In a paper recently published as Do Action Video Games Improve Perception and Cognition? in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, psychologists Walter R.

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Aside from the Resident Evil CGI films from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Hollywood has focused on live action adaptations of video games over the years.

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Honestly, while I tend to roll my eyes at most live-action webisodes designed to promote video games, something like this makes me wish it were an actual cartoon.

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But about 400 miles away, in Massachusetts, action has been taken against violent video games.

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Man of Action Studios has also created successful video games, toy lines, comic books and stage productions.

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Hollywood has tried for decades to take hit video games and cram them into formulaic action flicks.

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And people who identify themselves with violent perpetrators in video games are able to take aggressive action while playing that role, reinforcing aggressive behavior.

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As Jim notes, the difficulty in conveying powerful emotional stories in video games is largely because the medium is new, interactive, and often focused on action, adventure, and other player challenges.

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The printed word has fought a rear-guard action against not only computers and television, but also a whole horde of digital upstarts from DVDs and video games to mobile phones, iPods, YouTube and now the mobile internet.

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Below are 10 reasons, or games, to pick up a Wii U, and a video to show you each title in action.

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