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New Video Game Targets Cat Callers
wpix.comFor many women stepping onto city streets can feel like gearing up for battle. Like entering a verbal war zone, where they become regular targets of street harassment. There's even a website called Hollaback where women, hoping to help others, share...Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, Minority Groups
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Infamous Shoe Attack Becomes Online Video Game
It was the shoe attack seen around the world, and now it has been immortalized in an online video game. 'Bush's Boot Camp' gives players the chance to get in the 'shoes' of a gun-toting secret service agent, who must shoot flying shoes targeting...Tags: Gaming, Defense, Entertainment, George Bush, Armed Forces
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'Hero On The Hudson' Video Game
NEW YORK (WPIX) -- It's a gamer's chance to be a hero, just like the pilot of the US Airways flight that safely landed the aircraft on the Hudson River in January. A new online video game, inspired by the actions of Flight 1549's crew, offers players the...Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, U.S. Airways, Hudson River
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Playing Video Games Could Lead to Rotten Teeth
Many studies over the years have linked video games to violent behavior, poor eye sight, and childhood obesity. Perhaps you can now add rotten teeth to the mix.
The University of Iowa conducted a study, on children between the age of 12 and 16. It...Tags: Dental Health, New Jersey, Gaming, Children, Tooth Decay
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Stolen Xbox Leads to Alleged Serial Burglar's Arrest
wpix.comAn alleged serial burglar was tracked down and arrested by New York City police with the help of a stolen video game console. Jeremiah Gilliam, 22, was arrested after playing an Xbox online -- allowing authorities to trace the IP address to his...Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, Crimes, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Bronx (New York City)
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Video Game Signal Leads Cops To Stolen Loot
Police tracing signals from a stolen video game system were led to a team of burglars in the Bronx, hording hundreds of stolen items.
Jeremiah Gilliam, 22, was playing with an Xbox 360 stolen from a home in the village, when Westchester police turned...Tags: Eastchester, Gaming, Entertainment, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Guitar Hero Course Becomes Part of NYU's Curriculum
wpix.comImagine being able to earn college credit while rocking out to "Guitar Hero." Well this fall, 16 lucky New York University undergraduates have enrolled in a class that allows them to do just that. The course is called "Guitar Heroes (and Heroines):...Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities, Education, New York University
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Boy Impersonating Video Game Character, Dives Off Building
CROWN HEIGHTS, N.Y (WPIX) -- More details are emerging in the death of a young boy who plunged from the top of a 13-story apartment building in Crown Heights Tuesday night. According to police, Domori Miles, 9, made his way to the top of the apartment...Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, PlayStation, New York, Death
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'Pixels & Games' brings art to life
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comArt was in digital form Wednesday at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. Seniors from Washington County Technical High School Computer Game Development and Animation Program put on a tech show called “Pixels & Games” that featured...Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, Arts, Arts and Culture, Museums
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Does 'Tebowing' belong in upcoming Madden NFL video game?
Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss whether "Tebowing" — the practice of publicly taking a knee in prayer made popular by New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow when he was starting for the Denver Broncos last season — deserves a...
Tags: Gaming, Jimmy Fallon, Entertainment, Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets
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Video-game exercise may boost workout routine, survey says
Often derided for contributing to the obesity epidemic, video games may actually be part of the solution, particularly if they promote exercise, according to a survey released Thursday. Three out of four adults said video games should encourage...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Gaming, Entertainment, Gaming Industry, Michael Jackson
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Video game sales plunge 42% with fewer April releases
Video game sales took a nose dive in April, plunging a stomach-churning 42% compared with a year earlier as companies cranked out fewer releases than in April 2011.
Retailers rang up only $292.1 million in game sales last month, down from $503.2...Tags: Gaming, Entertainment, Gaming Industry, Services and Shopping, New Products
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