Relationships

In Real Life

The Romance And Enchantment Of Rift’s In-Game Marriage System Makes Me A Little Queasy

10:30AM Yesterday | Mike Fahey

I was going to title this post “The Romance and Enchantment of Rift‘s In-Game Marriage System Makes Me Throw Up a Little in My Mouth”, but that’s far too long, and while spoil the cake? More »

News

The Women Playing Games Online Have Happier, Sexier Relationships

6:40AM November 19, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

There’s the stereotype of the online gamer as an angry shut-in, using the anonymity of the internet to grief anyone in earshot. Especially, it seems, the women who dare enter an FPS lobby. More »

In Real Life

Catherine Poses Questions About Mature Relationships Most Games Are Afraid To Ask

5:00AM August 31, 2011 | Leigh Alexander

You’ve heard Catherine‘s premise already: Commitment-phobic, indecisive Vincent must choose between marriage to longtime girlfriend, Katherine, and the allure of a sexy affair with a younger girl, Catherine. You already know is it’s bizarre and surreal, and that the narrative’s interspersed with tough puzzles. More »

In Real Life

Alyssa Bereznak Just Reminded Us That Women Can Be Predators Online Too

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1:00PM August 30, 2011 | Elly Hart

Alyssa Bereznak is making us females look bad. I’m ashamed on behalf of our sex that she said those bitchy things. In her article, she accuses a world champion of Magic: The Gathering of being a liar and a creep. In reality, her predatory and trollish behaviour makes her the creepy one. More »

News

Mass Effect Fans Worry That Expanded Gay Options Will Create Inconsistencies, Alter Canon

7:00AM May 17, 2011 | Drew Cohen

Mass Effect developer Casey Hudson’s announcement less than a day ago that same-sex romances would be given fuller and more explicit articulation in Mass Effect 3 has unsurprisingly ignited a spark among many followers of the franchise. More »

In Real Life

The Real Reason Behind Zelda’s Sheik Disguise

2:40AM May 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Relationships flourish on trust, but if you had the opportunity to hide in plain sight and observe how your significant other behaves when you aren’t around, would you take it? Zelda sure as hell would. More »

News

The Family That Plays (Online) Together, Stays Together

12:00PM May 7, 2011 | Owen Good

Research suggests that family communication improves if the group are playing online video games together, but if a single member is gaming, it suffers greatly as the gaming becomes a substitute for healthy communication. More »

PC

World Of Warcraft May Be The Future Of Online Dating

4:20AM April 26, 2011 | Anna North

Dating sites are always looking for a method of matching people up with dates they’ll actually like in real life. But World of Warcraft may already have found it. More »

In Real Life

Warcraft Helped Them Through The Pain Of Divorce

5:00AM January 24, 2011 | Owen Good

The mainstream stereotype of video games, especially MMORPG’s, as antisocial diversions that rip up relationships is well known. That makes Wanda Kirk’s recollection, of how playing World of Warcraft with her son helped her through her divorce, heartwarming indeed. 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 »