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  • When geeks play outside [pic]

    Like many, when I was growing up, my family always wanted me to spend more time outside.  While I didn’t mind shooting some hoops in the driveway or riding my bike every now and then, I preferred to stay in the basement as much as possible, playing various video games.  Sadly, I wasn’t smart enough…

  • Amazon buy one, get one 50% off video game sale

    I just thought I would pass along news of a video game sale that Amazon is having.  They are currently selling some select games under $20 for buy one get one 50% off.  There are a ton of great games on sale such as Mass Efect 2, Halo 3, Metal Gear Solid 4 and many…

  • Life lessons learned from Super Mario Bros. [pic]

    The awesome folks over at Dorkly posted this amazing piece of art by Julia Leptit that shows all of the life lessons she has learned from playing Super Mario over the years.  Its a pretty funny graphic so make sure to share the laughter and pass it along to other Super Mario Bros lovers that you…

  • Video of games on the Sony NGP (PSP2) [video]

    Yesterday morning, Sony announced the next generation PSP with the codename NGP.  Most people are calling it the PSP2 but there is no indication that the new portable gaming device will end up with that name when it comes out by the end of the year.  One audience member at the press conference got about…

  • Grand Turismo 5 graphics as good as real life

    Have you ever stopped to think about how far video game graphics have come?  From Pong to Crysis, we have come a long way when it comes to graphics in video games.  I have often set an wondered how much longer it will be before we can’t tell the difference between a video game and…

  • The truth about Princess Peach and Zelda

    Like many, my favorite Nintendo franchises of all time are the Mario and Zelda franchises.  If you are also a fan, you have probably asked yourself “How stupid are Princess Peach and Zelda that they are constantly getting kidnapped?”  Well, thanks to CollegeHumor, we finally have an answer.  This hilarious video titled Peach and Zelda…