Video Game

Controversy over US National Rifle Association's shooting game

17 Jan 2013

The US National Rifle Association, which blames video games in part for mass shootings, triggered controversy after coming out with its own shooting game for iPhones and iPads.

Taking on a boys' club

21 Dec 2011

The world of video games has often been viewed as a boys-only club. Female gamers are rare, so female game designers like Wendy Chan are even harder to find.

Why the kids are all right

27 Nov 2011

After school, 12-year-old George immediately turns on his Xbox at home in Mid-Levels. An invitation to play Call of Duty: Black Ops flashes on his screen; his friend Adam in Oxfordshire,...

Eyes strained on school breaks, poll finds

23 Dec 2010

There's a market for female characters

17 Sep 2010

I am writing in response to the article 'Games lack girl power' (Young Post, September 10). It is about the discrimination against female characters in video games, where their abilities are far...

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Iron Man 2: The Video Game

Suit up, it's time to shoot some bad guys in the latest movie tie-in game, Iron Man 2: The Video Game, The game is designed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation...

Violent games - to ban or not to

The United States Supreme Court has decided to review a California law which bans the sale or rental of violent video games to minors - teenagers aged under 18.

It's more than just a game

Like it or not, people play games at work - and they are rarely pretty. Regardless of whether your colleagues are driven by the need to run ahead of the pack, nail a promotion or win funding for...

Are video games a waste of time?

Matthew Murchie, 15, St Joseph's College

Society has divided entertainment into two types: the good and the bad.

'Good' entertainment includes reading, exercising and...

Take your work home

If you love playing computer games, game designing could be your perfect career

Requirements: As a game designer, you need good language skills to present your ideas to others. You...

Letting your imagination run wild can be liberating

But it's not all fun and games, according to Cal Hung Ling-ki, a console game designer at M-Inverse Holdings, who says that it is a common misconception that designers are paid to play all the...