documentary: Videogame Violence & Effects on Youth - (USA)
http://www.videoludica.com/news/gameculture/documentary-videogame-violence--effects-on-youth
Chinese teen dies at Internet addiction rehab camp - (USA)
Associated Press | Aug 6, 2009 BEIJING — China is investigating the death of a teenager who was allegedly beaten to death in a camp designed to treat Internet addiction, state media said. Deng Senshan, 15, died Sunday, less than a day after his parents sent him to the camp in southern Guangxi province, Xinhua News Agency reported. The case has led medical experts to call for laws regulating centers that treat obsessive Web surfing. Concern over such behavior is so widespread in China, a
http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/chinese-teen-dies-at-internet-addiction-rehab-camp/
Cognitive Daily: Are MMORPGs "addictive"? - (USA)
A new cognitive psychology article nearly every day
http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2008/06/are_mmorpgs_addictive.php
Are Free Casinos Bets Addictive? | BLOGSPOT - (USA)
Author: 494 | Categories: Recreation | Posted: 15 May, 2008 | Tags: cash advances, casino bets, free bets, free casino game, free casinos, free online casino, free online casino games, free online casinos
http://blogspot.pcriot.com/recreation/are-free-casinos-bets-addictive/
The Situation of Self-Control - (USA)
Meredith F. Small had a very interesting article,”Losing It: Why Self-Control Is Not Natural” in a recent issue of LiveScience . Here are some excerpts. * * * After dinner last night, I lost my usual self-control and ate half a box of cookies. No wonder. My self-control had been under pressure all day. I righteously refused a muffin at breakfast, didn’t scream at my kid to get out the door although we were late, made a conscious decision not to run over a pedestrian crossing against t
http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/the-situation-of-self-control/
Chinese experts debate nature of internet addiction - (USA)
The Xinhua News Agency website has a headline news story reporting that Chinese experts are now hotly debating the topic of who should bear responsibility for curing internet addiction, and whether or not internet addiction should be considered a form of illness. These arguments follow the death of a teenager in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, who was killed while receiving treatment for internet addiction. “Is internet addiction an illness? If so, how should it be cured, and who should
http://chinanewswrap.com/2009/08/07/chinese-experts-debate-internet-addiction/
Desktop Tower Defense - (USA)
An addictive flash puzzle game.
http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/game.asp
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