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12.30.2008 11:40 pm

Game Conference Game: Old-fashioned fun

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

To the right of this post and down a little on the page, the Game Guy has tried adding a few “Just for Fun” items — links to online games that help wile away the hours. One we found recently,…

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11.19.2008 10:20 pm

Missouri’s attorney general warns parents to check game ratings before buying

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s an annual thing with the attorneys general of most states — asking consumers on the eve of the holiday shopping season to exercise caution before plunking down their shrinking dollars at the check-out counter or online.

This year, Missouri’s attorney…

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11.05.2008 7:14 pm

Texas psychologist slams video game violence study

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A couple days ago, Game Guy took a shot at a study out of Iowa State University that claimed video games containing violence are capable of turning the children who play them more violent as well.

He was skeptical of the research…

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01.31.2008 12:34 pm

Not everyone thinks ‘active’ video games provide exercise

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Since Nintendo’s Wii console first demonstrated that video games could move more than a person’s thumbs, a growing segment of society has believed the Wii has opened new doors to physical fitness.

Wiis are turning up in retirement homes and physical rehabilitation…

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