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Gamer Proposes to Girlfriend Via Custom Role Playing Game

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:46:01 +0000

If you're a gamer and you find yourself a girlfriend who also loves spending marathon sessions in front of a screen you should probably seriously consider locking her down for life.

That's what Redditor Marchaka was thinking with his special lady Michelle, who shares his passion for video games. So, despite his limited coding experience, Marchaka decided to craft an elaborate role playing game for Michelle that would end with a marriage proposal.

Clever Dad Hacks Donkey Kong Game So Daughter Can Play As a Girl

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:02:30 +0000

Equal rights has finally come to video games. In a bit of ingenuity, a game developer named Mike Mika managed to hack the classic video game Donkey Kong so that instead of playing as Mario, his three-year-old daughter could play as Pauline, one of the female characters who usually needs to be rescued. Mika’s quest [...]

Marching Band Covers Classic Video Game Themes

Emerald Catron — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:25:54 +0000

Anybody who was in high school marching band can go ahead and hang their head in shame now. The Ohio State University marching band just made all those mornings you woke up early to practice ‘Taking It to the Streets’ totally obsolete. They become a game of ‘Tetris.’ They make a Pikachu. They make boxes, [...]

Paul McCartney Eyes Music for Video Game Company

Chad Childers — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:12:45 +0000

Paul McCartney‘s latest musical project has a little bit of a modern cache to it. The vocalist revealed via Twitter that he’s working with the company behind the music for the popular video game ‘Halo.’

Sega's Newest Video Game Console is…a Urinal?!? [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:07 +0000

Sega hasn’t had a hand in the video game console wars since the awful Dreamcast. Their latest contribution will have players whizzing all over it again — literally this time. Sega has started testing a new gaming console for men only or women with very careful aim and no shame — it’s actually a urinal. [...]

'Amy' Is Awful Enough To Make You Hate Video Games and Life Itself [REVIEW]

Phil Villarreal — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:46:28 +0000

We used to laugh at pundits like this who say video games are worthless trash — or worse, a tool of the devil meant to torment your soul. That is, until we played Amy, which proves those sentiments exactly right.

A vestige of the

Put Down the Controller 'Cause That Video Game Might Literally Be Making You Violent

Shauna Wright — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:00:47 +0000

Question for you guys — when you played video games as young men, did you ever get so frustrated that you threw the controller across the room and suffered through a screaming, clawing tantrum? Well, it may not be entirely your fault.

Adding to the growing evidence suggesting violent video games may make people more aggressive, a new study shows young men who play them had decreased activity in the brain areas associated with inhibition, attention and decision-making. FYI, less inhibition can mean more aggression.

"Kiss" Comes Alive Again…Game On.

Carl Coffey — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:47:02 +0000

Live “Kiss” Tracks available on “Rock Band 3” Video gamers who like jamming to Kiss will now have a few more options to do so. The band has licensed live versions of two of its biggest hits to “Rock Band Three.” Kiss’ “Rock And Roll All Nite” and “Strutter” both have undergone the “RB3″ treatment [...]

5 Valentine's Day Gifts for the Guys

tim — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:24:15 +0000

It’s an ordeal to find the perfect Valentine’s gift for the perfect lady. But, hold on there, partner. It’s just as difficult (more?) to find the perfect Valentine’s gift for the (he’s trying) perfect guy. So we’ve laid out some obvious — and not so obvious — guy gifts. 1) The Thing They Collect eBay [...]

Virtual "Games" Help Save Lives

Tim Gray — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:40:39 +0000

Virtual Reality is around us everyday. Video games, online communities, and much more. The military is using virtual mannequins to save lives says CNN.com: New battery-operated, remote-controlled mannequins can simulate bleeding and breathing, and they have blinking eyes that dilate. Medics can test their skills on these life-like mannequins. The new units, which are packed [...]