Melbourne: High-intensity active video games may improve cardiovascular health in children, according to a new study.
While other studies have assessed children's energy expenditure and physical activity while playing active video games, this is the first study to measure the direct health benefits of high-intensity gaming on children's arteries.
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03:32 PM, May 20, 2013
Los Angeles: Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo. Sega says it will exclusively release the next three games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms. The first title will be called "Sonic Lost World" and is set for release on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS later this year. "With 'Sonic Lost World,' we're going to introduce new gameplay and enemies, which is always fun," said John Cheng,...
10:49 AM, May 18, 2013
Gesta Final starts with the user joining the 82 rebels who in 1956 sailed to Cuba from Mexico aboard the Granma. ...
12:46 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Playing action video games can boost reading skills in dyslexic children, a new study has found. ...
03:22 PM, Mar 02, 2013
When nWay began a trial of its dark, sci-fi combat game "ChronoBlade" on Facebook last year, the San Francisco-based startup felt sure it had a hit on its hands. ...
01:30 PM, Feb 02, 2013
China is considering lifting a decade-long ban on video game consoles, the official China Daily newspaper reported on Monday, sending shares of major hardware makers such as Sony Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd surging. ...
12:59 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Playing video games may help kids become smarter by boosting their self-esteem and problem-solving skills besides motivating them to exercise, a new Australian study claims. ...
06:28 PM, Jan 17, 2013
The video game industry, blamed by some for fostering a culture of violence, defended its practices on Friday at a White House meeting exploring how to prevent horrific shootings like the recent Connecticut elementary school massacre. ...
08:50 AM, Jan 12, 2013
New Delhi: Eight-year-old Ritesh Walia peers through his spectacles at Hercules saving a lost princess, his latest video game. After five hours with Hercules, he switches to Angry Birds, and then to Pokemon. Ritesh is not alone in his addiction to video games. With increasing access to computers, smart phones, 3D television, ipads and numerous other gadgets, childhood myopia (near-sightedness) has become a huge risk for urban children, say experts....
02:01 PM, Oct 11, 2012
London: Teenagers including girls who play violent video games over a number of years tend to become more aggressive towards other people, a new long-term study has warned. Researchers from Brock University in Canada said the study was the first to show a clear link between a sustained period of playing violent games and subsequent increases in hostile behaviour, the Daily Mail reported. Girls who play violent computer games during...
02:03 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New York: Kids burned more calories while playing dance and boxing video games than they did during a sedentary car racing game, in a new UK study. Researchers said it's not surprising children would get their body working harder while playing a game on Kinect for the Xbox 360 that requires being off the couch and jumping around. But it's still not clear whether that translates to real weight and...
06:21 PM, Sep 26, 2012
London: Playing violent video games could be a good way to cope with pain as it increases your tolerance by up to 65 per cent, a new study has found. Researchers at Keele University found that 40 volunteers were able to stomach pain for 65 per cent longer after playing violent 'first person shooter' games, in which a player kills enemies in a virtual environment, than those who had played...
04:24 PM, Sep 09, 2012
Los Angeles: Warren Spector realises that he made a mistake with "Epic Mickey," his 2010 action-adventure game starring the world's most famous mouse. Despite his insistence on crafting an interactive homage to the silent cartoons that inspired him to create "Epic Mickey," the veteran designer acknowledges that the game's characters should have actually spoken. "I made a choice. In retrospect, I wish I made a different one," said the mastermind...
12:18 PM, Mar 22, 2012
Tokyo: Three years ago the "Toylet" was just a pipe-dream for developers at Japanese video game maker Sega, but now the urinal video game has been rolled out at pubs across the nation. Users target their urine at a sensor inside the toilet which measures volume and speed, with software then matching that to progress in a selection of five video games in a console mounted at the top of...
04:24 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Mumbai: After "RA.One", Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Don 2: The King is Back" is set to be turned into a video game and director Farhan Akhtar says this would allow fans a personal dose of action and adventure. "I felt that this could be an interesting yet fun way to let people have their personal dose of action and adventure," Farhan said in a statement. Farhan and Ritesh Sidhwani's Excel Entertainment...
04:15 PM, Dec 08, 2011
Washington: Activision Blizzard's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" video game racked up more than $400 million in sales on its first day in stores in the United States and the United Kingdom. Activision said in a statement on Friday its biggest holiday title had sold 6.5 million units, which breaks last year's record of 5.6 million units, or $360 million in sales. The version of the game released last...
10:01 AM, Nov 12, 2011
New York: To impress kids these days, it's not enough to make another video game. Mere action figures won't do, either. So Activision is merging the two. With "Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure," embarking on a new venture that's part handheld toy, part digital entertainment. Aimed at kids, "Skylanders" is among the latest and most ambitious game in a growing genre that blends a child's physical world with a video game and...
10:56 AM, Oct 18, 2011
Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan today launched the digital avatar of G.One, a character that he plays in his much-awaited film 'Ra.One'. Shah Rukh had roped in UTV Indiagames to design a social game based on the film, which would serve the dual purpose of marketing the film as well as entertaining the users in the digital space. "We are bringing in the country the first superhero social game. It...
03:56 PM, Oct 04, 2011
An avid gamer himself, Shah Rukh Khan has come out with games inspired by his upcoming action thriller 'Ra One'. ...
02:16 PM, Oct 04, 2011
