In Real Life

Bizarre, Fictional Rock Band Slaying

Superhero comics that star such icons as Green Lantern and the Martain Manhunter are not always cheerful. Sometimes, they depict a family that plays Rock Band and is just a few riffs away from horrific murder.


August 26, 2009
In Real Life

Leave Guantanamo Cleared Of Wrongdoing, Learn The Wii

The Wii shows up in all sorts of places, like in a story today about Mohammed Jawad, a young man who spent six years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba before an American court ordered his release.


August 11, 2009
In Real Life

Lost’s Semi-Lost Galaga Connection

Proving that you can never know everything about Lost, some of us may have just learned that Galaga is/was/could-be part of ABC’s convoluted hit.


August 7, 2009
News

The (Movie) Future Of Gaming Is Murderous And Natal-y

The future of gaming, as envisioned by the September movie “The Gamer” does not involve the happy playing of the Wii. Think more of The Running Man via Project Natal developed by a really rich guy.


July 25, 2009
In Real Life

Best Loosely Video-Game-Related Quote Of The Day

“It’s not about killing… It’s about eating. We’re respecting the natural balance of nature. We don’t give boys PlayStations here; we give them guns.”


In Real Life

Yankees Pitcher Goes For Old-School Video Game Baseball

With a seven-year, $US161 million contact, New York Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia could afford to play any expensive modern game during a rain delay yesterday. But he didn’t.


July 22, 2009
In Real Life

Did A Video Game Guy Tick Off World’s 2nd Most Famous Athlete?

I don’t know David Martinous. And I’m not sure what a “video game technician is.” But the New York Times says that man with that job was challenged to a fight by one of the planet’s top sportsmen.


July 7, 2009
In Real Life

Video Games Used As Shorthand In New Movie Trailers

Making a trailer for a major motion picture and needing to show that John Cusack’s fictional son is a bit detached? Need to show that Vince Vaughn is partying hard? Show video games.