In Real Life

What Do Boobs And Goombas Have In Common?

I dunno, they’re both kinda smooshy? They also form the title of a video game burlesque show running this weekend and the next two in Chicago. Can we officially call this a fad? Tickets here. Seen via Reddit.


August 6, 2010
In Real Life

Gamer With Stolen Credit Card Leads Cops To Parents’ Pot

A kid in suburban Chicago boosted a credit card and bought some games and virtual currency online. When the cops showed up to ask some questions, they found his folks’, uh, “Victory Garden”.


January 9, 2010
News

Court Puts A Stop To CTA’s Mature Video Game Ad Ban

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the Entertainment Software Association a preliminary injunction in its suit against the Chicago Transit Authority, temporarily lifting the CTA’s ban on mature game advertising.


August 1, 2009
News

DSi Goes Retro In Chicago This Weekend

The Nintendo DSi tour bus is hitting this weekend’s Retro in Roscoe street festival in Chicago, bringing the high-tech glory of handheld gaming to a celebration of art and antiques.


July 23, 2009
In Real Life

CTA Defends Anti-video Game Ad Ordinance

The Media Coalition has joined the Entertainment Software Association in their call for the Chicago Transit Authority to repel its ordinance barring the advertising of video games rated Mature or Adults Only.


In Real Life

ESA Sues For Rights To Advertise Games On Chicago Buses

The Entertainment Software Association today filed suit against the Chicago Transit Authority over the right to advertise certain video games on Chicago’s buses and subways.


April 7, 2009
In Real Life

A Little Floor Play

There’s a pretty cool maze at Chicago’s Navy Pier that, deep within its bowels, includes a video game of sorts.


In Real Life

How To Waste $5 on the Xbox 360 in Chicago

This weekend the GAME ON! This Spring We’re All Fun and Games event kicked off at Chicago’s Navy Pier.


January 17, 2009
News

Chicago Wants A ‘Horn Hero,’ Apparently

Pop-rock-jazz outfit Chicago doesn’t want anyone, especially Activision, to encroach on the soon-to-be-burgeoning trumpet, sax, and trombone video game scene. Therefore, Chicago has protected “Horn Hero” to prevent anyone else from making said video game.


November 20, 2008

GTA IV Bus Ads To Terrorize Chicago Riders Once Again

Billboard advertising for Grand Theft Auto IV will return to Chicago buses and bus stations for six weeks as part of a settlement with the Chicago Transit Authority. Rockstar Games parent Take-Two Interactive sued Chicago’s public transportation body in May after the GTA IV ads were pulled following a Fox News report.