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197 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 21:16:45 by RandomEyes | 29 comments
Most franchises fizzle out at the third film, and that is precisely why Hollywood should take a
lesson from the game series BioShock, which will soon be releasing its third entry, BioShock
Infinite.
234 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 20:26:50 by internetisscary | 18 comments
The appeal behind the Scott Pilgrim comic and film adaptation owes a great amount to its homage to
video games. There’s something about seeing a reference that only the gaming culture would get
that tickles our souls. In celebration of Pilgrim’s big screen debut, we list off some of the
references to other works in both the comic and movie.
432 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 15:48:44 by HeDiggMe | 72 comments
So-called "responsible" adults have always tried to find scapegoats for bad behavior since the dawn
of time. These days, video games take the most heat, even though some controversies just aren't very
well thought out.
332 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 16:46:07 by FYQue | 95 comments
Hellmode talks about how video games are art. It's been said, and it's been argued against--but it's
true. Game developers are this generation’s unnamed Ansel Adams and Andy Warhols. The video games
they work to create are their own unique worlds imagined and they bring to life these visions with
precise direction and immense effort. By any definit
314 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 05:58:04 by aurydragon | 53 comments
Every year, it gets more out of hand. More sequels, more technology, more money needed, and barely
enough time to experience it all. Going into Christmas 2010, the lineup of big -- or even just plain
interesting -- games is once again boiling over
646 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 20:03:37 by BaddBrainz | 102 comments
We've dug our heels in as decidedly pro when it comes to the debate over whether or not video games
are art. And, although we're not desperate for additional support, our argument has gotten a serious
boost from Wabash College in Indiana.
403 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 17:03:33 by PhiRi17 | 97 comments
There have been some truly brilliant horror games released over the years, and coming up with a
definitive Top 5 of the ‘scariest’ was always going to be a tall order. However, after much
pondering and re-living of virtual nightmares, I present to you my
in-no-way-scientifically-determined selection of the games which have most haunted your sleep.
265 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 02:04:11 by DiggsUnder | 14 comments
321 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 19:10:06 by bixby1 | 74 comments
LucasFilm has filed a $5 million trademark lawsuit against a company marketing a technology that
allows users to control computer applications directly with their minds...
334 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 19:56:33 by 0ldB0y | 81 comments
From bugs to bad design, author discusses what games they've had trouble enjoying lately.
265 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 01:34:26 by casspa | 63 comments
Once in a blue moon, game developers create a world so rich, so expansive, and so interesting that
we actually feel sad when we have to leave it.
320 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 18:46:21 by soloride | 28 comments
He mentions DIGG in his talk! By now, we're used to letting Facebook and Twitter capture our social
lives on the web -- building a "social layer" on top of the real world. At TEDxBoston, Seth
Priebatsch looks at the next layer in progress: the "game layer," a pervasive net of
behavior-steering game dynamics that will reshape education and commerce.
210 votes | submitted 2010-08-21 02:28:04 by amprather | 62 comments
South Korean psychiatrists claim to have successfully reduced video game addiction by plying the
addicts with antidepressant drug Bupropion.
246 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 12:47:10 by BBLTitan | 24 comments
Whether you’re looking to dominate the galaxy in the name of the Empire or rescue it from darkness
as part of the Republic, you won’t get very far without a starship. In Star Wars: The Old
Republic, your starship will be your base of operations, and it might even be your best friend.
249 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 00:18:09 by Valay | 25 comments
Capcom has released three new videos of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, featuring the first footage of
Viewtiful Joe and Dormammu in action.
375 votes | submitted 2010-08-21 13:40:57 by mrdextergenius | 139 comments
The PS3 jailbreak mod-chip made the waves on the internet just yesterday and here we already have
the how to step-by-step guide to help you jailbreak your console.
111 votes | submitted 2010-08-21 00:19:53 by stonepaintings | 14 comments
The videogame classic gets a sex change in their artwork.