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How To Figure Out If You’re Smart Enough For Portal 2

3:00AM March 16, 2011 | StephenTotilo

Portal 2, the latest rare release from one of the best game studios in the world, is one month away. How will you play it? One of the game’s creators, Valve Software writer Erik Wolpaw offers some spoiler-free tips. More »


In Real Life

How To Keep Your Man: Play Video Games

9:30AM October 18, 2010 | Owen Good

Cosmopolitan, which formerly advocated unplugging your man’s console to improve communication about feelings, now gets on the games bandwagon as a relationship builder. The survey it cites is three years old. From this month’s edition, seen via GamePro. More »


In Real Life

Apparently, Playing Xbox Is Not An Infidelity Solution

2:40AM February 12, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

A person writes in to UK Daily Star sex advice columnist Just Jane. He’s got some problems. He’s dodging the consequences by playing Xbox. Jane says that’s no good. More »


In Real Life

New Super Mario Bros. Wii, As Marriage Simulator

10:20AM November 24, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

Are you struggling to grab that ice flower? Is Luigi slowing you down? Need a new strategy for New Super Mario Bros. Wii? One man and his wife discovered a breakthrough: Play the game like it’s their marriage. More »


In Real Life

Video Game Question For The Advice Columnist

7:00AM June 30, 2009 | Stephen Totilo

An eight-year-old boy’s parents are concerned about the violent games enjoyed by their son’s friend, who often invites their son over. They don’t want to nix the friendship, ban gaming during visits or question the other parents. What to do? More »


Uncategorized

Good Games That’ll Work on Your Relatives’ Crappy PC

6:00AM November 30, 2008 | Owen Good

Visiting family for the holidays? You know what an antisocial faux-pas it is to bring along a console, and if you’re a PC gamer, hell if you’re dragging along that rig.

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News

Five Ways to Stretch Your Gaming Dollar

3:00AM November 11, 2008 | Owen Good

Despite the conventional wisdom that games are recession-proof, and collectively folks might seek them out more in bad economic times, individually a lot of us might have a hard time shelling out $130 every other week for the latest bigshot title. And if your unfinished titles have low replay (or never-wanted-to-play-anyway) value to it, you probably need a strategy for pursuing new games more frugally. Wired’s GeekDad blog has five tips for stretching the game dollar — not including rentals.

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