GTA 5 16-bit Retro Super Nintendo Trailer!
Imagine playing GTA 5 on the Super Nintendo. Check out this remake of the original GTA 5 announcement trailer in retro form!
Source: Machinima
GTA 5 on SNES! (16-bit Trailer)
GTA 5 16-bit Retro Super Nintendo Trailer!
Imagine playing GTA 5 on the Super Nintendo. Check out this remake of the original GTA 5 announcement trailer in retro form!
Source: Machinima
Were We Wrong? Do Games Really Cause Violence?
Headline: New study conducted at the Messer Institute concludes that grass is green and water is wet. News at 11:00...
No, it’s not Déjà vu. You are once again reading a violence in gaming article by yours truly. While I felt I had clamped the lid pretty tight on this debate, a recent study released by a university in Canada has once again proven that there are no bounds to stupidity in academia these days. Hell, these are typically the people we look to as our knowledgeable and wise sages to lead our world into a better age. Yet in all their research, despite their book learnin', they never seem to account for one of the most important variables in the equation: simple common sense.
No, it’s not Déjà vu. You are once again reading a violence in gaming article by yours truly. While I felt I had clamped the lid pretty tight on this debate, a recent study released by a university in Canada has once again proven that there are no bounds to stupidity in academia these days. Hell, these are typically the people we look to as our knowledgeable and wise sages to lead our world into a better age. Yet in all their research, despite their book learnin', they never seem to account for one of the most important variables in the equation: simple common sense.
First, let’s take a look at their so called conclusion.
The findings are those of Mirjana Bajovic (conducted at the Brock University in Ontario) from a paper entitled “Violent Video Game Playing, Moral Reasoning, and Attitudes Towards Violence in Adolescents: Is There a Connection?” The study provided a sample group of teenagers (thirteen to fourteen years old) a selection of games ranging from Call of Duty and Need for Speed to Super Mario Galaxy and Rock Band. Among the list, a majority chose to play Call of Duty, while Mario clocked in at a close second. If you would like to read more in-depth regarding the parameters and statics used in the study (which consists of almost 300 pages), you can examine the full report by clicking here. However, the basic gist is easy to conclude; the ones who chose games like Super Mario and Rockband showed less of a change psychologically, while those who played violent titles like Call of Duty did. It’s what the study calls a shift in “moral maturity,” as it distinguishes violent games as something where a player is required to kill an opponent.
And here is why this study (including the intellectually stunted who’ll use it to prop up their arguments) is completly full of shite.
First of all, the study in and of itself is flawed. The sample group consists of about 100 kids pulled from schools around the Ontario area. Aside from the fact that the sample size is only 100 (out of an estimated 4.9 billion people on the planet the reportedly play some type of video game), Ontario is not exactly what I’d call representative of the global populous. For example if the study had been large enough to take a thousand kids from a city like Ontario or London, then another thousand from the suburbs of Chicago, a thousand from Japan and perhaps a final thousand from a rural community like Ottuma, Iowa, then I’d say your starting to get a better sense of how environmental factors affect the results. This also brings me to another point: the study openly acknowledges that it does NOT factor in any psychological variables (like home life of the children, social profiles, etc). As far as I know, humans are all slightly different (unless the governments cloning facility on Kamino is up and running). We all react to stimuli different, based on our personal experiences or “wiring.” Therefore, how can you POSSIBLY measure the effect of an x-factor like a violent game, when you’re not accounting for the drastic differences in the subjects? You yourself are a walking, talking testament to this fact. How many times have you had the desire to snipe someone from across the room just because you racked up an achievement for garnering 50 headshots in your favorite FPS? None? I thought not. I mean, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve rolled my car trying to pull off a crazy stunt I saw in GTA. Believe me, that’s a call you don’t want to make to GEICO.
It doesn’t really take a degree in psychology to come to the conclusion that this study is just more ridiculous tripe. It simply provides more kindling for the fire that people can point to and say “See, I told you so!” Never mind the other numerous, more thorough studies that prove games have a calming affect among ADD patients (we won’t let a silly thing like the facts get in the way here).
Riddle me this: if violent games cause violence, then it should work the other way around right? My conclusion is this MUST signify an influx of plumbers in the next five years, due to the noted popularity of Super Mario! I’m now officially smart… where’s my Ph.D?
Source: http://tinyurl.com/mrrk6tp
The findings are those of Mirjana Bajovic (conducted at the Brock University in Ontario) from a paper entitled “Violent Video Game Playing, Moral Reasoning, and Attitudes Towards Violence in Adolescents: Is There a Connection?” The study provided a sample group of teenagers (thirteen to fourteen years old) a selection of games ranging from Call of Duty and Need for Speed to Super Mario Galaxy and Rock Band. Among the list, a majority chose to play Call of Duty, while Mario clocked in at a close second. If you would like to read more in-depth regarding the parameters and statics used in the study (which consists of almost 300 pages), you can examine the full report by clicking here. However, the basic gist is easy to conclude; the ones who chose games like Super Mario and Rockband showed less of a change psychologically, while those who played violent titles like Call of Duty did. It’s what the study calls a shift in “moral maturity,” as it distinguishes violent games as something where a player is required to kill an opponent.
And here is why this study (including the intellectually stunted who’ll use it to prop up their arguments) is completly full of shite.
First of all, the study in and of itself is flawed. The sample group consists of about 100 kids pulled from schools around the Ontario area. Aside from the fact that the sample size is only 100 (out of an estimated 4.9 billion people on the planet the reportedly play some type of video game), Ontario is not exactly what I’d call representative of the global populous. For example if the study had been large enough to take a thousand kids from a city like Ontario or London, then another thousand from the suburbs of Chicago, a thousand from Japan and perhaps a final thousand from a rural community like Ottuma, Iowa, then I’d say your starting to get a better sense of how environmental factors affect the results. This also brings me to another point: the study openly acknowledges that it does NOT factor in any psychological variables (like home life of the children, social profiles, etc). As far as I know, humans are all slightly different (unless the governments cloning facility on Kamino is up and running). We all react to stimuli different, based on our personal experiences or “wiring.” Therefore, how can you POSSIBLY measure the effect of an x-factor like a violent game, when you’re not accounting for the drastic differences in the subjects? You yourself are a walking, talking testament to this fact. How many times have you had the desire to snipe someone from across the room just because you racked up an achievement for garnering 50 headshots in your favorite FPS? None? I thought not. I mean, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve rolled my car trying to pull off a crazy stunt I saw in GTA. Believe me, that’s a call you don’t want to make to GEICO.
It doesn’t really take a degree in psychology to come to the conclusion that this study is just more ridiculous tripe. It simply provides more kindling for the fire that people can point to and say “See, I told you so!” Never mind the other numerous, more thorough studies that prove games have a calming affect among ADD patients (we won’t let a silly thing like the facts get in the way here).
Riddle me this: if violent games cause violence, then it should work the other way around right? My conclusion is this MUST signify an influx of plumbers in the next five years, due to the noted popularity of Super Mario! I’m now officially smart… where’s my Ph.D?
Source: http://tinyurl.com/mrrk6tp
What's on the menu? Just ask Google
Now you can tell the search engine to "show me the menu" and it will oblige your request straightaway.Google is serving up a tasty search side dish to give those querying for restaurants in the US an immediate way to glance at what's on the menu.
"Just search Google to show you the menu for the eatery you're considering and you can see it right on the top of your search page -- complete with tabs for different parts of the menu (like appetizers, brunch or dinner) and, often, prices -- before you make your reservation," the company announced Friday in a post published to its Google+ social network.
To get the menu results, you can type or speak the question "what's on the menu at [restaurant]?" or command Google to "show me the menu at [restaurant]" from any of Google's search products.
Google is working with an external data provider to source its menu data, though the company isn't disclosing exactly which one. The search giant also isn't revealing how many restaurants will come with menu info, but a spokesperson did say that results should cover most of the popular restaurants in the US.
The useful addition, which falls in line with Google's goal to help people get answers from search as quickly as possible, seems designed to cut out some of the convenience of middle-man applications like Yelp and Foursquare, which also come with menu information.
Google's menu-infused search experience, available on Web and mobile, is rolling out to people now in the US.
What is the best? Xbox One or Playstation 4?
All people likes entertainments. These days video games are one of the most popular choice to spend free time in home. Games quality, graphics, everything improving in a huge speed. So it is obvious that we require better computer to handle these amazing games. You can also play games on your PC if you have enough money to upgrade it every half year, because PC working principle is a little bit different. Operation systems and everything are different plus PC are always running some extra programs so it is obvious that you have to have a really powerful personal computer to handle the latest games. So that's why gaming consoles are invented. But there are always some kind of compete in every industry between few companies, corporations. So these competitors are Microsoft and Sony. Their both products are really amazing and has a lot of unrealistic features what we couldn't even imagine about them before 10 years. Some says strong arguments for or against Sony and reverse someone says that Microsoft product is better. But to really decide which one is better is really hard. Probably it is very personal, and each person should decide which gaming console they should use. They can decide by price, company, features, design, users and etc. You can decide by lots of different kind of options. Differences between these consoles are different features they got. The truth is that both consoles are amazing and with both consoles you can play all latest games without having any lag.
Rumour: 'Police-Themed' Battlefield Game in the Works
While
EA DICE are expected to be working on Battlefield 5, with an expected
release date of late 2015, EA are known to want to annualise the
franchise and so that leaves the way open for a spin-off title in the
series to launch in 2014.
It was rumoured a couple of months back by Michael Pachter that Visceral Games - the developer of the Dead Space series of games - had been roped in to work on just such a Battlefield spin-off title. Indeed, the company has been gradually hiring developers with first person shooter experience for some time now.
Those rumours have started up again today, with Polygon reporting that Visceral are rumoured to be working on a "police-themed Battlefield title, code-named Havana", and that the game is expected to release later this year.
It was rumoured a couple of months back by Michael Pachter that Visceral Games - the developer of the Dead Space series of games - had been roped in to work on just such a Battlefield spin-off title. Indeed, the company has been gradually hiring developers with first person shooter experience for some time now.
Those rumours have started up again today, with Polygon reporting that Visceral are rumoured to be working on a "police-themed Battlefield title, code-named Havana", and that the game is expected to release later this year.
Microsoft Pays Gamers To Trade In PS3 For Xbox One
Microsoft
is targeting Sony fans with a new promotion whereby used PlayStation 3
consoles can be traded for $100 towards the purchase of an Xbox One.
"Visit your store, let us recycle your PS3, and get $100 of store credit towards the purchase of a new Xbox One," the company announced.
The promotion is valid only at brick-and-mortar Microsoft stores in
USA and Canada. Traded-in PlayStation 3's must be complete, fully
functional, and not password protected. The promotion runs through the
end of February or while supplies last.
Sony is leaving the PC business
Sony
has had a lot of trouble with its hardware business over the past half
decade. Whether it was early lacklustre sales of the PS3, or a declining
TV business thanks to increased Korean competition, it's struggled.
Today it's a little healthier, but its still going to get out of one
aspect of the hardware game, by selling off its Vaio PC brand.
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“Following a comprehensive analysis of factors, including the drastic
changes in the global PC industry, Sony’s overall business portfolio
and strategy, the need for continued support of Sony’s valued VAIO
customers, and future employment opportunities for personnel involved in
the VAIO business, the company has determined that concentrating its
mobile product lineup on smartphones and tablets and transferring its PC
business to a new company established by JIP is the optimal solution,”
said Sony in a statement.
It clarified that it wasn't putting the business up for sale, as a
buyer had already been found. Japan Industrial Partners, a Japanese
investment firm had agreed to take over the business for an undisclosed
sum. The deal is expected to complete by the end of March.
This unfortunately means all manufacturing positions at Sony will
likely be let go, though the new company being set up by JIP in the wake
of the purchase is expected to take on around 300 employees to run the
new business - so chances are there will be some jobs going there if
people don't mind shifting location.
Sony also announced that it would be continuing with its TV business,
pushing production of 4k sets, but will be splitting it off into its
own firm so that that any negative down turn cannnot affect the company
as a whole.
Any Vaio fans sad to see it change hands?
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