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GamerGrub: Performance Eats for Gamers
At this year's E3 we saw a press release we just couldn't ignore: food specifically designed for gamers. It not only advertises that it'll let players eat quickly without getting greasy, crumby fingers, but that it'll also boost their performance. ... Read more →
Taking a Ride on Tony Hawk's New Wireless Skateboard
1 month ago on SwitchedThe 'Tony Hawk' franchise of skateboard games is one of the most popular and longest-running series of games in history. Lately, though, after ten iterations, it's become one of the most stale. That all changes with 'Tony Hawk Ride,' the upcoming ...
Gitmo Video Game Pulled by Makers
1 month ago on SwitchedA video game set at Guantanamo Bay, and made with the help of a former Gitmo detainee, has been pulled by developer T-Enterprise, read a statement posted to its Web site today. The game, 'Rendition Guantanamo,' was set to come out later this Fall, ...
E3 News: PlayStation Motion Controller, PSPgo, DSi Adds Facebook
1 month ago on SwitchedEach year the biggest and best in the video game industry gather in Los Angeles to show off their wares destined for release in the coming months and years. We're at the show, and here's the biggest and best of what happened on day two, as the ...
Video Games, Hurricanes, and Generators -- a Toxic Trifecta
1 month ago on SwitchedIn light of their alleged emotional ramifications on children, certain video games are often labeled as "dangerous." But it turns out a number of children almost literally lost their lives last year by playing their favorite games, according to the ...
DIY 'Super Mario'-Themed Board Game
1 month ago on SwitchedClassic Nintendo fans missing old-school Mario can now play 'Super Mario Brothers' without a console, or even electricity, thanks to designer Ashley Buerkett's build-it-yourself, Mario-styled board game. If you have the patience and skill to cut ...
'Dance Dance Revolution' Parody Features Scary Flame Throwers
1 month ago on SwitchedIf you're thinking about trading in that boring, old version of 'Dance Dance Revolution' (Sure, it's your girlfriend's. We believe you.), you may want to reconsider. As the folks at Boing Boing illustrate, the creative weirdos at Interpretive ...
UFC Fighter Cut From Video Game Due to Wild Hairdo
1 month ago on SwitchedUltimate Fighting Championship's UFC 2009 Undisputed is the first game from the series in five years, and it's already running into some hairy territory. Despite its notable good reviews, the anticipated game is already getting flack for cutting ...
Movie-Quality Realism in Video Games Will Take Another 15 Years
1 month ago on SwitchedComparing today's video game graphics to those of vintage titles is like comparing a Picasso to a stick figure. In 10 or 15 years, we may be poking fun at current titles for being laughably unrealistic. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games , told ...
Queen Elizabeth Gets Golden Wii
1 month ago on SwitchedSo let's say you're a video game company with a new release called "Big Family Games" to promote. You've decided it'd be a great gimmick to send the game to one of the world's most famous big families -- namely, the Royal Family of England. And, ...
California AG Wants US Supreme Court to Regulate Violent Games
1 month ago on SwitchedHeads up to all you young gamers out there -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown is taking his anti-video game crusade all the way to the United States Supreme Court. On Wednesday, Mr. Brown petitioned the nation's highest court to uphold a ...
UK Prisoners Allegedly Running Crime Syndicates with PlayStations
1 month ago on SwitchedSure, you can use the PlayStation 3 to play games and watch Blu-ray movies -- heck, you can even use it to study gravity. But the latest interesting and unique usage of the console comes from Britain, where the country's Serious Organised Crime ...
Could 'Noob' or 'Defriend' Be the One-Millionth English Word?
1 month ago on SwitchedThe English language is about to pass a historic milestone, at least according to the Global Language Monitor, a group that monitors language. The one millionth English word is nearly upon us. What this will be isn't known yet, but in the running ...
Jerry Bruckheimer and MTV Officially Making Games
1 month ago on SwitchedIt has happened before and it will undoubtedly happen again: the movie suits are trying to figure out the whole "video game" thing. This time, it's mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer ('Gone in 60 Seconds,' 'The Rock') who's giving it a try. ...
Ex-NFL and NCAA Players Suing EA Sports
2 months ago on SwitchedEA Sports has dominated the sports-related gaming market since the early '90s, thanks to huge franchises like 'Madden NFL' football (which debuted in 1988) and 'NCAA Football' (started in 1993). Now, according to Joystiq, the company's two marquee ...
Rumored Xbox 360 Add-On to Allow Full Body Motion Control
2 months ago on SwitchedSince the introduction of the Nintendo Wii and its continuously phenomenal financial success, rumors of similarly motion-controlled add-ons for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have repeatedly found their ways online. The latest news, coming ...


