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Gum Chewing and Sports Bars are now part of Video Games Technorati We all see (and many of us experience) video games everyday: from TV games like Xbox and Wii to handheld games like Gameboy and DS. Many of us have logged lots of hours playing computer games, and now we can even play them on our phones as we're making ...

5 modern day video games you should be playing The Express Tribune (blog) Having worked for five years as a video games journalist, when I learned that I could do a top five blog on video games, I was quite excited. Initially, it started as a list of the greatest games of all times, but the comprehensive list grew too ...

Maroon and Gamer: Battle of the Scrolls The State Press By Spencer Fawcett August 27, 2011 at 12:01 am Print This Post As ridiculous as this headline seems, that is exactly what has been happening for the past two weeks in the recent legal drama between two powerhouses in the video game industry. ...

WHY RUSSELL MARTIN IS A GAMER Bleeding Yankee Blue (blog) What else do you expect from a guy like Russell Martin? He is craving the next contest against the Red Sox. Every Yankees player knows there's only one first place team in the American League East and that's the Yankees. Russell Martin spoke to RDS in ...

PAX in a Minute: Beyond Video Games GamePro.com There are areas to rent video games as well, and both provide a place to catch up with friends or waste time in between panels. Also, the smell of nerd sweat is significantly lower into gaming rooms than on the show floor.

Gaming grows up Boston Globe By Jesse Singal Traditionally, video games have showcased the alien or the weird. From Italian plumbers hurtling through oversize green pipes to gun battles set on distant planets, part of the appeal of games has been the escapism they provide. ...

How Video Games Saved A Transgendered Gamer Game Revolution On the tumblr blog "How Games Saved My Life", transgender gamer Morgan McCormick shares her testimonial on how games helped him accept herself. I would blockquote this entire passage, but it's just not necessary. I also know it's kind of a cop-out to ...

Free Skyrim-inspired food, plush helmets and meet PC Gamer at PAX PC Gamer Magazine Would you like to meet some of the folks behind PC Gamer? Well, join us on Saturday, August 27th from 1:00pm-2:00pm at the corner of 9th and Pine (across from the Paramount Theater) as our Skyrim-sponsored food truck fills your bellies with the finest ...

Thank You, School! Now I Can Play Games Again! GoozerNation (blog) If you're like me, a parent and a gamer, your time playing games is already very limited during the day. I usually get the most playtime in during the later part of the evening once the kids go to bed, and TV programs have been watched. ...

My Love/Hate Relationship With Valkyria Chronicles GoozerNation (blog) Rules are an integral part of video games; they give us parameters in which to function, letting us succeed within the game world. Valkyria Chronicle's rules allow the player to know if and when it's safe to advance on the enemy or approach an ...

Paradox Interactive announces turn-based strategy game Warlock PC Gamer Magazine Paradox Interactive just announced the new title Warlock: Master of the Arcane during the PCGamer Conference at PAX. This global turn-based strategy game puts players in the robes of a Grand Mage fighting for the control of Ardania. ...

GUARDIAN PHOTO BY MARY MACKAY The Guardian Lori Ellis, manager of heritage and cultural properties for the city of Summerside, dug into her collected stash of vintage video game systems and curated The Art and History of Video Games 1958 to 2011, now at Gallery 33 in Summerside. ...

Prepare for some Senseless Acts of Justice in our review of Hector episode 2 Gamercast Video games are full of tutorials these days, and they've even added one into Hector, you may think that the controls and concept of a point and click is self explanatory to a small child, however it mustn't be the case. Either way, at the very least ...

TMO Quick Tip: OS X Lion: Using iTunes Screen Saver as a Jukebox The Mac Observer She spends entirely too much time playing video games, but she's happy to put down the controller (for a little bit, anyway) to write for TMO. You've all probably been familiar with the iTunes Artwork screen saver since, oh, the dawn of time. ...

Retro video arcade opening Labor Day weekend Kansas City Star The golden age of video games is widely considered from 1979-1983. This collection of games focuses on titles like Ms. Pacman, Centipede, Galaga, Joust, Donkey Kong, and Paperboy to name a few. Mike Freeland is the collector and entrepreneur owns this ...

Weekend Hot Topic, part 1: Day one purchases Metro What video games are making your Christmas list? GameCentral readers name the games that they'll be getting on day one. It's a topic that's been building for weeks now, but with the summer games drought now over we wanted to know which you're willing...

Books: Now in Dolby Surround Sound! TechnoBuffalo There is a certain peace of mind books create that you won't get from watching television or playingvideo games. The sound effects, the acting and the scenery is all in your head. Your inner movie screen can make things as vivid as it wants. ...

Power Play: Madden 12 excels again The Province By Paul Chapman, The Province August 26, 2011 EA Sports' Madden 12 NFL football game doesn't revolutionize its excellent predecessors, but it has enough new features to make buying the new edition well worth it for any gamer. ...

Addiction? Video games crowded out man's real life MiamiHerald.com In high school, each year brought more exciting games with better graphics, but his parents didn't see a problem because all teen boys seemed to play video games. And their son also played guitar in a band, so video games weren't the only thing in his ...

The Skyrim Team Has a Better Plan for Squashing Bugs this Time Kotaku As much as people love the expansive video games of Bethesda Softworks, they loathe the bugs—and the surprising preponderance of them that appear with the launch of new Elder Scrolls or Fallout games. This time, as Bethesda prepares to put out the ...

Business Spotlight: Hotshots Family Billiards Record-Searchlight Services: Billiards, video games, sports, food, live music and entertainment. Hours: 12 to 11 pm Sundays; 4 pm to 12 am Mondays through Thursdays; 4 pm to 1 am Friday; 12 pm to 1 am Saturdays. What prompted you to start your own business? ...

Review: Sifteo a fun but pricey new way to play Chicago Daily Herald These blocks, about the size and shape of a small jewelry box, exist in that rare but intriguing realm between digital video games and hands-on-toys, an experience that's both on-screen and tactile. They appear aimed mainly at kids, but they're also ...

Download the First Ever Issue of gamr. Today, For Free Aussie-Gamer.com It's tough being a gamer, after all… gamr. will be avalible in a beautiful web app over on our Issuu page, or you can download it to your computer and/or favorite mobile device in PDF format for reading later. Check out the first issue, ...

PAX Prime 2011: Lollipop Chainsaw Impressions And Gameplay Platform Nation Amongst the many things that I love about video games, I truly appreciate a game that can make me laugh and doesn't try to take itself too seriously. Lillipop Chainsaw is able to do just that, while still managing to be a both fun and challenging. ...

Part #: PS3 ELA 19646 PC Magazine Bottom Line: Madden NFL 12 gives you more control than ever over every aspect of the game, and makes subtle tweaks to make the game ever more realistic and enjoyable?but aspects of it might be too much for the average gamer. by David Pierce Madden NFL ...

Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children, by Joel Bakan Globe and Mail He explores, first, the world of video games and online “entertainments,” offering appalling examples of calculated manipulations of children's love of excitement and their needs for company. Then on to corporations of various sorts purveying a ...

Toys that let kids create their own sequels Green peace Chicago Tribune From video games and action figures to bubble machines and coloring books, the list of new movie-related toys and games is as long as the credits at the end of your child's favorite flick. If your children walk out of "Harry Potter and the Deathly ...

Counter-Strike: GO Gets Mouse, Move and Keyboard Support PlayStation LifeStyle Earlier this month, Valve announced they would release an updated version of Counter-Strike, one of the most legendary and influential video games of all time, on the PS3. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will feature new maps, new game modes, ...

Teenage Geek's Text Browser Game Takes On Mafia Wars PR Web (press release) I hate video games but for some reason I'm addicted to this freaking game. My log in count is over 3k, lol… and I have only been playing for a little over a year. Established in 2004 TORN City has matured in epic proportions from a teenage boy's ...

No Rest for the Nerdy - Vol. 32 Crave Online By Joey, Erik, Mike & Alex We never stop playing video games. That's a fact. Even after we call it quits for the week we still look forward to getting home and continuing our digital conquests. It's our life blood. So we thought it would be fun to ...

Share this post× Kotaku You can't have a video games expo without the cosplay, and PAX's attendees are pulling their weight. So far we've managed to spot Duke Nukem, Robocop, Uncle Sam, and Jesus. And when's the last time you saw all those guys together? ...

The 10th Hour 08.27.11: Top Star Wars Games 411mania.com It was either, that or a "10 TV series that deserve the video game treatment" column, but then I realized….do we even have 10 series worth turning into video games? So Star Wars it is! Let's leave the other idea for next week when I have more time to ...

First Scrolls Trailer Released Ve3d.com Isn't that why we have video games? So you can do things you can't accomplish or replicate in real life? If Minecraft is any indication however, I might just have to trust that they know what they are doing. Check out the video below and let us know ...

Hawken Is Coming To The Big Screen Escapist Magazine According to DJ2's Dmitri M. Johnson, tiny indie outfit Adhesive Games was hesitant to give up the rights until he spent some time hobnobbing with the developers to prove his gamer credentials. "I assumed someone already got it because it was so huge. ...

Populous and Ultima land on GOG Eurogamer.net According to PC Gamer, the first four games in Richard Garriott's long-running RPG series will be bundled together for $5.99 from 30th August. They'll be followed on 1st September by Peter Molyneux's seminal god game Populous, also priced at $5.99. ...