In Real Life

There Is A Video Game Dating Site. Sigh.

A site called Date a Gamer has just gone live in the UK, with a “particular slant for helping Gamers hook up”.


February 21, 2012
In Real Life

Thug PSP Thief Facing ‘Long Time In Prison’

Last August, the shameful attack on Malaysian student Ashraf Haziq — carried out as part of the riots sweeping London at the time — captured the attention of the world and left him with a broken jaw and a stolen PSP.


January 31, 2012
News

Newspaper "Completely Fabricates" Anti-Gaming Story

Mistakes happen all the time in the world of reporting news. That’s what you get when dealing with humans telling you stories. It’s one thing to make a mistake, though, and another to completely make shit up.


January 24, 2012
In Real Life

Idiot TV Program In Serious Trouble For Using Game Footage As "News"

Late last year, a British documentary used footage from a video game and amazingly labelled it as a secret IRA recording. It has now, a few months later, been given a severe dressing-down.


January 11, 2012
In Real Life

Anyone Can Sing The Halo Theme Underground. And Sing It Damn Well

Welshman Jonny Mason was exploring some abandoned oil chambers with pals when one of them thought, yes, these acoustics are just perfect for a rendition of the Halo theme.


November 23, 2011
Xbox

Microsoft Responds To XBOX CYBER FRAUD Story

Sure, it’s natural to raise an eyebrow or two when a publication like The Sun warns of XBOX CYBER FRAUD, but in this case, the tabloid was spot-on, even if the language used was more than a little inflammatory.


November 7, 2011
In Real Life

There’s Nothing Like A PSP Game To Help Get Over A Brain Tumour

Chris Sands “starred” in a 2010 BBC documentary called The Man Who Can’t Stop Hiccupping. Turns out there was a reason Sands couldn’t stop hiccupping: he had a rare brain tumour.


November 3, 2011
In Real Life

Prisoner Builds Swords. Final Fantasy Swords.

A prisoner serving a sentence in Monmouthshire, Wales has been found to be in possession of an extensive arsenal of bladed weapons. The thing is, they’re all fake. All made out of matchsticks. And some are based on the weapons of the Final Fantasy universe.


October 26, 2011
PC

How The World’s Most Amazing (and Painful) Video Game Setup Was Built

Last week, we showed you an amazing PC gaming setup that involved five HD projectors, an omni-directional treadmill, wireless gun peripheral, ambient lighting and paintball gun. Some people cried “it’s a marketing stunt!”. Others cried “it’s not real!”.


October 24, 2011
In Real Life

Kid Sees Angry Birds, Totally Loses His Shit

As this proud father sits his son down for a quick round of Angry Birds, a word of advice: turn your speakers down.