Articles on Games

Olympic games for couch potatoes - Jul 29, 2008

Crave Ever wondered in a 100m race if it'll be Mario or Sonic who'll cross the finishing line first? The answer lies in how fast you pump your Wii Remote and Nunchuk ... Read story »

The halo bug: Why you can't go wrong with gaming - Sep 27, 2007

Blogs The Washington Post just published something interesting. I guess you can say it's a trend of our generation. Call it the Halo holiday, or the Halo bug. Some gamers are going ... Read story »

Finally! Something for indie game devs! - Jan 10, 2008

Blogs (Click here to see the full poster) Wow! I never thought I'd see the day! At last, local indie gamers and game developers will be given a chance to shine via ... Read story »

Second Skin documentary a bleak look at life of online gamers - Mar 10, 2008

Crave For some time I've been hearing about the documentary, Second Skin, which looks at players of massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft. This evening I saw the film's world ... Read story »

Play chess upside down, in a windstorm - Aug 1, 2008

Crave Inventor Daniel Young says the pieces on his New Wave Chess & Checkers board are so immovable, the games can be played in a hurricane. We're assuming a checkmate won't be ... Read story »

Atari 2600 Plug and Play Keychains - Sep 14, 2006

Crave Blog site Armchair Arcade gave these miniature Atari joystick keychains with working games a no-no. But if you'd like to evoke those good old days of Asteroids and Pong, these pocket-sized ... Read story »

(Bulls)eyes on these boobies - Nov 16, 2007

Crave Throwing darts just got sexy for some, sexist for others. Certainly it's given the male gender more incentive to score a bullseye. Hit that boobseye, and this Talking Sexy Dart blondie ... Read story »

Bandai's infinite jelly-squeezing toy - Dec 2, 2009

Crave (Credit: Bandai Asovision) I'm not a fan of tokoroten, a Japanese snack that's really reconstituted sea algae that can be eaten cold or with a vinegar-based dressing. But as with ... Read story »

Images: iPhone games graphics showdown - Nov 30, 2009

Features You may have wondered what the difference is between some games that feature extra graphical goodies for those on newer iPhones and iPod Touch devices. We show you 11 titles that do.  Read story »

Mindwire: "Feel the pain, enjoy the game" - Mar 20, 2008

Crave The business of sado-masochism continues to boom in gaming. We're not talking about laser tag tanks or board games that punish you for wrong answers (though the Shocking Duel Novelty Game ... Read story »

Nerf Wii Blaster holds Wiimotes, launches darts - Feb 19, 2008

Crave When it comes to plastic toy guns, two names tend to come to mind: Nerf and the Zapper. Thanks to the new partnership between Electronic Arts and Hasbro, those two are ... Read story »

Asetek offers a new liquid solution to cool those hot video cards - Jul 2, 2008

Crave If you think the new generation of video cards, the Radeon HD 4800 series and the GeForce GTX 200 series, from ATI and Nvidia, respectively, are hot (as they actually are, ... Read story »

Unlikely star duels in EA's Celebrity Sports Showdown - Aug 14, 2008

Crave Country crooner Keith Urban tackles the slalom in EA's Celebrity Sports Showdown. If you've ever dreamed of watching a Mia Hamm/Sugar Ray Leonard beach volleyball smackdown (and who hasn't, really?), Electronic ... Read story »

ProForm 20.0 Elliptical CrossTrainer - Apr 3, 2007

Crave Even more reason to workout now. Those developing the rubbery joints, slack muscles and concave chest of deskbound cubicle geeks can now have their gameplay and exercise at the same time. ... Read story »

Hands-on with the Wii Zapper - Oct 4, 2007

Crave EA Games held a preview event recently in Manhattan, showing off the company's latest big-name games, from The Simpsons Game to Half-Life 2: Orange Box. While most of the action took ... Read story »

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