In Real Life

How To Play Video Games

Video games are the violins of popular entertainment. To play them requires knowledge and skill. To play them well requires practice and maybe a bit of advice.


March 22, 2012
Mobile

Gamers Shouldn’t Upgrade To The New iPad Just Yet

Apple’s newest iPad came out last week, and, as expected, it’s a gorgeous device. With more RAM, a beefier processor and that super-shiny retina display, the third-gen iPad is certainly a powerful tablet. And a great gaming system.


March 16, 2011
PC

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

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.


October 18, 2010
In Real Life

How To Keep Your Man: Play Video Games

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.


February 12, 2010
In Real Life

Apparently, Playing Xbox Is Not An Infidelity Solution

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.


November 24, 2009
In Real Life

New Super Mario Bros. Wii, As Marriage Simulator

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.


June 30, 2009
In Real Life

Video Game Question For The Advice Columnist

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?


November 30, 2008
Uncategorized

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

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.


November 11, 2008
News

Five Ways to Stretch Your Gaming Dollar

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.