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What Does Your Game Console Say About You? [INFOGRAPHIC]

You know what they say: The Xbox doesn't fall too far from the tree. This infographic hilariously breaks down what your game console says about you.

Use IFTTT to Find Cheap and Free Video Games Online

If This Then That is great for everything from managing your savings to archiving your favorite songs on Spotify, but did you know you can also use it to find free video games? There are dozens of applets (IFTTT’s name for any combination of triggers and actions used through the service) designed to help you track gaming giveaways.

Can you have a meaningful life in the metaverse?

All of our most precious moments may soon happen in virtual reality. But, as reports surface of harassment in VR spaces, Amy Francombe asks whether we’re ready to go fully immersive

12 Fun & Weird Facts About the Classic Video Games You Love

To help you (80's babies!) relive your glory gaming days, we’ve pulled together 12 fun and weird facts about those classic video games from your childhood that you know and love.

12 Sexy Bachelorette Party Ideas

It's wedding season! So get ready for billowing white tulle, peony overload, teary declarations of love, drunk dancing to Journey, and best of all, bachelorette parties.

Researcher says video games improve brain power

The perfect excuse for teenagers to keep playing video games.

10 Amazing Ways Video Games Can Change Your Life

(via Neatorama) They can save your life, crush your soul, make you a fortune, or even leave you penniless. Here

Local company using video games to help kids manage stressful situations

There are more than 2.5 billion video gamers in the world but not all screens are created equal. A Cambridge company is showing families video games can be used for good, teaching children to manage big emotions.

Computer games can make kids smarter, author says in new book

In a new book, an education writer argues that computer games can bring learning gains in the classroom.

The video game that ate my kids

I’ve completely lost them. My sons have run wild through the green thickets of Wailing Woods with their hockey camp friends. They ducked and dodged the red rock canyons of Canny Valley with kids fr…

Video games could be serious tools for historical research

An undergraduate history course incorporating strategy games is just the beginning: computer simulations are allowing people to study the past in ways that have never been possible.

11 Video Games For People Who Hate Video Games

Want to introduce video games to your non-gamer friends and family? Start with these awesome titles.

Video games can and should inspire entire societies to do better

Video Games Can Help Kids with ADHD

Video games aren’t all bad! Check out these three expert-recommended video games to help your child improve focus, concentration, and ADHD-related planning skills.

How one teen used a video game to revolutionize surgery

A teenager from Denver has developed a tool that could revolutionize spinal surgery and he figured it out with the help of a video game.

Learn how to develop a video game from the comfort of your couch

From sports to movies to concerts and beyond, so many of our favorite pastimes have been completely derailed by recent events. However, gaming is one hobby that’s only seemed to pick up steam with …