Video games cause depression because they are absorbed in a myriad of ways. By sitting at a computer for hours on end, playing violent video games is causing your brain to continue to receive a bunch of dopamine. This is the same sort of chemical released when you experience joy,…

At first, it started as a joke. One of my friends asked me if the next video game I played would make me feel sick, and I said, "Probably." At the time, I just thought the game was likely to be hard, and I wanted to know how I would…

According to a study by the University of California at Irvine, video games helped increase the brain's gray matter. The study revealed that 20 to 30 minutes of video gameplay a day could result in an increase in gray matter in the frontal lobe by an average of 10%. Researchers…

How did people come up with video games? Is there a history of video games that we can trace all the way back to the early 20th century? How did it develop? What kind of things can we expect in the future of video games? The development of video games…

This is an excerpt from The Psychology of Gaming: New Frontiers, co-authored by Tim Rains, Editor-in-Chief of Psychology of Games. Why do video games affect the brain? Why do video games affect the brain? Are video games good for you? Can video games really make you smarter? Are video games…

Video games have become a big part of my life. They have given me fun, adventure, and a sense of belonging, but also a sense of loathing, sadness, and being completely lonely. I don't enjoy playing video games, and I find them a pretty disgusting, disgusting, disgusting waste of time.…

This piece will also focus on pricing in New Zealand, what hardware costs, prices and details of preorders and distribution, etc. A recent thread has been going on for a while on the nzgamer forums where people are explaining what it’s like to purchase new video games in New Zealand.…

A lot of video games are made in Japan for one main reason. It’s cheaper than making them in the United States and other foreign countries. Japan is a very cheap place to make video games. The graphic engines have the most down-to-earth prices. Japan also has something called a…

I've been playing videogames since I was old enough to sit up and let me tell you: I've been a gamer almost my entire life. Some would say I was addicted to them, and I'm going to agree. After being out of the game for about 3 years, and settling…

Recently a California elementary school teacher was fired for showing her students a video game called “Breakout.” The school had banned the game in the past because it was too violent. According to The New York Times, the video game is set in a jungle. A player is allowed to…