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Gamer Proposes to Girlfriend Via Custom Role Playing Game

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:10:01 +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.

Jimmy Fallon and Selena Gomez Perform a Geeky Duet on 'Mario Kart Love Song'

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:12:30 +0000

Adding another covered tune to his list of many, ‘Late Night’ host Jimmy Fallon decided to perform a duet with last night’s guest Selenz Gomez. Their choice? The beloved ‘Mario Kart Love Song.’ Gomez stopped by to promote her new much-talked-about film ‘Spring Breakers.’ Together, the two donned the famed plumber’s mustache along with a [...]

Opinion: Why I Will Never Buy Downloadable Games From Microsoft Again

Alex Keen — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:02:32 +0000

If rumors and speculation are to be believed, the next Xbox and the PlayStation 4 will not be backwards compatible with downloadable games. That means any games bought on the Xbox 360 (XBLA or Games on Demand), will be stuck on our old consoles gathering dust. If that’s the case, then I will never buy a downloadable game from Microsoft ever again (and most likely Sony, too). In my eyes, these companies are violating an unwritten agreement with consumers that the games we buy should still work years into the future.

Five-Year-Old Boy Spends More Than $2,500 on 'Zombies Vs. Ninjas' App

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:46:21 +0000

Everyone knows it costs money to raise a child, but it’s the unforeseen expenses that really add up. A five-year-old boy in England named Danny Kitchen recently downloaded the game ‘Zombies vs. Ninjas’ for free on his parents’ iPad after getting his father’s permission. However, Danny soon came across a screen asking if he’d like [...]

How the Internet is Reacting to Playstation 4

Emerald Catron — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:02:14 +0000

So this video does a pretty good job of summing up the PS4 press conference yesterday, if you didn't have several hours to spend watching streaming video about a new gaming console. Some people are excited. Others are underwhelmed. Still others are making memes, because this is the internet, and that's what people do. Here are some of our favorites.

Win a Limited Edition Crystal White PS3 Bundle

George Roush — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:33:17 +0000

That’s right, you can win a brand new limited edition PS3 Crystal White Bundle! Arcade Sushi has partnered up with our brother from another mother, GuySpeed, and we want to give one lucky winner this amazing limited edition PS3 bundle valued at $300! This white 500GB PS3 is LOADED with awesome stuff. It’ll make you look [...]

Arcade Spotlight: Funspot in Laconia, NH

George Roush — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:04:02 +0000

When one thinks of the grandaddy of all arcades, there's only one that comes to mind -- Funspot. Funspot is the largest arcade in the world. That's right, the world. And it's about time we covered the place where gamers die and go to joystick heaven in this week's Arcade Spotlight!

Rumor: Complete Specs for Next Xbox Leaked

Luke Brown — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:12:50 +0000

For months and months, rumors about what Microsoft’s next console might be have been making the rounds. Now it appears the final specs for the Xbox 720 have been uncovered. According to VGLeaks, the Xbox 720 (or Durango), will be quite an impressive piece of machinery. There’s a lot of technical specifications to take in, [...]

Atari Files For Bankruptcy

John Llewellyn Martin — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:46:39 +0000

Atari’s US arm is trying to break off from its France-based parent company, Atari SA. It’s filed for bankruptcy and is selling all its assets. This includes selling games like Pong and Asteroids, which are staples in our gaming history. They’ve filed for Chapter 11 protection and will be selling “all or most of their [...]

Video Game Researcher, Christopher Ferguson, Offers Thoughts On Biden Meeting

John Llewellyn Martin — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:47:29 +0000

The meeting between Vice President Joe Biden, his task force, and the video game industry took place on Friday, January 11th, 2013. Christopher Ferguson, who offered his opinions on the proposed Southington, Connecticut video game burning, has shared his thoughts on the proceedings.

The 10 Craziest Christmas-Themed Video Games

Donald Deane — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:05:48 +0000

Christmas-themed video games might seem like the best way for developers to cash in on the holiday season, but there's a conspicuous lack of these titles on the market. Believe it or not, this is a good thing, because the vast majority of Christmas games to date have been pretty bad and, what's more, inexplicably weird.

Game Over: World's Largest eBay Video Game Collection Sells For $1.23 Million

George Roush — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:38:54 +0000

Holy Halo, Batman. The world’s largest video game collection ever sold on eBay fetched a whopping $1.23 million dollars. That’s 1.23 million gold coins Mario would have to collect to afford such a massive library of awesome. eBay seller Collector’s King is now a rich man after his gigantic collection sold for €999,999.99 ($1.23 million). [...]

'Sons of Anarchy' Game Will Be On Consoles, Not Browsers

Phil Villarreal — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:15:46 +0000

Here’s how the news cycle has gone for gamers who are into the FX biker gang show Sons of Anarchy: There’s gonna be a game based on the show! (Yay!) It’s gonna be a junky advergame that plays on browsers (Boo!) Just kidding, plans for the crappy game have been dumped. Now there’s a real game coming. (Yay!)

GameStop Wants To Get Its Paws On Your Android Gadgets

Phil Villarreal — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:28:21 +0000

GameStop is starting to approach Bill Belichick levels of strange-sounding but ultimately savvy trades. The former game and games-systems swapper started spreading out its range when it began to accept iPod/iPad/iPhone trade-ins. Then it got just plain silly when it starting swapping Skylanders toys. Now the company has started taking certain Android phones and tablets [...]

Nintendo Fixes 'Mario Kart 7′ Cheat

Phil Villarreal — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:30:48 +0000

When you’re playing the 3DS game Mario Kart 7 online, and a bunch of people vote for Wuhu Mountain Loop, you feel like the victims in ‘A Clockwork Orange’ when the Droogs start to surround them in a back alley. The track is plagued with an exploit that lets players jump off a cliff and skip half the course, screwing over anyone who plays fair.

10-Year-Old Boy Designs Video Game for His Blind Grandmother

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:09:24 +0000

10-year-old Dylan Viale has a very close relationship with his grandmother Sherry, who is blind. The two walk dogs and go to the movies together, and recently went to a Lego event where they helped build a giant Lego Yoda.

But because of her vision impairment, Dylan wasn’t able to share with his grandmother his love of video games. So the fifth-grader at Hidden Valley Elementary in Martinez, CA, did something about that — he developed a video game which blind and sighted people can play together.

'Tekken Tag Tournament' DLC Characters Will Be Free

Phil Villarreal — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:35:30 +0000

In a conversation that seemed to be a pointed jab at friendly rival Capcom, a producer working on ‘Tekken Tag Tournament’ said any characters locked on the disc will be given away for free. Remember that Capcom infamously charged gamers for such content in ‘Street Fighter X Tekken.’

'Super Mario 4′ And 'Pikmin 3′ For The Wii U Will Debut At E3

Phil Villarreal — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:30:04 +0000

Turns out that not-so-bold prediction we made yesterday that the ‘Super Mario Bros. 4′ would be headed to Nintendo’s new Wii U console worked out better than that bet we had on Syracuse to win the NCAA tournament. Mario mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that Nintendo would bring a new Wii U Mario