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The gaming industry should "face up to responsibilities to protect players from potential harms"
Read More »Video games are ‘setting kids up for addiction’ says NHS England mental health head
Activision Blizzard incentivises employees to track their health via software apps
"I want them to have a healthy baby because it's great for our business experience"
Read More »Games industry meets WHO to challenge ‘gaming disorder’ claims
"We hope that through continued dialogue the WHO will reconsider the mounting evidence put before them"
Read More »Health and medical devices added to Nintendo’s official charter
Satoru Iwata’s Quality of Life initiative may yet live on. Nintendo said in February that the company’s only officially revealed QOL device, a sleep monitor, had been ditched. This seemed to compound existing rumours that the company was planning to ditch QOL altogether, with enthusiasm for the idea believed to …
Read More »Nintendo hints at potential PC software releases with updated charter
Changes to Articles of Incorporation highlight further licensing of IP rights, as well as expansion into health technology and restaurants
Read More »Disney: We want to see how devs use our IP to improve lives
Disney Interactive's Matt Carroll discusses the firm's new funding initiative for games studios and tech start-ups
Read More »Forget Mario on smartphones – Iwata wants smartphone games on Nintendo
The calls for Nintendo to release its games on smartphone may seem relentless, but it seems like the platform holder has other plans. Polar opposite plans, in fact. Kotaku reports that president Satoru Iwata told Nikkei that far from bringing Mario to iPhone, the company instead plans on bringing more …
Read More »French health agency says children shouldn’t view 3D games or video
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) has issued a worrying warning for parents concerning the use of 3D screens. A report advises that children under the age of six should never view 3D films or play 3D games, while those under the age of …
Read More »Flappy Bird creator says game could return with a warning
Dong Nguyen working on three new titles
Read More »Just Cause dev warns of market’s triple-A sickness
Christofer Sundberg, the creator of the Just Cause series, has said that triple-A game development has failed to evolve alongside technology. "It’s really not healthy at the moment," the Avalanche Studios founder, who is currently working on Mad Max, told GameSpot. "Games have evolved, technology has evolved but as businesses …
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