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NCSoft Bans 16,000 Players From Aion

NCSoft plays Whack-a-Mole by going straight to the tunnels. Aion went through an unannounced reboot on the 23rd, and when the servers came back on, 16,000 players in America and Europe found they'd been permanently boote…
When Did You Get Hooked on Games?

Whether you game seriously or are a casual player just happening by HardestLevel, there has to be an early moment or so in your life when you really started enjoying video games.I came with my mom to her friend's apartme…
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Can't Be As Hard As THIS!

Warning: The last video in this post has unabashed use of inappropriate language and may not be SFW. Play at your own discretion. New Super Mario Bros. is being touted as the hardest Mario game yet (barring the Super G…
The Morality of Perverted Pillowcases

It's like a Mario Party, except with none of the Mario and all of the Party!Warning: Some content may not be SFW. Just like "The Morality of Hentai Games" I and II. Ever wanted to sleep with a video game character? We…
Can Bringing Back a Classic Game Make It Meaningless?

I wonder if the games I enjoyed when I was younger only seemed solid or entertaining because of nostalgia. Some of them were truly incredible, but recent re-treads have made me realize that some of these games were class…
Do Video Games Feed Off a Male Need to Dominate?

According to this article from almost a year ago, guys generally take more pleasure in video games than girls because it appeals to their primal urges for conquest and victory. It may be slightly dated, but I still think…
Japanese RPGs Are Always the Same: Why?

Japanese RPGs get a bad rap for resorting the same tired archetypes and conventions. This extends to more than just story, as many find the gameplay in JRPGs formulaic and uninventive. A post we featured previously had s…
Do You Spoil What Happens Later in a Game for Yourself?

I've had a nasty habit since childhood; I usually have trouble not spoiling parts a game for myself. This was mostly because I couldn't buy games at my leisure when I was much younger, so whenever my parents would drag m…
Genesis or SNES? What You Were Missing Out On

And if you don't know, now you know...!If you were a late 80's, early 90's kid, chances are your parents could only afford the Genesis or the SNES, not both.I myself got the Super Nintendo in 1992 as a birthday present…
Street Fighter IV Snuggie!

Image Source Justin Wong tweeted this just the other day. Looks pretty cozy for when it's just that cold in the house and you want to game (blankets with arms FTW!), but it's stylish by absolutely no means, crossing ove…