VIDEO GAMES
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Seven Benefits of Roleplaying Games
A student at the University of Minnesota Duluth has written a column for the Duluth News Tribune implying that video games, or perhaps roleplaying games, or perhaps first-person shooters, or perhaps t...
Posted on 12/23/12 at 8:26 PM
REAL MONEY You don't have to be loaded to enjoy video games.
So there I was, staring at the elder dragon with my mace in one hand and a lightening spell in the other. The dragon was sure he had me and dove straight down. As I strafed left to avoid his horrific ...
Posted on 2/25/12 at 9:59 AM
JIMMY JABBER There’s no one to blame but yourself for missing class
Video games are the reason for students struggles in school as much as food is to blame for peoples weight issues. College often is a persons first taste of freedom (loads of free time) from parental ...
Posted on 12/27/11 at 1:00 AM
Blockbuster’s Top 10 video game rentals 
Top 10 Renting Video Game Titles at U.S. BLOCKBUSTER stores for the week that ended Nov. 13
By McClatchy-Tribune Information Services , November 17, 2011
Fans set sights on first 'Call of Duty' convention
The inaugural "Call of Duty XP" convention more closely resembled Disneyland than an actual battleground as the two-day event celebrating the shoot-'em-up video game franchise took flight at an old airfield in Los Angeles.
By Derrik J. Lang , September 02, 2011
Supreme Court: California cannot ban violent video game sales
The Supreme Court today refused to let California regulate the sale or rental of violent video games to children, saying governments do not have the power to "restrict the ideas to which children may be exposed" despite complaints about graphic violence.
By Jesse J. Holland , June 27, 2011
Modern war begets 'Modern Warfare 3'
This fall will see the culmination of what has become one of the biggest money-earning entertainment properties in the world: "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare."
By Brian Crecente , May 17, 2011
BASEBALL: Media spotlight finds Twins' Mauer
All-star catcher Joe Mauer met with the national types in New York because he was promoting the new video game "MLB11: The Show," for which he is the cover model for the second consecutive year. He spoke with the Minnesota media types Thursday morning because he's the Twins catcher and, well, it's part of his job.
By John Shipley , February 18, 2011
What happens when mom unplugs teens for 6 months?
Susan Maushart lived out every parent’s fantasy: She unplugged her teenagers.
For six months, she took away the Internet, TV, iPods, cell phones and video games. The eerie glow of screens stopped lighting up the family room. Electronic devices no longer chirped through the night like “evil crickets.” And she stopped carrying her iPhone into the bathroom.
By Beth J. Harpaz , January 21, 2011
Nintendo 3DS to cost $250, out March 27 in US
Promising to usher in a new era in 3-D entertainment, Nintendo says its glasses-free handheld 3DS will go on sale on March 27 in the U.S. for $250. That's the same price that the revolutionary Wii console cost when it went on sale in 2006.
By Barbara Ortutay , January 19, 2011
Police search for man who stole video game from boy's casket
Police are trying to find a man who they say stole a hand-held video game system and accessories from the casket of a Pennsylvania teen who had been killed in a Christmas Day traffic accident.
By Associated Press , December 29, 2010
Man playing real-life 'Frogger' on street hit by SUV
A man has been hospitalized after police in South Carolina say he was hit by a sport utility vehicle while playing a real-life version of the video game "Frogger."
By Associated Press , December 29, 2010
'Red Dead Redemption' branded game of the year
Rockstar Games' Wild West epic "Red Dead Redemption" rounded up four trophies at Saturday's Video Game Awards in Los Angeles, including Game of the Year.
By Associated Press , December 12, 2010
Supreme Court to hear violent video game ban case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday about the federal court's decision to throw out California's ban on violent games, marking the first time a case involving the interactive medium itself has gone before the Supreme Court. It's another sign that the $20 billion-a-year industry, long considered to be just child's play, is now all grown up.
By Derrik J. Lang , November 01, 2010
HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: Town hall on binge drinking ... Fort Totten community forum ... Rakel addresses integrative medicine ... more
Prairie Public Radio will host a town hall meeting as part of its “High Risk High: Youth Drinking in North Dakota” project. “Binge Drinking at UND, Recovering in a College Setting and Changing the Culture of Alcohol” is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday in the UND Memorial Union Loading Dock.
By Herald Staff and Wire Reports , March 22, 2010
Warner Bros. to produce 'Sesame Street' video games
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has signed a deal with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization which produces "Sesame Street" in over 140 countries, to create and publish a series of games for various platforms based on the 40-year-old children's series starring Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover and all their neighborhood pals.
By Derrik J. Lang , January 13, 2010
ODD: Mom calls 911 over son’s video game habit
Police say a frustrated Boston woman called 911 to say she couldn’t get her 14-year-old son to stop playing video games and go to sleep.
By Associated Press , December 21, 2009
Video game watchdog shuts down, a vicitim of the economy
Because of fundraising problems, the National Institute on Media and the Family is closing its doors as of Dec. 23. The institute issued annual reports on the suitability of video games.
By Jeff Baenen , December 18, 2009
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