What is cooler than getting paid to play (or write, or write about, or playtest) video games for a living? Pretty freaking cool. I can tell you, as I do it for a living, it is as boss as it seems. But I know what most gamers are thinking. How can WE get paid to […]
The house from UP is real! I feel like my soul just grew a little more content in knowing that. I know this may be older news to some of you, but I never knew it happened, and didn’t know it existed, and in finding out, my first thought was I wanted to share it. So […]
Though Christmas is a beloved season for geeks because it is usually when we get the coolest stuff, there are some things that geeks and gamers actually hate about the Christmas season. Though some of you may not agree with all the points on this list, there are a few solid ones. Come on, we […]
Let’s all be honest here for a second. The Sonic games should have probably died ten years ago. Someone had to say it. Here are 9 other series that should have died, also. (Via Gametrailers)
As much as we would all love to pretend that our toys and collectibles are slowly growing in worth, there are some that are just plain awful and actually depreciate over time. Yup, not all your collectibles are collectible, my friend. I09 has more: G.I. Joe Extreme Back in the day, G.I. Joe figures were […]
The problem non-gamers have with gamers is that they assume all and know so very little. We are not some archetype of geek, and just the simple fact that we game does not, alone, make us geeks. There is much about gamers that non-gamers don’t know, but rather, assume. I believe this list will help […]
For many geeks, books were the first gateways we had to true adventure and limitless freedom. They allowed us to be the space pirates or the sword wielding warriors we always dreamt of. More than just books, they were doorways into worlds we would have never experienced were they not created by the bevvy of […]
From Gamergate to the toxicity of our game heroes, Topless Robot has some interesting thoughts on why nerd culture may need to step back and take a good, long look at itself if it intends to evolve as a movement. The last half year has not been the brightest hour for nerds and nerd culture. […]
The Smartest of us call it “Gameception.” It is when you are playing a video game only to stumble on another and different video game INSIDE that other video game. Often times, you can play it, too. Yes, you can play the video game that is inside the video game you are playing. That is […]
When people think geeks and gaming, they often associate the name with video games. But what a great many onlookers don’t realize is that many board games also have factored into our utter geek fandom. In other words, when not controlling pixels or polygons, these games are the next place you were likely to find […]