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Dec 01 2008

Classic Book Collection Headed to DS

Published by Chris under Games, News

From  destructoid.com (via gamepolitics.com):

DS-100books If you felt that being a hardcore gamer just isn’t uncool enough these days (hell, everyone has a DS now), then perhaps you’ll be looking to raise  the nerd stakes considerably by acquiring the 100 Classic Book Collection for DS.

As if you couldn’t already guess the central gimmick, the idea is to hold the DS sideways, mimicking a book, and you can flick through pages with the stylus. There are to be search and bookmark functions, and additional literature will be made available in Wi-Fi download form.

Amazon has the full list of titles included, but for an idea of what you’d be getting into, there will be Shakespeare, Dickens, Bronte, Hardy and Austen, as well as less dreary stuff like Arthur Conan Doyle and Jules Verne. 

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Nov 19 2008

Kids use video game violence to cut stress, but too much puts them at risk

Published by Chris under News

From google.com (canadianpress):

 Grand_Theft_ChildhoodYoung teens will use violence in video games to “manage their feelings,” say authors of a book about the impact of video games.

In their recently released “Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do“, Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson tell parents not to panic about video game violence.

Aside from playing for fun, kids play video games for creative reasons and to relieve stress, Olson said Tuesday.

“Also many children were using games to manage their feelings, and this seemed to be especially true for kids who played violent games like ‘Grand Theft Auto,”‘ said Olson.

Olson and Kutner, of Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital, were speakers at the Montreal International Game Summit, which showcases Quebec’s gaming industry.

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