The next time a Boy Scout troop head off into the woods to test their outdoorsy skills they’ll obviously take tools like tents, hatchets, and video game consoles. The last item on that list i… ...

The Boy Scouts of America have a new badge for Cub Scouts and Webelos, and it's not for knot tying.The badge is for video games."To be literate 100 years ago meant you could read and write," said ...

The video-game award is just one badge, and if a Scout wants to earn more of them he’ll have to master knot-tying or compass navigation, or go help an old lady across the street—just like ...

The badge requirements also include analyzing games, describing what’s good or unique about them. It will also remind them of the “significance of intellectual property” in the game business.