Video games have been a welcome distraction for many people while social distancing, but for a few they can create problems, too. A new study from Brigham Young University looked at video game addiction over the course of six years. KUER's Caroline Ballard spoke with the study's author Dr. Sarah Coyne. She is a developmental psychologist who teaches in BYU's College of Family, Home and Social Sciences.
Caroline Ballard: What was it that got you interested in this subject, and what questions did you want to answer?
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PHT remembers hockey video games: "Blades of Steel" made the cut for NES
Every Tuesday, PHT will remember a hockey video game (or games). Since we don't have every console or cartridge, some posts will be recollections, not reviews. This week, we look back at "Blades of Steel," best known for its Nintendo (NES) release.
Among hockey-loving gamers of a certain age, "Blades of Steel" or "Ice Hockey" can ignite a fierce debate.
As someone with vague "Blades of Steel" memories and who either wasn't good enough at "Ice Hockey" to remember it, or someone who never did, I can't say that the discussion moves me. Certainly not as much as playing bits of Konami's "Gradius" blew my youthful mind during the occasional "Blades of Steel" intermission.
'Chex Quest' Video Game Reborn, Was Cereal Box Giveaway In 1996 05/20/2020
Some video games just never die. Improbably, that includes the one that came for free on CD-ROMs discs packed into boxes of Chex cereals all the way back in 1996.
Chex brands this week debuted a new, free (and funny), high-definition version of the game called Chex Quest. It became available Monday on the online gaming platform Steam.
When Chex gave away 30 million of those CD-ROMs nearly a quarter century ago, it was the first time a video game was ever offered as a cereal box giveaway. (It also came with 50 free hours of America Online.)
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So what is it? A mish-mash of video game genres, essentially. Relentless recommends that new players start with Harvester Command , an eight-versus-eight struggle over a resource called essence. Players accrue the shiny blue substance by capturing and activating harvesters strewn across the map. The score won’t change, though, unless you control more of these giant drills than the opposing team.
Relentless says this “arcade” mode is a good way to experiment with new characters and familiarize yourself with the controls. When you’re ready for a tougher challenge, there’s Heart of the Hives . The four-on-four mode asks players to defeat giant monsters that spawn periodically on the map. Once defeated, they will drop a heart that needs to be defended briefly to secure a point. Score three points before the opposition and you win the game.
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Japan's Gamer Grandma: Meet 90-year-old Hamako Mori, the world's oldest video game YouTuber - CNN
Tokyo (CNN Business) A Japanese woman who built a cult following online with her video game skills has been recognized as the world's oldest YouTube gamer — at the age of 90.
Shop GameStop's flash sale and save up to 50% on pre-owned video games
At this point, most of us have been stuck inside for so long that we've had time to beat some of the longest, most massive video games in our libraries. The Legend Of Zelda: The Breath Of The Wild ? Check. Red Dead Redemption 2 ? Easy peasy, cowpoke. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ? Finally, at long last, donezo.
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The flash sale works in tiers where the more you buy, the more you save: If you buy two pre-owned titles that are listed at $19.99 or less apiece, you can take 20% off each. Buy three of those games and you'll save 30%. Four games? Forty percent off. You'll save the most if you buy five pre-owned games — that'll get you a whopping 50% off every title in your selection.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, video games can offer escape and connection - Hartford Courant
The coronavirus crisis isn't only on the TV screen or on the front page of your newspaper. It's there when you open Facebook or Twitter. It's the subject of countless texts, calls and video chats between worried family, friends and coworkers.
It's at the grocery stores, where masked customers hunt for toilet paper and hand soap, and at the hiking trails, where walkers and runners guesstimate six feet distances. It's in the empty places where we all used to go.
Russians spend more money on video games amid quarantine — retailers - Society & Culture -
MOSCOW, May 19. /TASS/. Russians have began to spend more money on video games duing the self isolation regime imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, representatives of the biggest retailers told TASS adding that the peak of demand was marked in late April-early May.
M.Video Eldorado notes that in the first four months of the year, demand for game consoles grew by 15% in physical and by 20% in monetary terms. But in April, in conditions of self-isolation, online sales of games and consoles more than tripled. Sony PlayStation 4 accounted for more than half of the unit sales, Microsoft Xbox took second place, and Nintendo took third.
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