“The Amazing Spider-Man 2″ game trailer ushers in Kraven the Hunter

Spiderman is a super hero favorite, having withstood the test of time to become both a gamer and movie-goer staple. Last month, we got a look at “The Amazing Spider-Man … Continue reading

My Monopoly Lets You Name Your Own Properties on a Custom Board

My Monopoly Lets You Name Your Own Properties on a Custom Board

Boardwalk, Park Place, and even Marvin Gardens are all iconic properties on the world’s most popular board game. But what if you wanted to play a game of Monopoly with locales you were actually familiar with? A simple Sharpie is one solution, but so is Hasbro’s My Monopoly game. It lets you create a custom board online—with graphics and properties of your choosing—that’s then delivered right to your door.

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Christophe Claret’s Latest Watch Lets You Kill Time By Playing Poker

Christophe Claret's Latest Watch Lets You Kill Time By Playing Poker

Christophe Claret’s first foray into the seedy world of wristworn gambling was the Blackjack 21 that let deep-pocketed watch aficionados pretend to squander away even more of their fortunes. That was followed by a Baccarat model, and now the company is introducing an even more complicated model that lets up to three players enjoy a quick game of Texas Hold’em Poker.

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How To Win At Electric Football, Using Pliers And A Cigarette Lighter

How To Win At Electric Football, Using Pliers And A Cigarette Lighter

Adapted from a piece on Slate’s Hang Up and Listen podcast.

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Magic: The Gathering movie franchise coming soon courtesy of Fox

Fans of the game and lore of Magic: The Gathering rejoice! 20th Century Fox has reportedly just closed a deal that would bring the wildly popular and iconic collectible card … Continue reading

Laser Tag Is Back With a Slightly More Fashionable Uniform

Laser Tag Is Back With a Slightly More Fashionable Uniform

The original Laser Tag game was a huge hit back in the 1980s, though the campy ray guns, clunky helmet, and embarrassing sensor vest just aren’t fashion forward these days. But it’s still fun—which is why ThinkGeek has resurrected the old game, giving it an updated look that includes a stylish windbreaker jacket, smaller sensors, and an arm-mounted laser blaster.

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EA Uses Viral Video To Clarify “Glitch”

This article was written on August 21, 2008 by CyberNet.

Recently EA found themselves in a position where they could admit that there was a glitch in a game, or turn it into an amazing marketing experience. They chose the latter of the two, and it has worked out quite well for them.

You see, someone recently noticed that there’s a “glitch” in the Tiger Woods 08′ golf title where Tiger Woods plays a shot while standing on the water. The gamer took video of it and it has been seen all over the Internet. People have called it the “Jesus Shot” with Tiger “walking on water.” Instead of just acknowledging that they made a mistake, EA has decided to answer back to the poster of the video with a brilliant video of their own.

Tiger really can walk on water! It’s not a glitch afterall…

Now how’s that for using YouTube to your advantage. What a great example of a viral marketing video!

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Playing Video Games With Your Eyes: Not As Cool As You’d Hope. Yet.

Playing Video Games With Your Eyes: Not As Cool As You'd Hope. Yet.

Kinect might be the big name in full-body motion control, but it’s Tobii that’s got eyes on lock. And while their past (awesome) demos have been interface-centric, now they’re taking on games. It’s not perfect yet but man do I ever want this to be awesome.

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PlayStation 4 releases done until 2014 save Zen Pinball 2

While we’d love to see title after title released to the PlayStation 4 immediately following release here on the tail end of 2013, it would appear that we’re about to … Continue reading

The Walking Dead: Season Two Premiere episode launches from Telltale Games

The video game based on The Walking Dead book has proven to be very popular with gamers around the world. The game was one of the first episodic games from … Continue reading