Attentive readers may have noticed that I take issue with the ESA from time to time. Let me rephrase that. I think the ESA is such a bunch of incompetent bastards, when they aren’t outright hurting gamers, that it drives… Read More »

Here’s a little tidbit about a game you might not have noticed you had, recalling to mind the secret game built into Excel. Built into Google Earth 4.2, released in August, is a hidden flight simulation game. According to Digital… Read More »

Second Life, everybody’s favorite over-hyped graphical sex chatroom, is getting its own credit card. May the gods have mercy on us all. According to Wonderland: The MetaCard works in the same way as a normal first life credit card works…. Read More »

Hands are sometimes physically cumbersome when playing games, so what better way than using your brain to overcome this instead! While the idea seems awesome and plausible, scientists are a little hesitant on the idea. Who knows though, in a… Read More »

Yet another Microsoft lawsuit has finally come to a close. Taking seven years and several million dollars, the lawsuit brought forth by Roxanne Conlin, ended with Microsoft at fault. The suit was brought to Iowa’s County District Court when Conlin… Read More »

When you’ve sold millions of systems and redefined the way gamers play games, one has to stop and wonder, "now what?" Nintendo has been steamrolling across both the console and portable planets, with both their systems still red hot with… Read More »

Before I break this news to all of the loyal Xbox Live enthusiasts out there, I would like to remind you that there are, in fact, two other home consoles, two handhelds, and a PC out there that you can… Read More »

In an exchange on the 2K Games forums, one user expressed his "serious concern" about BioShock DRM. That is, he called it gay. DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is a tool by which companies can lock up their products so… Read More »

Nintendo Wii — now with fire fighting action

In yet another triumph for hackers everywhere, Chad, over at Windmeadow Labs, posted his run-down on a fire fighting robot he constructed using a Wiimote. It works by rotating in place until the sensor on the Wiimote detects a heat… Read More »

This is going to be awesome. Fans of Mario Kart and people who still possess the capacity to enjoy things just received tentative confirmation that their futures are going to be so bright that they’ll need sunglasses. The source? It… Read More »