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Oklahoma lawmakers wants to tax any games with an ESRB of ‘Teen’ or above

Oklahoma lawmakers wants to tax any games with an ESRB of ‘Teen’ or above

Having been in this tech industry for 20 plus years I am no longer surprised when I read about lawmakers who, with little or no knowledge of what they are seeking legislate try to control video games ... continue
Retail Video Games Sales Dropped In 2011, Digital Content To Blame

Retail Video Games Sales Dropped In 2011, Digital Content To Blame

Video game sales went down in 2011 and also were down in December compared to the year prior. The gaming industry still made a good amount of money with consumers still spending Billions of dollars. While retail video ... continue
Star Wars; The Old Republic Launches at Midnight

Star Wars; The Old Republic Launches at Midnight

The stroke of Midnight (EST), on Tuesday, 12.20.2011, is the moment online gamers have been anticipating for six years. The official launch of Star Wars; The Old Republic (SW;TOR) is just hours away and the people who ... continue
Fan made Fallout film turned into a full fledged web series – Awesomesauce!

Fan made Fallout film turned into a full fledged web series – Awesomesauce!

First we had the Fallout Monopoly game story that was followed by the video of a fan who created a working model of the Pipboy 3000, and now we have a fan made film that has become ... continue
Fallout Video Game Fan Goes the Extra Mile and Creates a Real Pipboy 3000 [Video]

Fallout Video Game Fan Goes the Extra Mile and Creates a Real Pipboy 3000 [Video]

Whether it be incredible cos-play costumes to things like the Fallout Monopoly board game, gamers are known for getting into their favorite games in ways that the rest of us can't even imagine. Following the Fallout Monopoly board ... continue
One of the coolest museums around, well, for gamers and geeks maybe.

One of the coolest museums around, well, for gamers and geeks maybe.

If you are a gamer, or even just a computer geek, then the next time you are in Berlin I have a must see spot for you to check out. Opened in the late 1990's the Video Game ... continue
Cub Scouts add new gaming badge

Cub Scouts add new gaming badge

The outdoorsy Cub Scouts, Tiger Cubs and Webelos Scouts have added a new Video Game badge to their selection of merit badges. The Video Games badge joins Art, Astronomy, Chess and Citizenship among a host of badges to ... continue
Report: Redbox in talks to start game rental service

Report: Redbox in talks to start game rental service

Late night stoner trips to 7-11 may be getting much more totally awesome, with a cheap video game rental along with your blunt wrap, bear claw and Super Double Gulp in the possible near future. Popular DVD rental ... continue
Max Payne 3 screenshots

Max Payne 3 screenshots

It looks like the folks at Rockstar are beginning to leak out some great looking screenshots for the next installment of the Max Payne video game franchise. As you can in this installment Max ... continue
Germany getting ready to ban all violent video games

Germany getting ready to ban all violent video games

There’s nothing like a few rounds of Doom 3 or a bit of mayhem in GTA to ease the stress of the day. Sure there’s a lot of nonsense about violent video games being ... continue
Saving Captain Phillips: The Pirate Rescue Video Game

Saving Captain Phillips: The Pirate Rescue Video Game

The U.S. Navy's rescue of an American captain held captive by pirates has now inspired a video game. Saving Captain Phillips, by online gaming site Games2Win, lets players re-enact the pirate rescue with their own keyboards. Saving ... continue
PS2 controller causes stabbing

PS2 controller causes stabbing

Ever wondered what the really dumb folks do for fun? Well apparently two brothers; both in their 30’s, in Waukesha got into a heated argument over who’s turn it was with the game controller for ... continue