Tag Archives: video games

20 Percent Of Women Have Dumped A Guy Over Video Games

Amelia McDonell-ParryJanuary 21, 2010 //

An Open Letter To The Fellas: Women are not turned on by how fast you can finish Zelda or the fact that the plastic guitar you use to play Beatles Rock Band is customized. And when you ask us to blow into your Nintendo game cartridge, we know exactly what you’re thinking. I’ve dated a slew of video game nerds: guys who work at G4, guys who design video games for a living, guys who test video games for a living, guys who have video game tattoos, guys who are broke because they spent their money on an XBox, guys who’ve traded their XBox to get more video game tattoos. All of this gets old. So it’s not surprising that a British survey shows that one in five women have broken up with a guy because he wouldn’t put down the controller. Plus 80 percent of the women surveyed believe that their current partner wastes too much time gaming. Keep reading »

Japanese Dude Marries Virtual Girlfriend

Susannah BreslinNovember 25, 2009 //


A Japanese man who goes by the online handle Sal9000 has married his anime character girlfriend, Nene Anegasaki. It’s all so romantic. Nene is part of the Nintendo DS video game Love Plus, the wedding was held at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and a real priest was on hand. The ceremony was broadcast live on the internet. I have no idea when, how, or if this marriage will be consummated. [Boing Boing] Keep reading »

Woman Destroys Her Boyfriend’s XBox And Posts The Vid On YouTube

Jessica GoldbergNovember 24, 2009 //


Fueling the legend of the psycho girlfriend, this lovely lady decided that, rather than breaking up with her video game-obsessed boyfriend, the way to make her life better would be to take a golf club to his Xbox, and post the footage on the internet. According to this bored blonde, this video is a warning to men so that they will pay more attention to their potentially crazy significant others, but we think men will take it as a warning to extend their electronics’ warranties and to hide their golf clubs when not in use. [BuzzFeed] Keep reading »

Quick Pic: Where My Geeks At?

Susannah BreslinSeptember 24, 2009 //

This photograph was taken at Tokyo Game Show 2009 at the exact moment that these two models realized you couldn’t pay them enough to: a.) put up with all these geeks, b.) smile for the camera, and c.) wear those godforsaken outfits. [9/23/09, Tokyo] Keep reading »

Scandal! Super Mario Brothers Sex Tape

Jessica WakemanAugust 7, 2009 //

Yes, our pixelated heroes from Super Mario Bros have joined the grand and ill-conceived sex tape tradition, forged by Leighton Meester, Paris Hilton, and Pamela Anderson. Only the audio on Mario and the princess’ vid is way better.

Come on, you know you want to know if that mustache tickles. Keep reading »

Girls, Unlike Boys, Are Too Busy To Game

Annika HarrisJuly 27, 2009 //

Girls have less leisure time to play digital games than boys, according to a Michigan State University study, the findings of which could shed light on the technology gender gap. The study of 276 undergraduates found that female students spent about 16 hours more per week doing homework, working, or performing other activities than male undergraduates. The findings suggest that girls play video games less because they have more obligatory tasks that take up their free time. Keep reading »

A Marriage Of Video Gaming And Burlesque

Annika HarrisJuly 6, 2009 //

Most guy gamers have dreamed of getting with one of the scantily-clad female characters, whether it’s Princess Zelda, Chung Li, or Bloodrayne. Now their fantasies have been answered. The burlesque group Devil’s Playground performs a show featuring these characters and others doing “things ‘suggestive’ doesn’t begin to describe,” according to Gossip Gamers. To experience the show in person, you have to be L.A., but YouTube has videos. If only they had Cole from “Infamous”, Commander Shepard from “Mass Effect,” and Alex Mercer from “Prototype” in a male revue, the straight ladies and gay men would be set, too! Keep reading »

Who’s Gonna Play A Fashion Video Game?

Lily QMay 21, 2009 //

Fashion Week won’t roll around again until next September, but the people over at 505 Games are hard at work on a video game that simulates the experience for peasants like us who won’t be sitting front row inside those hallowed tents. With a little help from IMG and uber-famous makeup artist Pat McGrath, 505 will be putting out a video game for iPhone, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony consoles that promises “a true insider’s point of view.” Keep reading »

Gaming Gore: Four Non-Violent Video Games

DivineCaroline.comApril 25, 2009 //

Whoever said that gaming was a guy thing obviously never met the ten-year-old me. Forget Barbie—I was in love with my Nintendo, along with Paperboy, Tetris, and Super Mario 3. I was obsessed with video games, and constantly exasperated my mother by refusing to go to bed until I got through just one more level of Dr. Mario. Keep reading »

Porn Is Getting Real About The Economy

SimchaFebruary 24, 2009 //

The best things in life are free. Unfortunately, the porn industry is learning that lesson the hard way as sales go soft (zing!). Down 20-30%, Larry Flynt and Joe Francis have asked for a financial fluffer to help adult entertainment companies in their time of need. But it’s not just magazines and DVDs that are feeling the squeeze; the Internet has been screwed up too! Thanks to amateur porn on YouTube-like sites, porn that doesn’t require payment is easier to find than a swinger party. In a recession, that’s good news for broke consumers who are worried they’re going to lose their jobs, but what about the billion dollar adult industry? Can porn still make a buck in this tight economy? If you ask an entrepreneur named Trixie, she’ll say, “F**k yes!”

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