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Candadian Runway Found Dead After Xbox Confiscation
Article by TimesOnline A teenage boy who ran away from home last month after his Xbox was confiscated has been found dead in Canada. Brandon Crisp, 15, went missing on October 14 after his father forbade him from playing his video game console after becoming concerned about the teenager’s obsession with the online game Call [...]
EverQuest GNP as Large as Most Countries
Here is an interesting tidbit from our growing bag of research. I wonder what the GDP of Azeroth is. GNP stands for Gross National Product and is a measure of the wealth and productivity of a nation. “In March 1999, a small number of Californians discovered a new world called Norrath, populated by an exotic [...]
Labeling
Dr. Dave Greenfield is one expert I came across while researching gaming. He maintains a website, Virtual-Addiction, which looks specifically at Internet Addiction. I found an interview he did with Today where I think he hit it right on the head. “The bottom line is it doesn’t really matter what it’s labeled, because the reality [...]
Just Pray No!
This weekend (March 29-30) is the 18th “Just Pray No” world wide weekend of prayer and fasting. Just Pray NO! Ltd. mainly focuses on drug and alcohol addiction, but I think that praying for those held captive by addiction to video games is also appropriate. For Christians specifically, it is important not only to avoid [...]
Catholic Priest Decries the Evils of Video Games
Here are some interesting thoughts from Father Raymond J. de Souza “Don’t play video games. Don’t own them. And for the sake of all that is good and holy, don’t buy them for your children. “Video games are like a black hole into which time disappears. Students today often confess to wasting a couple of [...]



