News

Man Threatens To Blow-Up Store That Ran Out Of Modern Warfare 3

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years as a video game consumer, it’s that terrorists threats don’t speed up restock. It’s a lesson Colorado’s Loromin Sar missed, allegedly threatening to bomb a Best Buy and shoot its employees for not having his copy of Modern Warfare 3 in stock.


April 16, 2011
News

Jail For Mum Who Played Facebook Game While Toddler Drowned

The 34-year-old woman who left her 13-month-old boy alone in a bathtub while she played a Facebook video game got 10 years in prison, as prosecutors pursued a stiff sentence to underscore the seriousness of the crime.


October 6, 2010
In Real Life

A Look At One Of The Largest LEGO Libraries In The World

I spent yesterday hanging out at NetDevil with Tristan checking out their soon-to-be-released massively multiplayer online game LEGO Universe.


September 18, 2010
News

Colorado Board Of Education Supports The California Game Law

As the entertainment industry rallies against the controversial California video game law, the Colorado State Board of Education issues a call for the state to support the law, calling violent video games a potentially harmful activity like gambling.


August 17, 2010
News

Video Game Store For Sale On eBay

Ever wanted to own your own games store? Well, you can buy one on eBay – or the inventory of one set to close on September 1 in Grand Junction, Colo. The owner ships it free up to 1200km.


July 18, 2010
In Real Life

Killer Gets Two Life Sentences In Xbox-Motivated Murder

A Colorado Springs teen who killed a developmentally disabled man – investigators said he wanted the guy’s Xbox – will spend the rest of his life in prison for it.


May 19, 2009
In Real Life

Mario Kart Wii Used In Driver’s Ed

Students at Vail Christian High School in Colorado are learning the importance of not driving while distracted. They’re doing this with the help of Mario Kart Wii.


March 29, 2009
In Real Life

When There’s Nothing to Blame, There’s Always Games

Last October, Stefan Martin-Urban shot up a suburban cul-de-sac, killing two people and then himself. Investigators found no drugs, no journals explaining his motives. But they did find video games, and so that’s the answer.


March 9, 2009
In Real Life

Video Games Live Coming to Colorado

Finally! Video Games Live is coming to Colorado. In a sad irony, my Rocky editors told me I could cover it for them when it did. Unfortunately, the paper isn’t around to see that happen.