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$8 Goodwill Video Game Fetches $17K at Auction, Pants Still Only Worth a Nickel

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:12 +0000

If you’re like us, your old Nintendo game cartridges are probably collecting dust in your parent’s attic, or stuffed into a closet somewhere. You might want to go dig them out after you hear about the North Carolina woman who recently sold a rare game for more than $17,000. ‘Stadium Events’ is known to enthusiasts [...]

World's Biggest Time-Waster Spends Six Years Playing Video Games in Internet Cafe

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:00:20 +0000

Life is all fun and games for one man in China. Li Meng, 30, has spent the last 6 years spending all day everyday playing video games in an Internet café in the Jilin province. Li only gets up from his seat to grab a bite to eat or use the bathroom. He takes a [...]

Man Sets World Gaming Record Playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II for 135 Hours

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:30:57 +0000

This week, an Australian man proved his devotion to the gaming world by setting a new world record, playing Call of Duty: Black Ops II for more than 135 straight hours. Okan Kaya, the sales manager of an electronics company, played the recently released game for seven straight days. Under Guinness Book of World Record [...]

10 Goriest Video Games Ever

Chris Urie — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:00:43 +0000

Here’s our list of the top 10 goriest games ever to make your stomach turn and to make your parent’s ire rise. Games are no newcomer to gore. Since their inception, a bit of competition has always been a part of the mix. Pong, for instance, was all about beating your opponent and getting that [...]

Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney In the Smartphone Showdown Game of the Year

Emerald Catron — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:30:34 +0000

It’s not everyday that you get to see Mitt Romney smacked in the face with a hot dog or President Obama trounced with a balloon sword… Until now. Thanks to a new, free phone game called Vote!!!, you can see it every day. It might seem like they’ve lost sight of the point of democratic elections by making the two presidential candidates go toe-to-toe, but the folks at Epic Games could actually be on to something.

Do You Suffer from a Gaming Addiction?

Don Deane — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 23:30:04 +0000

We’ve spent our fair share of bleary-eyed nights in front of computers and gaming consoles. But it never once occurred to us that we might, you know, have a problem. And yet, according to the American Psychiatric Association, this could be a sign of a serious addiction.

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

George Roush — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:38:54 +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). [...]

10 Best iPhone Games

Chris Urie — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:15:38 +0000

If you asked Siri what the 10 best iPhone games were, she’d probably answer with a list that looks a little like this. It’s a phone. It’s a workstation. It’s the internet. It’s a handheld gaming console to be reckoned with. The iPhone revolutionized the way we thought of a phone. With it’s incredible processing [...]

Guy Wins Video Game, Becomes Race Car Driver

Ernio Hernandez — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:01:59 +0000

Nissan Europe is touting its latest car, The Juke-R, with a short film featuring a guy who won a shot to race for real thanks to his dominance at the video game Gran Turismo. Lucas Ordoñez is a graduate from Nissan’s inaugural PlayStation GT Academy. The video, called ”Desert Nemesis,” shows Ordonez in a dramatization of his professional [...]

100 Greatest Games Ever

Alex Riviello — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:30:12 +0000

Choosing the 100 Greatest Games Ever is no easy task, especially when there are decades upon decades of titles to chose from. This isn’t the best Xbox 360 games, best shooters or best mobile games. Instead, what we have here is a definitive list of the 100 best games ever made. Included are classics that [...]

The 10 Worst NES Games Ever

Phil Villarreal — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:30:37 +0000

Although the NES had its highs, giving us some of our favorite gaming memories, it definitely wasn’t shy about drilling us with stinkers at regular intervals. Here are the 10 NES games that made us cry, starting with number 10:

Wrecking Crew — At least one of the crappy single-screen Mario games deserved a spot on this list, and we went back and forth between this and Mario Bros. for a while. This one won out b

10 Things You Didn't Know About the Nintendo Entertainment System

Alex Riviello — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:52 +0000

IT WAS ORIGINALLY TITLED THE FAMICOM

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) came to the United States in 1984, but it was preceded by a Japanese version in 1983. Called the Famicom (for family computer), it featured a glaring red and white design, far less cool than the gray system American gamers received the following year. The controllers attached to the Fam

10 Must Play Pinball Machines For Guys

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:30:50 +0000

The neighborhood video arcade may have fallen into the black hole of progress along with frosted hair tips, acid washed jeans and health care with reasonable co-pays, but the people who long to see its mixed aurora borealis of pixelated lights and neon signs are not going anywhere. One of the saddest losses in the [...]

Top 5 Best And Worst Players In Tecmo Bowl

Ben Chew — Wed, 23 May 2012 09:00:38 +0000

If you owned a Nintendo in the late ’80s / early ’90s, you probably played a game or twelve hundred of Tecmo Bowl. Nearly 23 years since its release, it still has a cult following and annual tournaments that put Madden’s to shame. In this trip down Tecmo Bowl lane, we’ll count down the top five [...]

'The Situation' Thinks This Facebook Might Catch On — Launches a Game

Alan Tsang — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:30:24 +0000

Just in time to celebrate the one month anniversary of the completion of his stint in rehab, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino shows his G-rated side by launching a Facebook game with App Genius based on the kid-friendly boardwalk games founded at the now infamous Jersey shore. The Situation and Family Boardwalk Arcade will feature two [...]

Beyonce Video Game Lawsuit Headed to Trial

Jessica Sager — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:40 +0000

Sounds like there’s going to be drama in Queen Bey’s kingdom. A video game company is suing Beyonce for $100 million, and a judge just agreed to let the case go to trial. Software developer Gate Five claims that Beyonce agreed to develop a motion-sense video game called ‘Starpower: Beyonce’ for a cool $20 million. [...]

'Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse' Coming to Xbox 360 and PS3

Alex Riviello — Sat, 05 May 2012 21:30:49 +0000

There hasn’t been an official announcement of the game just yet, but listings on Amazon have revealed that ‘Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse’ is in the works for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Sony Hands Out 6 'Free' Games To Premium Subscribers

Phil Villarreal — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:15:33 +0000

Sony’s PlayStation Plus program doesn’t always prove to be worth the $50 annual subscription fee, but every now and again, it hooks subscribers up with enough so-called “free” stuff to justify coughing up the dough. Every time we try to get it, it keeps pulling us back in. This is one of those weeks, because [...]

Check Out The First 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II' Trailer

Phil Villarreal — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:00:34 +0000

The official Call of Duty: Black Ops II reveal has come, and its debut trailer — no doubt the first of several we’ll be teased with in the next six months — reveals all sorts of tidbits about the next entry in the surefire blockbuster first-person shooter, due out Nov. 13. For one, the developer [...]

This Beautiful Ode To Side-Scrollers Will Leave You Teary-Eyed

Patrick Bateman — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:46:02 +0000

Gone are the days of the side-scroller for major consoles; even handheld devices have opted to first person or other formats. But they aren’t forgotten. You can still relive the simple beauty of advancing right online at places like AdultSwim.com, but for many the side-scroller evokes a sense of nostalgia. There have been tributes, homages, [...]