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Neurologically speaking, gaming is very good (and bad) for your brain

Neurologically speaking, gaming is very good (and bad) for your brain

The debate has raged for decades as many politicians, scientists, and educators believe that gaming contributes to such things as...

The Steam Store: How Valve’s ingenious digital store has taken over gaming

The Steam Store: How Valve’s ingenious digital store has taken over gaming

If you ask a non-gamer about steam, they'll describe boiling water or the stuff that comes out of an iron....

This cake is not a lie

This cake is not a lie

We normally don't look at cooking as a way to generate tech discussions or exemplify geek awesomeness, but this sort...

90s kids in 45 years

90s kids in 45 years

If you ask older people today, many would use phrases of disappointment akin to "weeping for the future" or "I...

Link’s Love Nest

Link’s Love Nest

Ah, young love. It warms the heart to see young gaming characters finding each other after a long quest and...

The major video game companies may be off the SOPA list but they still support it

The major video game companies may be off the SOPA list but they still support it

It's one thing to distance your company from a list that had proven in the last couple of weeks to...

Xbox 360 dominated gaming sales in November

Xbox 360 dominated gaming sales in November

Most were impressed with Microsoft and their Xbox 360 when it was reported that they had sold 1.44 million units...

Skyrim’s Doublerain Bow

Skyrim’s Doublerain Bow

Skyrim is, of course, a hugely popular game. It's immense in scope and the manhours it took to put it...

50,000 year-old Sim City, “Magnasanti”, holds 6 million Sims

50,000 year-old Sim City, “Magnasanti”, holds 6 million Sims

When people spend too much time on a game, they are often ridiculed. In the case of Vincent Ocasla, he...

MW3 might have the bulk of the attention, but Assassin’s Creed 4 is heating up

MW3 might have the bulk of the attention, but Assassin’s Creed 4 is heating up

Last week saw one of the biggest buzz buildups surround a game in history as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...

Modern Warfare 3 live action trailer is funny, says little about the game

Modern Warfare 3 live action trailer is funny, says little about the game

If there was any doubt about the difference in marketing budgets between rival first-person shooters Battlefield 3 and Call of...

The Edison Memorial Tower, Minecraft edition

The Edison Memorial Tower, Minecraft edition

There are many instances of projects created in Minecraft that are nothing short of epic. With 10 million people building,...

Amazon to hit the gaming pre-order market today

Amazon to hit the gaming pre-order market today

Steam has more competition coming its way as Amazon is expected to offer PC game pre-orders on digital downloads starting...

Star Wars “Imperial March” (as performed by 2 floppy disk drives)

Star Wars “Imperial March” (as performed by 2 floppy disk drives)

Few songs are more sinister or invoke a deeper geek reaction than Imperial March, the musical interpretation of the domination...

Mafia Wars 2 shows Zynga and social gaming aren’t just a passing fancy

Mafia Wars 2 shows Zynga and social gaming aren’t just a passing fancy

There is a lot of passion surrounding social games like Farmville and Mafia Wars. People either love them or hate...

DC Universe Online goes free to play

DC Universe Online goes free to play

In case you ever wanted to be a hero or a villain in the comic book world but didn't want...

With initial developer API released for Google+, FarmVille can’t be too far behind

With initial developer API released for Google+, FarmVille can’t be too far behind

Google's first entry into social gaming wasn't spectacular. By allowing a handful of partners to develop, they were only able...

Consoles vs PC gaming

Consoles vs PC gaming

The battle has long waged between different gamer types. Which is better, console or PC gaming? That's a question that...

Sledgehammer: Behind the scenes with the Modern Warfare 3 developers

Sledgehammer: Behind the scenes with the Modern Warfare 3 developers

Arguably the most anticipated first person shooter of 2011 is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Sledgehammer Games and Activision...

Minecraft block in real life

Minecraft block in real life

Fans of Minecraft will appreciate this real-life, working dirt block that reacts to pulverizing blows, just as they do in...