Black Friday 2019 is nearly here, and sales on gaming hardware and software are already piling up. Ads for retailers from Amazon to Walmart are out, and we're scouring them all to find you the best deals on video games, hardware, accessories, and more.
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Gaming and PTSD: 'I'm more relaxed and happy online' - BBC News
A woman with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) says playing video games has helped her manage her condition for more than a decade.
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Experts said more research was needed on the therapeutic value of gaming, but there was "scope" for it to help mental health problems.
She explained that her anxiety was "easier to cope with because I'm not face-to-face with somebody" when talking online.
"I feel I can be more myself, whereas I'd normally be very nervous. I'm far more relaxed and happy when I'm online."
Florida Poly students unveil video game creations at Lakeland expo - News - The Ledger -
Florida Polytechnic students displays prototypes of video games they have developed in semi-annual Game Expo on campus.
LAKELAND — Keegan Sommer's face glowed almost as brightly as his purple shirt Thursday morning as he watched two fellow Florida Polytechnic University students attempt to demolish each other's military tanks. Virtually, that is.
Sommer, a senior majoring in computer engineering, stood beside a table where other students could grab controllers and play a video game he created called Tank Game. He and other students unveiled their designs at Florida Poly Game Expo, an event held each semester.
Loot boxes increasingly common in video games despite addiction concerns | Games | The Guardian
Research by academics at the University of York indicates that the prevalence of loot boxes – virtual bundles of random items exchanged for real-world money – is continuing to grow on desktop games: in the group of top games studied, the presence of loot boxes has increased from about 4% to 71% over the past nine years.
"We appear to have reached a point where the majority of gamers on Steam play games with loot boxes." He added that loot boxes were believed to be even more widespread in mobile games.
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How families can combat video game addiction at home - KXLY
SPOKANE, Wash. - People are paying thousands of dollars to get their kids into video game addiction rehab centers.
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They also may start avoiding social contact with others to play games, or they'll struggle to handle priorities like school work or chores.
With that said, it's important to understand how your kids can avoid a video game addiction without spending thousands of dollars.
Co-Founder of reSTART Rehab said all kinds of addiction need some sort of outpatient treatment.
Pamplin Media Group - Tigard senior finds success in line of video games
Here are a few: Since he began creating his own online video games when he was 13 years old, Hofer, now a Tigard High School senior, has seen 500 million unique play sessions, racked up 6 billion minutes of total game engagement, and has experienced as many as 100,000 concurrent or simultaneous players playing at the same time.
Hofer, 18, is the founder and chief executive officer of Silky Games LLC, which offers free-to-play, real-time games Hofer has designed over the years to be played on computers, tablets and smartphones.
Google Stadia: Video game cloud streaming service launches Tuesday
Google flips the switch Tuesday on its Stadia cloud gaming service, which lets you stream games to your television, computer, tablet and Android phone.
The main selling point? Stadia lets you play marquee video games without the need of a game console or PC to house the game. Instead your game resides on Google's expansive array of data servers.
Games delivered and stored in the cloud are a strategy aimed at attracting potential players who don't want to commit to a specific console system or spring for a personal computer. And the flexibility of Stadia, which lets you play games on smartphones, tablets and the web, could appeal to an audience used to bingeing video anywhere and anytime on any device.
2019 holiday video game buying guide | Arts & Entertainment | gazette.com
Terry is a journalist and social media manager for The Gazette. He's a graduate of the University of Denver, loves the Denver Broncos, and is a member of the Television Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association.
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