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The Awesome Star Wars LEGO Chess Set

We don't know what's cooler: the fact that this is a LEGO chess set or that it's actually a Star Wars LEGO chess set. Having a chess set around is always interesting. In an age where most of us spend ...

Go Dog Go Automatic Fetch Machine

OK, this product is definitely not designed for small space living, but if you have a big yard (or a big dog park where you take your pet) then you might be interested in this machine that launches ...

The Periodic Table of Controllers
For All You Gaming PhDs

Gamers, we understand your pain. We know the how hard it is when you're trying to explain how many buttons are in the original Atari Jaguar controller circa 1993, but no one really seems to care or ac...

Look! Old School Electronic Games

With all this talk of Wii parties and hardcore PS3 custom cabinets around here, not to mention the fact that humankind has managed to 'contribute' 64,109 years of playtime to Halo 3, sometimes we j...

Show Your Love for Retro Video Games at Work

You know you love the retro sights and sounds of Space Invaders and Tetris. Your equally geeky buddies and—probably to your chagrin—your girlfriend know it too. But what about the guys at ...

Look! Joysticks Repurposed as Coat Hangers

If there's anything cooler than a Nintendo Game cartridge turned into a console or Space Invader decals on your walls, it's retro arcade hardware recycled into practical houseware items. A fine exampl...

Stop Dropping Your iPhone, Get the Gaming Grip Case

As awesome as they are, we don't have a Nintendo DS or any portable gaming device that we carry around with us religiously. And we'd have to think that some, if not most, of the adult world is with us...

X-Biking: Like Wii Fit, But Xtreme

Having the willpower to exercise is not always easy, otherwise everybody would be perfectly toned and tight and Krispy Kreme doughnuts would sell through the roof. But playing video games? Well any ha...

Top 10 Most Influential Video Games of the 1980s

The '80s were without a doubt the most inlfluential time for the technology the know and love today, and that's especially true for video games, as graphics and computing power increased to the point ...