We try not to get carried away with video game coverage here, but certain titles are so big that they definitely cross over from the gaming world into popular tech culture. The beta program for Halo: Reach begins today, which means that anyone who purchased Halo 3: ODST will be able to play an early [...more]
Despite what you may have heard, the Boy Scouts of America have NOT introduced a Video Game merit badge. They’ve introduced a video games belt loop and pin. There’s a difference, dammit! Regardless, I wish this had been around when I was in Boy Scouts, because I could have earned these awards easily. Check it [...more]
I think we’ve reached the point where it’s socially acceptable to accessorize with video game stuff. At least, that’s what I like to tell myself. The TakaraTomy corporation seems to think so too. The company is launching a new line of keychains that celebrate an important milestone in the history of Nintendo: Game & Watch. [...more]
All this time, I guess I’ve been studying. According to a new study, games have specific brain structures that are larger than non-gamers, and the size of these structures is directly related to success at certain tasks. The study, conducted at the University of Illinois and published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, used a specifically [...more]
So I’ve played Simon Says, Pong and Duck Hunt, and hundreds of stupid Internet games for a good portion of my life. Little did I know that the same person was responsible for just about every facet of gaming there ever will be: Ralph Baer. I took some time and watched this great interview with Baer, who [...more]
The WiiSpray project brings tagging to video games in a way that Marc Eko's Getting Up could only dream about. [...more]
NYC’s “Quest To Learn” school has achieved a goal only dreamed of by kids – they teach lessons entirely through videogames. The class of 72 sixth graders were assembled by the Institute of Play, a nonprofit collaboration of learning experts and game designers. Quest to Learn’s got five subjects: Codeworlds (math/English), Being, Space and Place (social [...more]
Got a chance to goof around with 3-D games, in 3-D omg! I was surprised how sleek it looks. I really thought it would give me a headache or seizure or just blow my head up, luckily it didn’t. It did add another dimension to the game (pun intended). It really puts you [...more]
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