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A newsmaker you should know: Sophomore puts love of computer games to work Like many students his age, Andrew Duerig, 16, loves to play computer games. But the North Hills High School sophomore has taken his passion one step further and has started developing his own computer games. www.post-gazette.com
Boy creates computer games, website to help kids with cancer One young boy believes an act of kindness can go a long way for kids who are battling cancer. For Conner Haines, 11, of Honey Brook Twp., Chester Co., a difficult time in his family's past sparked an idea that could help others. "My sister had cancer when she was two-and-a-half," said Conner. "Cancer is close to our family's heart," said Conner's mother, Dawn Haines, who added that her son's ... www.wfmz.com
donga.com[English donga] Bad incidents involving teenagers inevitably can involve computer games. A middle school student`s suicide in Daegu last year was partly due to "game items" owned by students who bullied the student. english.donga.com
World Toys and Games Market to Reach US$100 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global outlook on the Toys and Games Industry. The global toys and games industry is driven by the growing popularity of console and computer games, in addition to video games. A peculiar trend driving the market is the growing disenchantment of children towards toys and games at an early age. The span of attention and the desirability to play with ... news.yahoo.com
Schools seeing improvement in math scores as students play video game For all the talk about ways to raise test scores in Las Vegas, a promising solution, educators say, may lie in one of the most criticized of youth activities: computer games. www.lasvegassun.com
Decipher Specs When Buying a Computer It's not hard to get tangled in technical jargon when buying a new PC, especially if it's your first. howto.wired.com
North East News: North Shields eight-year-old designs computer game MOST eight-year-old boys love playing computer games . . . but little Tyler Mckellow likes making them. www.sundaysun.co.uk
2K Games Announces The Darkness™ II Now Available 2K Games announced today that The Darkness™ II, the sequel to the hit 2007 title, The Darkness™, is now available in North America for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC*. finance.yahoo.com
ANALYSIS: Microsoft Flight Flight simulators have been around since the early days of computer games, with the first one landing around 30 years ago. Technology and business models have advanced dramatically, but flying sims have always remained a more traditional part of the market. Lucrative, too: Microsoft releases new version, third-parties sell extra content, enthusiasts are happy. The PC games sell steadily at ... www.mcvuk.com
Leading Brain Researcher Endorses New ifocus Computer Game Proven To Improve Kids' Mental Function and Attention Span LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The new ifocus computer game, launching next week for children ages 6 to 12 to improve attention, concentration and memory, has been endorsed by top brain imaging ... finance.yahoo.com
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