Post Tagged with: "videogames"

New Game Releases: 9/29-10/5

Another decent week in releases with Sonic Chronicles: Dark Brotherhood for the DS, Silent Hill Homecoming for the 360 and PS3 and Mega Man 9 finally hits Xbox Live on Wednesday. Y’all might want to check out Bomberman Blast on the WiiWare today as well.

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Video Game Belt Buckles

Picture this (unless you’re female, in which case, just go with it): You’re in a club, socializing with all the fine ladies. You’re staking out which of the beautiful women you want to approach. You decide to pull a Nathan Drake and half-tuck your shirt to accentuate your washboard abs. The club lights hit your [...]

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New Game Releases: 8/18 – 8/24

After ten years in the making and jumps from the PS One and Gamecube to the Xbox 360, Too Human is finally coming out this week and we’ll get to see if the game was truly worth the wait. Other highlights of the week include Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty for the PS3, [...]

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Legend of Neil: Episode 4 (NSFW)

If you are new to the web series titles “Legend of Neil”, it is based off of exactly what you think it is based off of — The Legend of Zelda. This version however, is something that would never get the Nintendo family seal of approval. Neil’s journey to the videogame world of Hyrule begins [...]

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Psychologist Labels Videogames ‘A Danger to Girls’

A psychology professor from Pittsburgh is leading a symposium this weekend about the “Sexualization of Children”. Among her concerns are the dangers posed to girls by, of all things, videogames.

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Ripten Fantabulous Forum Giveaway – Win Any Three Games Of Your Choice

This is probably going to go down as our easiest giveaway yet. In honor of our newly launched forum, simply sign up and introduce yourself in the area titled — “introduce yourself”. Everyone will immediately confirm your greatness, welcome you to our community with open arms, and your name will be entered into a drawing [...]

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British Prime Minister Worried About Virtual Stabbing

Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants to crack down on knife violence, even if it’s just in a videogame. Stabbings are apparently on the rise in the UK, and Mr. Brown wants game developers to tread carefully when mixing blades with fun.

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Videogames Don’t Kill People, Idiots Do: Why Games Are a Scapegoat

Exhibits A and B: Idiots The recent story we reported about the kids supposedly using Mortal Kombat moves to kill a seven year old girl has got me thinking: How do people go about linking videogames to real-world violence?

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Football Star Comments on “Videogames Are Ruining Sport” Debate

Football legend Sir Geoff Hurst offers a positive opinion on gaming, delivering logical and praise worthy comments regarding the “videogames are ruining football” debate that hit last week.

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