These are the amazing little flourishes that simultaneously wow us with their obsessive compulsion and provide a powerful rejoinder to the argument that soaring game budgets are both necessary and entirely justified.
What the hell can games do that books and interpretive dance can't? A lot, it turns out.
If you're looking for stable employment and have figured out how to fit inside your Xbox, start drafting your resume and prepare yourself for a thrilling career.
The eager pirate boots up the game, grabs his dual-wielded machine pistols, pulls the trigger, and ... sprays a barrage of chickens through the air.
Like the brave masters of dong art, this article is about heroes who were inspired by games to achieve the impossible.
I play games for the same reason you do: because killing is the only thing that makes the headaches go away. But the more I see, the more I think game companies don't understand us at all.
Behold, purchases of stupider imaginary things than Tila Tequila's virginity.
These mods are so crazy that they'll make your brain give up and come flying out of your ass.
Looking back on it now, it really isn't surprising that I got drawn into the great unwashed Super Nintendo Army.
EVERYTHING MUST BE STACKED AND ORDERED NEATLY. IT WILL PILE UP AND DOOM US ALL.
Rules are a necessary part of every game, the main reason we can have competitive pastimes that aren't just about hitting each other with sticks.
There was a silver lining to the video game industry's failing attempt to emulate Hollywood -- FMV games were a gold mine of unintentional comedy.
That's the best part of gaming, after all: those unscripted, unplanned moments that stick with you, even when the story is lost to a hazy blur.
Six types of gamer take a world where we literally play with a global supercomputer network and piss all over it.