A few years back, I had to write a paper about the effects of video game violence on kids as well as the overall portrayal of video games in the media. It was not a particularly good paper, but it did have a nice amount of interesting quotes and perspectives that you don’t often hear. Anyway, I...

A little while back I accidentally spilled a glass of soda on a brand new wireless Xbox 360 controller. I did my best to wipe it off but the damage was already done. It got in between the buttons and dried up, making them all sticky. Some of the buttons moved slowly, others got stuck inside the controller....

You’ve seen the Atari 5200 but what about it’s competitors. In this two part episode The Nerd explores The Intellivision and ColecoVision.

The third and final map in the Legendary Map Pack has been revealed. Blackout: A remake of the Halo 2 classic Lockout, a cold series of interconnected platforms and walkways. Where Avalanche was retuned, reworked and massaged into something both familiar and unfamiliar, Blackout is a remake in a pretty...

The Heroic Map Pack, which contains the maps Standoff, Rat’s Nest, and Foundry and was released back in December for 800 Microsoft Points, will be free this Tuesday. This is good news for all of you who have been patient (or cheap) and have not downloaded the maps yet. Because the maps will be free,...