Gamers and game journalists are always trying to stay on top of the current news and events that surround the games we love, but what about the rest of the world? When we speak of the difference between “hard core” and “casual,” just how big of a gap are we really talking?

Get it? “Finish trim” sounds just like fin… aww nevermind. Seriously though, is it that difficult to groom a goatee that you need to place a cup over your mouth so you don’t mess it up? If you own this thing …

I now know where I’m NOT going to be buying an Xbox 360 …

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a steaming pile of poop trying to pass itself off as an “authentic look at uncensored anger,” but thanks to this lovely (and obviously staged) video clip, we can all laugh at the idiot smashing …

Live blogging is something we’ve previously done as a simple one man show since the site’s inception back in 2007, but this year we here at Ripten decided to kick things up a notch with polls, reader question responses, live photography, and a more team oriented approach …

It’s that time of year again. E3 is so close we can not only taste it, but we’ve actually got to start preparing for it. That means making lists and laying out all the important things we’ll need to cover the show like audio recorders, computers, and cameras, without forgetting the more common …

Now I’m one of those kids that played Duck Hunt with my face about twelve inches away from the screen and my NES Zapper pressed firmly up against the glass, so I can’t really appreciate the frustrated look on our machine gun toting friend in the animated clip below — but I can sure as hell laugh at it.

If you have managed to surf the web this long without stumbling on the work of Keith Apicary (Nathan Barnatt), consider this your lucky day. The video clip below is a bit of a break from the normal comedy work Keith cranks out, but it’s a nice “theme song-esque” entry point for newcomers.

You might remember playing Duck Hunt as a kid, but I guarantee that this behind-the-scenes look courtesy of CollegeHumor will force you to look at the classic game from a totally new (and drug laden) perspective …

Well, if LOST was a 1987 point-and-click style computer game, Melbourne based Penney Design Shop (responsible for the concept images you see here) could have been the team to build it …

A genuine gaming geek isn’t looking for the same thing that your typical jock prowling the club scene is. No … not even close. The latest “Talking Classics” video segment gives us a glimpse into the tender needs of one Keith Apicary, as he bravely steps onto the “battlefield of romance” in the hopes of [...]

The above video made the rounds earlier this year through a number of websites. Most places titled the video “Arrogant Kill,” and while it may be arrogant, it’s also incredibly badass. Now a similar video has hit the net, only this time the kill was made in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Hit the [...]

While going to the store to purchase some delicious Jameson for my flask (I have a long train ride to the Burning Angel New Year’s Eve XXXtravaganza tonight and will need liquid courage to brave New York public transportation), I happened to walk by one of the sixteen Gamestops between my house and the liquor [...]

The team over at Penny Arcade has just announced their master plan to take over the world, and it all starts with the launch of an online platform called PATV. The web based channel will initially consist of the behind the scenes show titled “Penny Arcade: The Series”, a “fly-on-the-wall” segment titled “The 4th Panel” [...]

Combine Chunk from Goonies with a sideways floor hugging rendition of the running man, the sound of three hundred screaming teenage girls at a Twilight premiere, and a request for the “hump your Xbox 360 dance” from mom, and you get the latest Youtube display of Holiday induced excitement, proving that it’s certainly more fun [...]