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Steam to Expand Parental Control Options [Update: New Details]
According to creator of SteamDB, developers at Valve are currently working on expanding the parental control options on Steam, which will add two useful features.
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Marcin Przała
December 13, 2023
Family Sues Big Publishers; Accuses Them of Supporting Game Addiction
A lawsuit has been filed in court in which an Arkansas family alleges that major gaming publishers intentionally addicted their child to video games. The defendants include Electronic Arts, Blizzard Entertainment and Microsoft, among others.
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Maciej Gaffke
November 9, 2023
Summer Holidays (Almost) Without Online Games; This is How it's Done in China
China is not going to loosen its grip on young gamers during the vacations. They will still only be able to play online for a few hours a week.
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Adrian Werner
July 13, 2022
Children Under 10 Should Play Only Under Parental Supervision, South African Censors Say
A new law in South Africa declares that no video game is fully appropriate for children under the age of 10, and with that, the definition of violence is significantly expanded.
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Sonia Selerska
July 6, 2022
Hour of Gaming a Day and Facial Recognition - Chinese Holidays by Tencent
Chinese children are unlikely to spend their entire winter holidays playing video games. An hour a day at most, and a facial recognition system will make sure of that. Tencent is tightening restrictions on minors in their free time.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
January 19, 2022
Online Bullying is a Scourge; Fortnite and Call of Duty Lead the Way
The Anti-Defamation League has published a report on the bullying that young gamers experience online. The phenomenon affects at least 62% of minors in this community.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
October 25, 2021
China hasn't Allowed New Games on the Market Since Controversial Ban
Chinese censors have not allowed any new video game on the market since a controversial ban on showing „effeminate” men on Chinese television.
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October 3, 2021
China Bans Live Streaming for Minors Under 16
New Chinese regulations are set to prevent minors from livestreaming, and they also introduce further restrictions as part of their concern for children's development.
hardware & software
September 28, 2021
11-year-old Bullied in Warzone Describes Pathological Player Behavior
The 11-year-old described his story to an older friend, who shared it on Reddit. The young player allegedly was repeatedly bullied by older players in CoD: Warzone who took advantage of his age.
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Michal Ciezadlik
July 20, 2021
8-year-old Signs Esports Contract and Collects 33 Thousand Dollars
The story of 8-year-old Joseph Deen proves that a career in esports can start at a very young age. Young Fortnite player signed a contract, taking over 30 thousand dollars for the signature.
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Paul Musiolik
December 5, 2020
Video Games Promote Reading and Writing, Suggests a UK Survey
The British charity National Literary Trust has published the results of a survey on the relationship between video games and reading. The survey shows that gaming can be an incentive to develop writing and reading skills as well as empathy.
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Jacob Blazewicz
August 12, 2020
China Tightens Control Over Underage Gamers
The Chinese government is once again tightening control over the youngest citizens who like to spend time playing video games. Since September, all developers operating in the country must introduce a player verification system, based on their real personal data, and even a face scan.
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Michael Kulakowski
August 4, 2020
Father Teaches His Son to Read Using Minecraft
One of Reddit user decided to teach his son to read using Minecraft. The father created a special table with the names of individual items.
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Bart Swiatek
June 4, 2020
11-year-old Played Too Much GTA, so the Family Gave Him a Real Car
British police have reported the arrest of an 11-year-old boy who was driving a car in one of the car parks in Lancester. According to the information, he was allowed to do so by a relative who was fed up with the fact that the child was spending the whole day in front of a console, playing GTA.
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Paul Wozniak
March 4, 2020
UK's Healthcare: Lootboxes Expose Children to Gambling Addiction
England's mental health director, Claire Murdoch, claims that lootboxes in video games put children at risk of becoming addicted to gambling. Thus, she calls for the companies behind such games to take appropriate action.
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Paul Wozniak
January 19, 2020
FIFA 19 - Kids Emptied Parents' Account by Buying FUT Player Packs
Thomas Carter just found out that loot boxes can be maddening, after his kids spent 550 pounds on FIFA Ultimate Team footballer packs. The information was provided by BBC.
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Konrad Serafinski
July 10, 2019