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By Marc Wilson in Psychology

Issue 3809 7th May 2013

Don’t believe you’re addicted to Warcraft? Think you can stop anytime you want? Think again.

The Video Game Orchestra sends gamer audiences into rapture

By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 12th Feb 2013

"For my generation, there's nothing more nostalgic than video-game music," says orchestra director.

Minecraft: so good, they made it compulsory

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By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 28th Jan 2013

The enormously popular computer game is on the syllabus at a Swedish school. Plus, the man who hired a digital hitman.

Video games: the new global spectator sport

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By Toby Manhire in The Internaut

Issue Listener Plus 24th Jan 2013

Multimillion-dollar prize pools, huge crowds, and excitable commentators - "e-sports" are on the ascendant.