Video Games
Can Violent Video Games Set In Chicago Spark Real Bloodshed?
The Chicago police officer’s union is returning fire at “Hitman: Absolution,” which makes killing cops look like sport. CBS 2′s Brad Edwards reports.
Debate Renewed Over The Culture Of Violent Entertainment
Newtown, Conn. has revived the perennial debate over violence on TV and in video games. CBS 2′s Mike Parker reports.
Headquarters Beercade: A Tasteful Blast From The Past
I had been inside Headquarters Beercade for less than five minutes when it hit me: This place was unlike any other bar–or arcade–I had ever been to. Located in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, Headquarters Beercade seamlessly fuses together spectacular craft beer and cocktails with classic arcade games…
Made In Chicago: Classic Algonquin Arcade
Want to play Pac Man, Asteroids or Donkey Kong? If you said yes, you might have been a gamer back in the 1980s.
Research Shows Link To Violent Video Games, Brain Changes
Research presented at the Chicago meeting of the Radiological Society of North America has found a first-ever physiologic link between playing violent video games and changes in behavior.
Video Games Look To Fill The Void If NFL Games Are Missed
With the length of the NFL season still uncertain, and an NFL Lockout well over 100 days, many football fans are beginning to crave a football fix that they haven’t had since the Super Bowl.
Will County Prosecutor: Fight Not Over Against Violent Video Games
Video game makers and sellers may be celebrating after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday overturning the California ban on the sale or rental of violent games to children.
DePaul Library To Build Video Game Collection
Where can you get your gaming fix these days? If you’re a DePaul University student, the answer is as close as your campus library.
EA Sports’ NCAA Football 11 Review
Each new real college football season brings a new highly anticipated video game counterpart. And this year is by no means an exception to that. NCAA Football 11 might not come jam packed with new […]
Now You Can Really Be Like Mike
2KSports already has gamers anxiously awaiting the release of NBA2K11 after they made the announcement last month that Michael Jordan would be on cover. Well that news appears to be only the tip of the […]
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