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Gamers Anonymous: What makes some games so addictive?

2008-02-24 17:38:59 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...addictive, while others seem to simply run their course before tapering off into that void of content that we feel has been satisfactorily exhausted? There has to be some key factor(s) in the distinction between addictive and non-addictive videogames (but still fun ones, because who really wants to play a game that isn't GamerNode's Eddie...
 
Tags: addictive, non-addictive videogames, solid game, game, simple game, eddie inzauto, games, professor layton, curious village
 
 
 
 
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IndieGames: The 20 Most Addictive Browser Games

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2008-08-11 00:00:29 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...addictive Flash and Java-based browser games of all time, or simply prolific enough to create a library of games which most of us have spent numerous afternoons on Each game has a link to a special page hosted on IndieGames.com with screenshots, videos, and multiple links (where appropriate) for each of the picked games There's an index page...
 
Tags: addictive browser games, browser games, games, action games, simple action games, game, adventure game, game involves, game charades
 
 
 
 
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Bejeweled, Warcraft Combine to Form World's Most Addictive Game

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2008-09-19 10:48:00 by Earnest Cavalli in Wired: Game|Life
...addictive game is often boring Players, Fromwiller says, frequently find themselves staring slack-jawed at the screen, watching the trade channel for hot deals on virtual items or waiting for friends to log in so a raid can begin Thinking about all the add-ons that I used and what they could do, I decided that there was potential [in making]...
 
Tags: game, addictive game, warcraft, original game, original, warcraft version, world, match-three game, megahit puzzle game
 
 
 
 
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Review: Addictive Spelunking in Master of the Monster Lair

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2008-10-24 13:49:00 by Earnest Cavalli in Wired: Game|Life
...addictive as Pokémon and lacking in that series' hyper-saccharine cuteness As you'd expect, the gameplay eventually leads to a more epic story line, typical of the genre, but aside from adding background noise for the game's addictive collection tasks, it serves little purpose. Still, it's nice to see yet another game exhibit the humorous...
 
Tags: game, game exhibit, game fashion, genre, game genre, monster lair, portable game, addictive, game ratings guide
 
 
 
 
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Review: Sega's Viking Is Gruesomely Addictive

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2008-03-28 00:50:00 by Chris Kohler in Wired: Game|Life
...addictive. When you first start the game, it loads everything it needs into memory, and from that moment on, you're never pulled from the experience. When you use the giant monuments that let you warp around the three large island maps, it happens instantly. When you die, you're immediately put back into action. Even when you clear out one of...
 
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What makes video games 'addictive'?

2008-04-22 21:02:40 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...addictive The American Medical Association isnt ready to rank this substance-free habit in the same category with, say, compulsive gambling. But youve surely heard the horror stories and some of them are pretty horrible Theres that guy who played StarCraft to death in South Korea. Theres that Reno couple that neglected their kids in favor...
 
Tags: games, world, warcraft world, video games addictive, american medical association, gamer culture acknowledges, addictive nature, pretty horrible, reno couple
 
 
 
 
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WorldIV: Breaking News: MMOs MMOre Addictive, Disruptive

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2008-07-02 09:46:58 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...addictive and disruptive. Debate which I find rather silly. Of course they are! I know precious few MMO players that havent on occasion, let their game interfere with their life Im not suggesting that MMORPGs are as bad as the stereotypical addictive activities like smoking, drinking, or doing nose candy on the belly of a two-bit whore. But...
 
Tags: addictive, stereotypical addictive activities, cognitive daily, activities, mmorpgs, disruptive, mmo players, life, joshua
 
 
 
 
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Review: Peggle Nights, a New Hit Of the Same Addictive Drug

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2008-09-17 10:55:00 by Nate Ralph in Wired: Game|Life
...addictive the Peggle formula is. And so it doesn't quite matter that Peggle Nights adds very little in the way of new features: The prospect of 60 new levels alone makes it worthwhile for those of us who find its hypnotic combination of chance and skill one of the most compelling games around If you're unfamiliar with the series, the goal of...
 
Tags: peggle, peggle nights, original peggle, sky-high peggle scores, peggle attracts, peggle formula, peggle extreme, casual game peggle, game
 
 
 
 
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Peggle Dev: Tricks to Make Games Addictive

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2008-02-05 09:27:55 by Susan Arendt in Game | Life
...addictive ever to feature a crying unicorn, Jason Kapalka explained some of the tricks PopCap uses to make their games so habit-forming The first step is to avoid being too brainy. Games with "really cerebral" puzzles "that you cant really replay are just not as popular as infinitely replayable mechanics that don't require a ton of deep...
 
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The Last Stand 2 is Here; Still Surprisingly Addictive

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2008-04-28 21:37:38 by Jonathan in Gaming Today