And it’s in good company. Also being inducted to the Strong National Museum of Play’s Toy Hall of Fame this year is the ball. That’s right, the ball. I always felt the Game Boy never got its true dues. The Game Boy was it. Still is “it” as far as I’m concerned. What other handheld console can you honestly say ...
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Career Choices for Women According to the Video Game Department of Walmart
So many viable options, so little time! For the low, low price of $30 you too can get a head start on your completely non-stereotypical career choice. Who doesn’t want to grow up to be a cheerleader? Link
Read More »First Ever Video Game Census Concludes Games Are Racist, Sexist
A team of researches conducted the first ever video game census, analyzing the characters of 150 of the top selling video games. The results were totally unsurprising if you’re an avid gamer. 89.5% of the characters are male, 85% are white. The most under-represented demographic was Hispanics, appearing in 2.7% of the games, only a fraction of their actual world ...
Read More »Batman Arkham Asylum Poker Set
The Arkham Asylum Batman video game is on its way to the market, but isn’t here quite yet. If the anticipation is too much to bare, and your Batman Robe just isn’t cutting it, here is a way to at least have some sort of contact with the game before its official release. The Batman Arkham Asylum Poker Set, much ...
Read More »Video Games Come to Life with Jump ‘n’ Run Photography
We’ve already witnessed a few examples of ultra-realistic video game creations, but nothing that mixes the gaming aesthetic with reality quite as well as this Jump ‘n’ Run photography series by Patrick Runte. The series features classic gaming characters in real-life scenarios, illustrating what exactly the games would look like if they were live-action rather than bit-tastic. Check out a ...
Read More »The Accidental Video Game Porn Archive
What’s surely to provide hours of lolz and orgasms, the Accidental Video Game Porn Archive collects the best of sexually suggestive video game model posing in one place. Don’t worry kids, there’s plenty of zombie on zombie action. Check out a few more favorites after the jump.
Read More »Portal on the iPhone
According to sources and this video proof, some guy has accomplished what many deem impossible. The above video shows the game Portal running on the iPhone. Whether this is just a lite version or a full port of the game is unknown at this point, but either version would be pretty cool in my book. Of course, there are plenty ...
Read More »Super Chuck Norris Bros. Game Counts to Infinity… Twice
Everybody already knows that Chuck Norris is likely the most powerful man in the universe. The Chuck Norris facts illustrate that quite well. Even superheroes like Mario sometimes stand aside to let Chuck Norris do their dirty work. Watch Chuck blast through an army of Goombas. They never had a chance. Link
Read More »The Life Lessons of Super Mario Bros.
Within those hours upon hours of playing around with Super Mario Bros. we figured there must have been some sort of life lesson. We convinced our parents that the game was teaching us indispensable hand-eye coordination skills. But there was another hidden message that, unbeknown to us, would teach us all we needed to know for our adult years. The ...
Read More »Walmart Now Has Video Game Trade-in Kiosks
Good news! Walmart isn’t just for hicks and drug addicts anymore! Now gamers can actually get excited about their parents dragging them to everyone’s favorite discount retailer. 77 stores in the Northeast US have received these nifty trade-in kiosks. You trade in your games and the value is put on your credit card a few days later. I wonder if ...
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