Archive → April, 2010
StarCraft II given Adults Only rating for Korea
With StarCraft II on the verge of release, it’s no secret that fans all over the world are getting quite excited. But in Korea, the territory where the series is most popular, that excitement might be tempered by the fact that the country’s Game Rating Board has given the game the equivalent of an Adults Only rating.
StarCraft cheating scandal rocks Korea
The largest scandal in e-sports history is currently unfolding in Korea, with revelations that a number of current pro gamers are involved with match set-ups and illegal betting.
While the gamers are un-named at this point, the story is said to touch many A-list StarCraft celebrities – including sAviOr, Ja Mae Yoon – one of the best-known and most successful players of all time.
5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted
Cracked.com asks: are some games intentionally designed to keep you compulsively playing, even when you’re not enjoying it? Oh, hell yes, it answers, and their methods are downright creepy.
Kid Racks Up $1400 Debt in FarmVille
It’s time to add FarmVille to the list of internet addiction scares after a 12-year-old UK boy has amassed £905 in FarmVille debt. About £288 of that came from the boy’s own savings, while £625 was billed to his horrified mother’s credit card.
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