Morgan Webb offers insight and advice on The Tyra Banks Show, explaining to the audience that there are three types of gamer types that can teach you about the men in their lives. (more...)... more.

With so many great games that have been released in the last few weeks you may find the recent article from GeekDad beneficial in maximizing your video game budget. Stay Informed: The first step to properly budgeting your meager gamer dollar is simple; do a little research. Familiarize yourself with release dates and prioritize. This is especially important during the inevitable rush of top-sh... more.

There's nothing quite like getting a brand new game. The excitement of trying a new game for me is kinda like when I was a kid on Christmas Eve, and it all starts at the store. First is choosing the perfect game. Then I get to take the game home, that 20 minute drive can be excruciating. After arriving home I get to open the package, with (for whatever reason manufacturers find it necessary) about... more.

According to a new national survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project illustrates just how ingrained games have become in youth culture. The survey found that while young Americans don't necessarily play the same thing, nearly all of them -- girls included -- play video games of one kind or another. Released Tuesday, the survey combined the telephone responses from a natio... more.

In this episode of The Reboot, host Rio Pesino speaks with video game recruiters from Bungie, LucasArts, BioWare, Ubisoft, THQ and FullSail about the hiring process, what they look for in a candidate and some insiders' advice on how to break into the industry. Your browser does not support JavaScript. This media can be viewed at http://www.podtech.net/home/5237/the-reboot-getting-into-the-video-g... more.

Mayur Gandhi over at NZGamer reports that Armageddon in Wellington, New Zealand this year featured the WETA warthog that was built for Peter Jackson, Neill Blomkamp's live-action Halo shorts. Check out these detailed photos from the event. ... more.

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Frankie over at Bungie.net shares this during his weekly update: The dudes at WETA made a Warthog. I don't mean that they made a big plastic thing that looks like a Warthog. I mean they built a fully-functioning, four-wheel steering, powerful, off-road vehicle with a machine gun on the back. At the correct scale. If you live near Wellington, New Zealand, you might even see some crazy machin... more.

Are you a fanboy or just a spirited debater? Our six-point guide will put you on the path to self-discovery. There are two types of fanboys in the world: those who passionately support a team, product, company or organization in a balanced way, and those who passionately support something to the point of becoming an irrational, spitting tornado of anger. The first type is normal and is the resu... more.

This is a very well done documentary filmed by Southern Illinois University student John Scott. This 20-minute video a product of his senior thesis takes a look at how video games can and do effect individuals and our society. ... more.

Prof. Dmitri Williams, one of the leading academics in the gaming space, who was an expert witness at the U.S. Senate on the constitutionality of game banning laws, held a roundtable on game addiction at GDC. Williams referenced Carnegie Mellon University A. Fleming Seay's research on addiction in an MMO context. The addiction, defined as "problematic use" by Seay, is when an entertainment prod... more.

[audio:ytcracker.mp3] Free from YTCRACKER himself - click the album cover above to receive his latest album. My first impression... not bad. Check out a MC who raps about videogames, programing, linux and other NerdCore subjects, then share what you think by leaving a comment here.... more.

Online gaming is still truly in its infancy stage and therefore is quite immature and on occasion will soil itself. That being said it is still worth the love and dedication it needs to grow, but all good parents must be able to scorn their children when they do something wrong. So far no one has scorned baby online, so I will be the civic minded one here and lay down the law. 10. Typing — I ... more.

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