Games
Whether you're a hardcore gamer or just like to play a little "Halo" from time to time, if you enjoy dabbling in a little game talk, you've come to the right place. So grab your gaming gear, pick a story and join in on the conversation. It's going to be a wild ride.
Will Girl Gamers Change Gaming?
Believe it or not, ladies make up about half the population of all gamers. Is it time to treat them like the big consumer base they are?
What Do You Do When Stuck on a Game?
by Pikachu
Being stuck on a challenging part of a video game can be pretty brutal. What do you do when it happens to you?
Now that Bethesda perfected the balance in "Fallout 3," its post-nuclear sister series, all eyes are on "Skyrim." Out 11/11/11.135 votes2011/11/09 07:53:05
"The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword" is just a couple weeks away, and they've enlisted Robin Williams to help spread the word.196 votes2011/11/08 13:00:00
Like movies, video games often have their own soundtracks. Sometimes the soundtrack is made up of popular or existing songs; others, like "Modern Warfare 3," have their own composers.293 votes2011/11/07 13:00:00
"Angry Birds" has breached 500 million downloads -- a staggering number. But that figure is misleading, and we'll explain why.554 votes2011/11/03 22:00:00
According to a survey of 1000 people who work within the gaming industry, polled by the London Games Conference, the most influential person in the gaming world was Steve Jobs.220 votes2011/11/03 13:00:00
It's hard to believe the "Grand Theft Auto" series has been around for almost 15 years. Well, here comes another.384 votes2011/11/02 21:00:00
Harrison Ford is 69 years old. It's bad enough he just did another "Indiana Jones" movie. Now he's playing video games? Come on, now.158 votes2011/11/02 13:00:00
We hope your Halloween was as haunting and horrifying as a night spent playing "Silent Hill 2" with the lights off -- because that's what you guys voted as the scariest video game ever.51 opinions2011/11/01 20:43:09
"Pan's Labyrinth" director Guillermo Del Toro spoke with The Atlantic about his view on video games, and how they compare to movies.97 votes2011/11/01 13:00:00
At least there's one industry still thriving in America, though it might not be what you'd expect. Zombies are reportedly raking in billions.741 votes2011/10/31 21:00:00
Horror films don't have anything on horror video games. Classic horror flicks can make you jump out of your seat, but when you actually have to fight back, it's a completely different story.2,797 votes2011/10/31 13:00:00
Pretty soon video games are going to be so real you'll hardly be able to separate them from reality. Just take a look at this new edition of Pac-Man. You don't even need a console to play it!398 votes2011/10/28 15:00:00
Indie Royale is an experimental marketing campaign that will try to help gamers find good independent video games for extremely low prices. Every two weeks they're offering four indie games for $2.109 votes2011/10/27 13:00:00
Woah, we're on seven already? The last time they used numbers in a "Mario Kart" game was "Mario Kart 64."154 votes2011/10/26 13:00:00
Video games have not only grown into a primary entertainment medium, but have also been a blessing to science. Scientists figured out a way to shift the burden of scientific discovery onto gamers.346 votes2011/10/25 13:00:00
This fall is a big season in the first-person shooter department, and that means it might be time to upgrade your computer.114 votes2011/10/24 13:00:00
It's the end of the week, and that means it's time for another voting recap. From the NFL's worst players to buttery lip balm, we've got the results.118 votes2011/10/21 18:00:00
Earlier this week we asked if video games could be healthy for romantic relationships, and SodaHeads responded with a decisive "yes" at 64 percent. Allow us to up the ante.131 votes2011/10/21 13:00:00
Movies based on video games are usually a bad idea, but turn a comic book into a video game and most of the time you've got a winner.347 votes2011/10/20 13:00:00
If someone can double the high score on a two-dimensional game that's been around since 1978, just think how high Angry Birds scores will be in the '40s.121 votes2011/10/19 16:00:00
Forget the stereotypes. Gamers come in all shapes and sizes, and some of them do have relationships with the opposite sex. In fact, some of them are even female. Shocking, right?837 votes2011/10/18 13:00:00
Many gamers are finding it's easier for them to pick up healthy and effective work-out habits than it is for others because they already understand what it takes to "level up."164 votes2011/10/17 13:00:00
New York Comic Con, which boasted an amazing 96,000 attendees in 2010, is well under way, and so far video games are getting the spotlight.194 votes2011/10/14 13:00:00
Ever wonder how Alfred Hitchcock would have filmed an "Angry Birds" movie? Neither have we. But this guy did.155 votes2011/10/13 13:00:00
And we thought we got started young.270 votes2011/10/12 13:00:00
Apparently Guinness World Records hasn't been to Comic-Con, because they just gave these guys the world record for most people wearing video game costumes in one place.128 votes2011/10/11 13:00:00
Nicolas Games is running an interesting promotion for their newest game, "Afterfall: Insanity." But it's not as charitable as it sounds.99 votes2011/10/10 18:00:00
With the public pouring over the life and legacy of Steve Jobs, references to the Apple Bandai Pippin have been popping up.613 votes2011/10/07 13:00:00
Face it. Compared to older video games like "Mega Man" and "Contra," game difficulty has gone down considerably. Well, "Dark Souls" is an exception.534 votes2011/10/06 13:00:00
Still can't can't enough Pac-Man after more than 30 years of maze-roving madness? Random Encounters has a unique addition to the classic video game franchise: a Pac-Man musical.130 votes2011/10/05 13:00:00