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12/27/2009 — Digital advances drive America's leisure time — The Springfield Republican (MA)
12/24/2009 — Video Games Could Boost Certain Thinking Skills — BusinessWeek
12/20/2009 — Can Video Games Teach Kids? — Parade
12/20/2009 — Gaming courses popular in Georgia colleges — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
12/17/2009 — County students learn to find real careers in virtual fun — The Maryland Gazette
12/17/2009 — Exhibit asks: Can computer games be art? — Burlington Free Press (VT)
12/14/2009 — Video game teaches NY students fiscal skills — Associated Press
12/10/2009 — New Research: $13 Christmas gifts = 13 point gain in kids’ IQ — Newsweek
12/10/2009 — Video Games Take Bigger Role In Education — Reuters
12/8/2009 — 'Shoot-'Em-Up' Video Game Increases Teenagers' Science Knowledge — ScienceDaily
12/6/2009 — Educational games help improve test scores — Augusta Chronicle (GA)
12/5/2009 — Video gaming industry growing in Eastern Iowa — Cedar Rapids Gazette (IA)
12/4/2009 — GM sees the driving future: it's a video game — Reuters
12/3/2009 — FTC: Video game industry did better than movies and music at shielding kids from violent content — Los Angeles Times
12/3/2009 — Depression, Peers Top Influences on Youth Violence — ABC News / Reuters
11/30/2009 — UC Irvine takes video games to the next level — Los Angeles Times
11/28/2009 — Videogames -- Not Only for the Lonely — Wall Street Journal
11/26/2009 — Videogames find ways to help real CSI solve crimes — Reuters
11/23/2009 — White House Begins Campaign to Promote Science and Math Education — New York Times
11/22/2009 — At libraries, fun and games now the lure — Washington Post
11/18/2009 — Utah, video gaming industry launch Web safety initiative — Deseret News (UT)
11/15/2009 — Interview with Mike Gallagher on American Airlines' Sky Radio — American Airlines
11/15/2009 — Norman video game company gives lessons on diabetes — The Oklahoman
11/15/2009 — Computer game in N.J. classrooms is far from a disaster — The Newark Star-Ledger (NJ)
11/12/2009 — Academics hope history in video games spurs interest — Reuters
11/12/2009 — Saturday Is National Gaming Day at the Nation’s Public Libraries — New York Times blog
11/11/2009 — Rowan University students develop video game for solving real-life problems — The Courier-Post (NJ)
11/11/2009 — Raising Real Money in a Virtual World — New York Times
11/9/2009 — Second Life Duty Is Now Required for Penn State's Online Advisers — Chronicle of Higher Education
11/5/2009 — CBS enters videogame sector — Variety
11/5/2009 — University researchers to study video games' affect on health — Computerworld
11/3/2009 — Atari as art? — The Times-Standard (CA)
11/3/2009 — Film, game industry converge — Canwest News Service
11/2/2009 — At Florida Virtual School, history is taught through gaming — St. Petersburg Times (FL)
11/2/2009 — From the video screen to the hard court — Los Angeles Times
11/1/2009 — Educational Video Games Mix Cool With Purpose — New York Times
10/30/2009 — What's in HB 873? The New Incentive Levels — Austin Chronicle (TX)
10/29/2009 — West Coast isn't the only place tech companies can thrive, Electronic Arts manager says — New Orleans Times-Picayune (LA)
10/21/2009 — Michigan colleges become players in video games — The Detroit News (MI)
10/18/2009 — Symposium explores ways consumer devices can help us heal — Boston Globe
10/16/2009 — New exhibit hopes to intrigue next generation of researchers — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
10/16/2009 — Colleges Offering Video Game Courses — Associated Press
10/14/2009 — Finding Fulfillment After Retirement — Oprah.com
10/14/2009 — Designing a Ride and Learning Math at Epcot — New York Times blog
10/8/2009 — Spend some of that $650 million for educational video games — Kansas City Star (MO)
10/7/2009 — NASA announces new video space game — UPI
10/6/2009 — Conductor uses a Wii, two computers to make a symphony — Boston Globe
10/4/2009 — Educational? You Be the Judge — Washington Post
10/1/2009 — More colleges than ever offering gaming degrees — CNET News
10/1/2009 — At-Risk Students Make Multimedia — Edutopia Magazine
9/30/2009 — Gaming Tech Aids Scientists Building Virtual Synthetic Chromatophore — Scientific American
9/29/2009 — Bucs players lose 'Guitar Hero' showdown with troops — The Tampa Tribune (FL)
9/28/2009 — Video games used to treat posttraumatic stress — American Medical News
9/24/2009 — Visa Launches Educational Video Game — MediaPost – Marketing Daily
9/24/2009 — Test drive: Take your dream car around the track from the comfort of your couch — Associated Press
9/23/2009 — Console Price Cuts, New Games To Give Industry Lift -- ESA, Game Group — Consumer Electronics Daily
9/21/2009 — Video Games Promote Peace and Democracy — Voice of America
9/20/2009 — Can exercise, video games help fend off osteoarthritis? — The Gainesville Sun (FL)
9/16/2009 — New York Launches Public School Curriculum Based on Playing Games — Popular Science
9/10/2009 — How a Third-Person Shooter Helps Fight Cancer — Wall Street Journal
9/10/2009 — Students Get In Shape And Get Credit For Wii Class — NPR
9/10/2009 — Public to see simulator that puts officers in giant video game at open house for IRSC's Public Safety Complex — Treasure Coast Palm (FL)
9/8/2009 — Video Games Inside The Heart — WWTV-TV, Cadillac, MI
9/7/2009 — Video Game Helps With Torn ACL Injuries — KMGH-TV, Denver, CO
9/2/2009 — The Race to Be an Early Adopter of Technologies Goes Mainstream, a Survey Finds — The New York Times
9/1/2009 — How Games Change Your Brain — MSNBC.com
8/23/2009 — Tip for Web-savvy marketers: Get in the game — The Tennessean
8/18/2009 — Rx: Xbox? Researchers Explore Mental Health Benefits of Video Games — Washington Post
8/17/2009 — Education a critical component of digital media — New Orleans City Business
8/17/2009 — Swine flu inspires new video game — Associated Press
8/13/2009 — `Mortgage Meltdown' tackles housing market slump — Associated Press
8/10/2009 — Girls encouraged to enter technology field — Washington Times
8/8/2009 — Your library’s got game — video games, that is — Kansas City Star (MO)
8/6/2009 — A Virtual Approach To HIV Prevention — National Public Radio
8/5/2009 — All in the Games — Philadelphia City Paper
8/3/2009 — Solving the World's Problems With a Joystick — Mother Jones
8/2/2009 — Computer Games to Teach Kids about Judiciary — The Arizona Republic
7/30/2009 — Hillsborough schools test program blending math skills and video gaming — St. Petersburg Times (FL)
7/30/2009 — Video game fights for behaviour change — PlusNews
7/21/2009 — Hope through science — San Mateo Daily Journal (CA)
7/21/2009 — Video virtuosos — Philadelphia Inquirer
7/17/2009 — Computer Games Stretch and Hone Older Brain — Case Western Reserve University News
7/17/2009 — Active Video Games A Good Alternative To Moderate Exercise For Kids, Study Suggests — ScienceDaily
7/17/2009 — Creator of 'The Sims' Talks Educational Gaming — The Chronicle of Higher Education
7/17/2009 — Video Games Are New Teaching Tool — Voice of America
7/17/2009 — MTV To Launch New Track Upload Program For 'Rock Band' — Billboard
7/16/2009 — Citroën Brings GT From PlayStation to Pavement — Wired
7/16/2009 — A Virtual Game to Teach Children Languages — New York Times Blog
7/16/2009 — Virtual Finance 101 — CBS News
7/15/2009 — Champlain students design global game — Burlington Free Press
7/15/2009 — 'Guitar Hero' maker talks entrepreneurism — Iowa City Press-Citizen
7/13/2009 — The Mids Get a Dose of Reality — Washington Post
7/13/2009 — Bayer Unveils DIDGET Glucose Meter for Nintendo DS — I4U News
7/13/2009 — One More Killer App for Nintendo: Saving Lives — Fast Company
7/12/2009 — 'Gaming girl' is computer wiz — Chicago Sun-Times
7/10/2009 — Girl Games inspires dreams of tech careers — Santa Cruz Sentinel
7/10/2009 — Tax Credit Program Could Counter Youth Flight From Connecticut — Hartford Courant
7/10/2009 — Wake Tech develops ‘training games’ for Eisai, other organizations — Triangle Business Journal
7/9/2009 — Video Game Makers Finding Gold in Old Titles — CNBC.com
7/9/2009 — Web games, ripped from the headlines — Los Angeles Times
7/9/2009 — Game helps teens learn about safe sex — KTRK-TV (Houston, TX)
7/8/2009 — Videogaming Bucks Recession Trends — Wall Street Journal
7/8/2009 — Virtual Iraq targets combat disorders — Chicago Tribune
7/7/2009 — Tiger Woods on Video Game Realism and Knowing Your Customers — Fast Company
7/6/2009 — Stimulus Money Preps Community-College Students for Video-Game Industry — Chronicle of Higher Education
7/2/2009 — For seniors, a Wii may be a win-win: Fun and brain-nourishing — Sacramento Bee
7/1/2009 — Obama recognizes local nonprofit for innovation — San Mateo Daily Journal
6/29/2009 — Military uses virtual therapy to help troops heal wounds — Stars and Stripes
6/26/2009 — ‘Just one more game' — Suffolk News-Herald
6/25/2009 — Video games that let you play with your news — Christian Science Monitor
6/25/2009 — Health games become serious business — Reuters
6/22/2009 — Treating Lazy Eyes With A Joystick — ScienceDaily
6/22/2009 — Video game surgery: Houston hospital builds surgical simulator — KHOU-TV, Houston, TX
6/19/2009 — Top 10: The architecture of computer games — The Architects’ Journal
6/15/2009 — Video game makes HIV awareness fun — New Scientist
6/12/2009 — Virtual Heroes, HopeLab team up for video game to fight cancer — WRAL-TV (NC)
6/11/2009 — Game lets dental students brush up on skills — Augusta Chronicle
6/10/2009 — Camp combines computers, fun — Richmond Register
6/8/2009 — Software designed to make older drivers sharper — San Francisco Chronicle
6/6/2009 — Playing along with video games' growth — The News & Observer
6/4/2009 — Video Games Are Helping Doctors View The Body - Using The Nintendo Wii To Interpret Radiology Exams — Medical News Today
6/3/2009 — Video Games Growing As Family Affair — Investor’s Business Daily
6/2/2009 — Can Games Save the News? — New York Observer
6/2/2009 — Interactive video game offers innovative way to garner lessons about history — Orlando Sentinel
6/1/2009 — Titans of the big screen hope to conquer a smaller screen: video games — Los Angeles Times
5/27/2009 — URI will use new driver simulator for research, training — Providence Journal
5/26/2009 — From Madoff to Sully, news events inspire video games — CNN.com
5/25/2009 — Video games: Play and learn — Minneapolis Star-Tribune
5/25/2009 — Video game competition puts math to the test — NY1
5/20/2009 — Berklee Prepares Students for Careers in Video Game Industry — Voice of America
5/20/2009 — Why California's case against violent video games is a long shot — Christian Science Monitor
5/19/2009 — Rolling Stone’s Take on Guitar Hero — Wall Street Journal
5/19/2009 — Disney exhibit teaches kids financial lessons — The Associated Press
5/17/2009 — Ubisoft plans push into film special effects — Financial Times
5/14/2009 — Spielberg makes videogames to keep his family happy — Reuters
5/13/2009 — Students Run Their Own Companies in Educational Video Game — KNDU-TV (WA)
5/13/2009 — For Whom the Video Game Tolls — New York Times
5/13/2009 — Students create educational video game — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
5/13/2009 — A hand in recovery — Augusta Chronicle
5/12/2009 — Bruckheimer to launch video game studio — Los Angeles Times
5/11/2009 — The 2009 Time 100: Sam and Dan Houser — Time Magazine
5/8/2009 — Case Western Reserve University and Second Life building a private virtual world for university — Cleveland Plain Dealer
5/8/2009 — Video game makers like what they see in Boston — Boston Globe
5/8/2009 — Video games leading kids to, not away from, real instruments — The Tribune-Democrat (PA)
5/8/2009 — Fiscal Responsibility Starts Early — National Journal
5/7/2009 — Student Designs New Software For Stroke Patients — Medical News Today
5/7/2009 — Gaming industry's latest generation learns the ropes — McClatchy Newspapers
5/6/2009 — Xbox Makes Primetime Play — Hollywood Reporter
5/5/2009 — Ahead of the game — The News-Enterprise (KY)
5/5/2009 — We kid you not, get ready for Volvo - The Game — AutoBlog
5/5/2009 — To Score High, Don’t Cover Your Mouth — New York Times
5/5/2009 — A gamer’s paradise found in Oklahoma’s classrooms — The Journal Record (OK)
5/3/2009 — Animation in the court: Lawyers present cases to jurors using video game wizardry — St. Petersburg Times
5/3/2009 — Kids are focus of video game company Elf Island — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
5/1/2009 — In Room 100, It’s Sid and Nancy All Over Again — New York Times
5/1/2009 — Gamers — Spirit Magazine (Southwest Airlines)
4/29/2009 — Texas State establishes virtual campus in Second Life — San Marcos (TX) Mercury
4/27/2009 — Wake recruits video-game developers — News & Observer
4/23/2009 — Debt Ski video game challenges students to manage debt — San Francisco Chronicle
4/23/2009 — Texas Gov. Signs Entertainment Industry Incentive Bill — Gamasutra
4/22/2009 — Virtual training — The Cullman Times (AL)
4/22/2009 — Game scoring liberating for Williams — Variety
4/16/2009 — Bored with training videos? Try a video game — Reuters
4/15/2009 — New online game hopes to teach students about ecology — The Gazette (MD)
4/15/2009 — M.D. Anderson researcher to make anti-smoking video game for Army — Houston Business Journal
4/15/2009 — Games a 'healthy escape,' say disabled readers — MSNBC.com
4/13/2009 — Motivating Employees in Tough Times — Business Week blog
4/13/2009 — UM researcher gets grant to develop anti-drug education video game — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
4/10/2009 — Summer movie video games seek to terminate stigma — Associated Press
4/10/2009 — Computer-savvy students got game — Plainfield Sun (IL)
4/9/2009 — Returning troops getting tested for brain injuries — Associated Press
4/3/2009 — Aspiring video game designers should check out Middleton High — St. Petersburg Times
4/3/2009 — Can Video Games be the New MTV? — MIT Technology Review
4/3/2009 — New game encourages exercise & learning geography — Ode Magazine
4/2/2009 — UD on cutting edge for computer games — Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
4/2/2009 — Videogamers take on new battle - the recession — Reuters
3/31/2009 — Sober Game for First Responders — Washington Post
3/30/2009 — NYC show explores Japanese comic books, animation — The Associated Press
3/30/2009 — Scientists: Violent Video Games Will Improve Your Eyesight — Reuters
3/27/2009 — 'Virtual reality' learning to debut in Baltimore Co. — Baltimore Sun
3/25/2009 — Nielsen: Video Games Approach 5th Network Status — AdWeek
3/24/2009 — Video Games, Cell Phones And Academic Performance: Some Good News — ScienceDaily
3/23/2009 — Video game developers graduate to kid titles — Los Angeles Times
3/20/2009 — At-home entertainment and family bonding booms — CNN.com
3/20/2009 — For kids, a golden age of video games — Santa Rosa Press-Democrat (CA)
3/19/2009 — Seniors find Wii game right up their alley — Columbus Dispatch
3/18/2009 — Video games find home at Strong National Museum of Play — Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
3/17/2009 — Video Game Developers Take A Turn At Educating Players — The Hartford Courant
3/13/2009 — Diplomacy 2.0 With Cellphone Games — Wall Street Journal
3/13/2009 — Video Games A $40 Billion Market By 2012 — InformationWeek
3/12/2009 — Gallagher: Incentives for the video game industry are an investment in Texas' future — The Austin American-Statesman
3/12/2009 — Disability no barrier to gaming — BBC News
3/12/2009 — DC Elementary School Puts Wii Music On the Curriculum — The Washington Post
3/12/2009 — Lawyers and Wannabes Sharpen Skills with Objection! Video Game — American Bar Association Journal
3/10/2009 — Jindal seeks extension of movie, sound, video game credits — Shreveport Times
3/10/2009 — US online videogame play on the rise: NPD Group — Agence France-Presse
3/4/2009 — In China, Video Games for Homework — Wall Street Journal
3/3/2009 — Video Game Helps Kenyan Youth Avoid AIDS — Voice of America News
3/2/2009 — Math problems + video games = learning — The Daily Record (NJ)
2/27/2009 — Banking on the love of the game — Los Angeles Times
2/27/2009 — Wii virtual bowling is great therapy for veterans — Orlando Sentinel
2/27/2009 — Professor: Video Games Can Teach People — Wabash College (IN) News
2/27/2009 — High-tech bonding — Des Moines Register
2/27/2009 — States do a delicate dance with gamers — Christian Science Monitor
2/26/2009 — IBM Innov8 v.2: serious gaming helps tomorrow’s business leaders — Gizmag.com
2/25/2009 — Should Florida rethink how it lures TV, film productions? — Orlando Sentinel
2/24/2009 — An Industry Is Booming, but Not Just for Gamers — New York Times
2/23/2009 — Videogame Technology Helps With Disaster Planning — Wired
2/22/2009 — New video game bails out players with a chance to spend trillion dollar stimulus funds — New York Daily News
2/20/2009 — Court Strikes Down Calif. Video Game Law — Associated Press
2/19/2009 — Supporting games through Facebook — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
2/19/2009 — NASA Creating Online Multiplayer Video Game — LiveScience.com
2/18/2009 — Brain fitness seen as hot industry of the future — Reuters
2/12/2009 — NBA All-Star brings users onto the court — Reuters
2/12/2009 — U.S. video game sales show continued strength — Reuters
2/12/2009 — Video games are good for children - EU report — The Guardian (UK)
2/11/2009 — NY video game makers still playing to win — Crain's New York Business
2/11/2009 — Wii-habilitation 'could prevent elderly from falls' — CNN
2/11/2009 — Videogames seen good for children — Reuters
2/9/2009 — Video game technology could fuel Mass. recovery — Associated Press
2/9/2009 — When Air Time Is Playtime — New York Times
2/8/2009 — Fitness Revolution in Motion — The Washington Post
2/6/2009 — Turning Whimsy Into a Video Classic. Maybe. — New York Times
2/5/2009 — Video games help special ed students stay fit — Sioux City Journal (IA)
2/5/2009 — 'Financial football' kicks off in Hawaii — Honolulu Star-Bulletin
2/5/2009 — Virtual reality system uses exposure therapy to treat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder — Chicago Tribune
2/5/2009 — Why Women Should Play Video Games — Fast Company
2/3/2009 — Bills aim to lure movie makers — The Associated Press
2/3/2009 — Music helps fuel sales increase for video games — Reuters
1/29/2009 — Have you been playing 'Call of Duty' with Robin Williams? — The Associated Press
1/27/2009 — Baylor students contribute to rising video game industry — The Lariat
1/24/2009 — Gaming is the future of classroom instruction — eSchoolNews
1/23/2009 — For Video Games, Mainstream Success Comes With a Price — New York Times
1/22/2009 — Governor Perry advocates gaming industry in Texas business — KEYE-TV (TX)
1/19/2009 — Recession? Not for These Businesses — BusinessWeek
1/15/2009 — Latest video games promote exercise, healthy eating — USA Today
1/14/2009 — Future of NYC: Emerging industries becoming vital — Crain's Business New York
1/12/2009 — Game designers' goal: pay for play — Seattle Times
1/8/2009 — Test spin on WSU driving simulator shows how scientists now study safety — Detroit Free Press
1/6/2009 — K-State Physical Fitness Expert Says Wii Fit is a Promising Tool for All Ages, Though Game’s Health Measurements are Flawed — Kansas State University
1/6/2009 — Cal State San Bernardino students, faculty create video game — The Press-Enterprise (CA)
1/6/2009 — Cal State San Bernardino students, faculty create video game — The Press-Enterprise (CA)
1/4/2009 — See Me, Hear Me: A Video Game for the Blind — New York Times
1/4/2009 — More and More, Schools Got Game — The Washington Post
1/2/2009 — Pixel power — St. Joseph News-Press (MO)
1/1/2009 — Using virtual worlds and video games to teach the lessons of reality — Scientific American

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2009 Noteworthy News: Archives