Emergency Alert System Broadcasts Making Their Way To Video Game Consoles?
by Chad Lakkis on November 20, 2009 at 10:28 pm
You know those emergency “flash flood warnings” that interrupt your television viewing experience with the ever soothing sound combination of nails on a chalkboard and a car alarm? Well, they may be making their way to your video game console in the not so distant future if one government official gets his way. Read more…
Toys“R”Us Goes Game Stop, Geoffrey the Giraffe Now Accepting Used Console Trade-Ins
by Chad Lakkis on November 18, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Toys“R”Us announced an additional service today. In addition to shopping for bikes, trains, and video games in the biggest toy store there is (gee whiz!), you can now exchange your used Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii consoles at Toys“R”Us too.
You’ve been able to trade-in used games for some time now, but this piece of the puzzle practically eliminates the need to deal with often irate Game Stop employees. Plus, wouldn’t you rather exchange your old console for a few boxes of Legos or some tricked out Hotwheels? I sure would. Full press release below. Read more…
Overlord Writer Says Games Need Writing Help
by Dylan Duarte on June 27, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Rhianna Pratchett, the writer behind Overlord and its sequels, has expressed how much help the video game industry in the writing department. Read more…
Massachusetts Governor Brags About Guitar Hero
by Dylan Duarte on June 25, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I jump with joy any time that video games are brought up in a good light, and this is no exception. Deval Patrick, the Governor of Massachusetts, lobbied game publishers to relocate to his state in an effort to help his state’s economy. Now he’s brought the subject up again, this time bragging about it. Read more…
Jimmy Fallon’s Celebrity Videogames
by Dylan Duarte on June 24, 2009 at 11:20 pmThese got progressively unfunnier. When I heard that Jimmy Fallon was going to talk about video games a lot on his show, I was unsure of what to expect. It looks like I was right to be cautious, as all the video game-related humor I’ve seen on the show so far has been pretty cringeworthy.
Ryan Reynolds Doesn’t Like Video Games
by Dylan Duarte on June 18, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Ryan Reynolds, the actor funnyman that most recently played Wade “Deadpool” Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, doesn’t play video games. He thinks they’re a waste of time. Read more…
Fox’s ‘Mental’ Tackles Video Games
by Dylan Duarte on June 14, 2009 at 3:36 am
Mental, a new show on the Fox network, is about a physciatrist who uses unorthodox techniques to deal with his patients. Honestly, the show seems like a total House cash-in. But that’s beside the point. The latest episode deals with a kid addicted to a video game he’s playing in his head. That’s right.
You know you want to read more. Read more…
Two Wii Games For $30
by Dylan Duarte on May 11, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Mega-chain Wal-Mart is currently having a deal where you can buy two Nintendo Wii games for just $30. Read more…
Video Games Will Ruin Your Hands
by Dylan Duarte on March 30, 2009 at 8:08 pm
According to one Mike Tomich (and a few other doctors), kids under the age of eight years old shouldn’t be playing any video games at all. And children under five shouldn’t be coloring! These grown-up activities will ruin their hands! Read more…
Motorcycle SUV Collision the Result of “Video Game Adventure” (Video)
by Chad Lakkis on August 24, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I have often thought about purchasing a giant Winnebago and going on a cross country “adventure”. Maybe pulling over on the side of the road from time to time for a “video game” break or two.
While my adventure would include the occasional use of video games, it wouldn’t be a “video game adventure”, no, those are reserved for idiot cyclists like the one below. Read more…
Feeling Sad and Lonely in a UK Prison? Play Some Video Games!
by Dylan Duarte on July 25, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Are you an inmate in a United Kingdom prison who is contemplating suicide? Why not fire up the ol’ Xbox instead? Perhaps that will you make you realize the value in your life. At least that’s what the UK Prison Service hopes. Read more…
Shocking: Women Make Up 40% of U.S. Gamers
by Wade Larson on July 23, 2008 at 2:31 pm
The news is a week old, but it still bears mentioning, even in this internet addicted world in which “new” is measured in seconds.
The Entertainment Software Association has compiled a new study on gaming demographics. Among the most notable findings is that women do in fact play video games!
Ok, so maybe we knew that. But the study did find that 40 percent of U.S. gamers are women. Perhaps even more interesting is the finding that women age 18 and older represent 33 percent of the gaming population, while males 17 and younger comprise only 18 percent. Read more…
Oasis Guitarist Noel Gallagher Agrees Video Games Cause Violence
by Dylan Duarte on July 5, 2008 at 5:26 pm
While talking to British music magazine NME about knife violence in the UK, Oasis lead guitarist Noel Gallagher suggests that video games are helping corrupt our youth. Read more…
Grow up, Child-Men: Editorial Blasts Adult Gamers
by Andrew Podolsky on February 1, 2008 at 8:16 pm
It’s a commonly known fact that gamers are getting older, and just about every week another new M-rated game hits the store shelves for those with plenty of disposable income, free time, and a love of sex and violence. So why does Dallas Morning News editorial contributor Kay Hymowitz feel the need to bash this growing demographic? Read more…
No Video Games Until You’re Seven!
by Dylan Duarte on January 11, 2008 at 8:12 am
This week, a special summit was held at CES where technology industry experts discussed what video games could be doing in regards to child development. Read more…
I’m Pissed Off …
by Jessica Carr on October 4, 2007 at 1:06 am
“Do you mind if I take a leak before I kill you?”
I am a sporadic gamer, and when I do play games, I play random ones. I’m not devoted to one game in particular; however, I do enjoy Madden NFL…a lot. Recently while playing, True Crime: Streets of LA, I noticed an interesting cut scene. There was a Russian Mafia goon urinating, and the lead character “Nick Kang” simultaneously kicked him is his back. Once kicked, Kang says “You have the right to soak in your own urine”. Read more…











