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.

Adam addresses the issue of racist and homophobic comments that are seemingly running rampant on Xbox Live. The Sess is asking anyone who feels this behavior to be appropriate to write in and let him know why he or she thinks so. ... more.

New York Times | April 29, 2008 By MATT RICHTEL SAN FRANCISCO - The troubled economy and rising prices for food and gas won't keep fast-twitch video gamers from splurging on their latest must-have diversion, Grand Theft Auto IV. During the next two weeks, some five million couch jockeys are expected to plunk down $60 to buy Grand Theft Auto IV, a violent and episodic game that hits stores... more.

No doubt some of you read about the recent controversy regarding Newsweek columnist N'Gai Croal's statements regarding the trailer for Resident Evil 5. Well, in this week's Sessler's Soapbox, Adam's got something to say on the issue. ... more.

Jesse McPherson was out of town when a thief broke into his home, stole his laptop, Xbox 360 & flat panel he had mounted on his wall. The following video is the Fox News story documenting the events that occurred after the victim attempted to get help from police and decided to do a bit of investigative work on his own and share his findings with the world via his website. Behold the power of th... more.

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Dragon Boy Suede suggests you to "comb your hair / take a shower / put down that copy of Nintendo Power". Now this probably is NSFW but this rap throws a ton of retro gaming references over a decent beat with a catchy chorus, I found this song to be quite entertaining and worth a listen to. [flashvideo file="http://videogame2play.com/video/QuitPlayingVideoGamesandGetLaid.flv" /]... more.

A college student playing Call of Duty 4 on Xbox Live faces up to a year in jail and/or $5,000 in fines after being reported to authorities by another player who heard the threats Allieu Shaw was sharing during the game online. CUMBERLAND — Two misdemeanor counts of disrupting a school operation have been filed against a Frostburg State University student who allegedly made an ... more.

A lot of people sure hate GameStop. The Grapevine-based video-game retailer is probably the best-known buyer and seller of used games, and that side of the company's business has angered a lot of people. Gamers, for one, are ticked that the company generally offers just a couple of bucks to repurchase games that originally sold for $50 or $60. The other factions peeved at GameStop right ... more.

Girls want to play video games. But boys aren't interested in making the games that girls want to play. Those are the basic findings of a new study by researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas. The analysts surveyed 43 mothers, along with 57 daughters between the ages of 7 and 20, in California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas and Utah. The study, "Serious Games for... 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.

With more than 10 million Nintendo DS systems sold in the Americas, the handheld game console is the fasted selling game system in the world. Swallow this amazing fact if you can: there are close to nine Nintendo DS or DS Lite portable game systems sold every 60 seconds. Sure, this number may seem small when compared to other addicting products like cigarettes, alcohol, video poker, or Paris Hi... more.