There is a new addition to the perfect living room — the Space Invaders living room that is. So we already have the couch and the mirrors to give the wall behind it a little panache, and we can’t forget the coffee table that goes with the couch. The coffee table needs something to keep the surface from getting damaged... [Read More].

This dad must have not gone to parenting classes, because if he did — he would not steal from his nine year old son. Yes, this bright numbskull of a father thought it was a great idea to steal his son’s DS, Wii, and games and then pawn them for cold hard cash. Recently, 28 year old Joseph Phillips went to... [Read More].

Valve games in general have never been big on taking control away from your character in order to show you something (aka cutscenes). But what if Valve had added a few scripted scenes into Left 4 Dead? These scenes could be used to either add intensity to a situation, or to potentially add more narrative elements to the game. The... [Read More].

A couple of days ago, Gamestop started–and is currently still–running a promotion that grants an extra $20 (in store credit) to anyone willing to part ways with a handheld console. This offer applies to all models of the DS, and almost every model of the PSP. However, for some unexplained reason, Gamestop is not including the PSPgo in this offer.... [Read More].

Duke Nukem Forever has become the Bigfoot and Nessy of video games, and any news you can scrape up about it is just fanboy rumors or straight up lies. Fortunately, there’s a possibility of some solid news breaking at PAX next month. After the lawsuit settlement between Take Two and 3D Realms the game fell off the map and has... [Read More].

If you work in an office chances are that it’s pretty bland. It’s not like you can just bust out and start painting your office, but you sure can compensate by putting brightly colored and whimsical furniture in your office. Like maybe a freaking Super Mario Bros. 2 themed filing cabinet to go with your Victorian Mario art. I personally... [Read More].

Ever wanted a virtual girlfriend to love and take care of on the go? Well it seems this new iPhone app will be able to fulfill that wish for you. It is plainly titled Barcode Kanojo (Barcode Girlfriend) — developed by Cybrid — and is a social love simulator. It is all done by taking barcodes you scan and turning them... [Read More].

A recent house fire in Blue Springs, Missouri has left a homeowner and two others without a place to say. The culprit in this case is an Xbox. The homeowner claims that a spark from the Xbox’s power cord is what caused the fire. The fire started at around 1:30 am on Tuesday, and luckily no one was injured. While... [Read More].

Alma is back for the 3rd installment of the F.E.A.R. series. The lastest trailer doesn't show off any in game and is a pure cinematic trailer. The first two games were good, but the second lost a lot of the scaryness the first game had. Let's hope the third one can find that nice balance. [Read More].

It seems that Minecraft is either a love hate game, but there are some people out there who make it awesome. This video shows just how awesome Minecraft can be. Minecraft is Just Awesome [YouTube] [Read More].

Yesterday, the Mafia II demo was made available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The demo came with an exceptional treat. Spread throughout the area made available to the player were five Playboy magazines. When the player interacted with each of the magazines, they were treated to a centerfold picture. That’s right everyone, there were butts and breasts.... [Read More].

Well the fight in the wasteland that is Borderlands is not over yet. Gearbox has released details on the next installment of DLC slated for release on PC, 360, and PS3 in September for $10. Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution invites single-player and co-op fans back to try to suppress a deadly Claptrap revolution using one of four infamous vault hunters. The foursome find themselves caught in... [Read More].

Usually when you have to use a stick to play a fighting game people know you’re pretty hardcore, but what if everybody has one? You have to customize your stick. Quite a few of the competitors at EVO have their own sticks and with the selection of awesome sticks limited you have to stand out even before you let loose... [Read More].

Glen Schofield, co-founder of Sledgehammer Games, revealed today that “Call of Duty 8″ will feature situations based off real military stories. Earlier in the year, Sledgehammer was signed on by Activision to develop one of the three new Call of Duty titles set to release in the next 2 years. The following is a direct quote from Schofield, “Working w/... [Read More].

Pacman has never been a franchise that a gamer back in the 1980s would ever associate with the word “disturbing”. However, after viewing this piece of fan art from the team over at Dorkly, I’m not so sure. The image shows Pacman being overwhelmed by a pair of ghosts–with a single pellet ever so slightly exceeding his grasp. It’s certainly... [Read More].

The Mafia 2 demo was just released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC this morning. Unfortunately, not including a couple of specific missions, players can only toy around in free roam for about 10 minutes. But that short time period hasn’t stopped people from discovering a few entertaining glitches. Appearing only a few hours after the demo went... [Read More].

In a move that I thought was straight out of the Klax promo smokes this looks to be different, but I’m not sure it’s different enough. The biggest harm of smoking is the smoke so what if you can smoke without the smoke with a portable vaporizer. I just don’t know how to feel about this so I’ll just put... [Read More].

We all take the idea of modern day Mario for granted. What if he existed in an earlier time? What if Mario existed in the late 1800′s which is known as the Victorian Era? Don’t think that the Mushroom Kingdom wouldn’t look different back then also? Thanks to artist Das Chupa at Zero Lives he has seemingly gone back in... [Read More].

In a recent sit down with Nintendo Power, Eiji Aonuma squashed some rumors surrounding Link’s ability of flight in the much-anticipated Skyward Sword. After a question surrounding Link riding to Skyloft on Epona’s back he responded by saying he’d never thought of it, and added, “I can guarantee he’s not going to fly around like Kid Icarus!” The matter in... [Read More].

EVE Online — a player-driven persistent-world massively multiplayer online role-playing game — has quite a different economy than most MMOs. You can even lose your paid hard earned game time. CCP, the developer of EVE Online, created a system that would allow players to sell game time credit (PLEX) for ISK (in-game currency) — to reduce illegal selling and purchasing... [Read More].