It fills me with no small amount of pride to know that students from Whitney Young High School – my alma mater – are involved in the Game Hour. Created by the Gamers Go Green group, these WY Dolphins – Go Dolphins! – are promoting conservation in a way that’s easy to achieve and fun!… Continue reading ‘Gamers Go Green with Game Hour’
It’s an argument that will often flare up on message boards across the internet: ‘PC gaming is better than console gaming!’ (Or vice-versa)
When I first read this article from the folks at vVv Gaming, I had to laugh. Let’s face it, we’ve all been there. We’ve all had days when nothing is going right for us and we just can’t seem to get it together. We screw up. We do really poorly. I’ll just come out and say it, there are days when we just suck. So what do you do on those days when your gaming skills just aren’t up to par, you’re just not as good as you thought you were and you’re driving your fellow players to apoplexy? You do what Stephen “DarkChaos” Beach suggests, and ‘embrace the suck’
It’s Gamer Tuesday again and the good folks of vVv Gaming have provided us with another insightful article on professional gaming. Today’s topic, how to get started as a pro gamer!Competitive Gaming, how do you get started? by vVv Enmity Most Professional Gamers begin their gaming careers as a casual gamer, and somewhere along the… Continue reading ‘Getting Started as a Pro Gamer’
Last week on Gamer Tuesday, we got to meet Rhythm Rock Star Jason Kuntz AKA vVv Paradise and learn about his love for Guitar Hero. vVv Paradise returns this week to give us some insight to the strategy he uses in GH and shows us his technique at work: “When it comes to competitive gaming,… Continue reading ‘Gamer Tuesday: Ruling Guitar Hero’
Really should have posted this yesterday, seeing that it was Gamer Tuesday, but no matter… When we last left the Knights of the Good, they were being confronted by the ‘evil’ Wil Wheaton in front of a Game Stop. Who knew that Wesley Crusher had a dark side? Can Codex rally the troops? Or will… Continue reading ‘Dark Wil Wheaton vs The Guild!’
Gamer: 1 : a player who is game; especially : an athlete who relishes competition 2 : a person who plays games; especially : a person who regularly plays computer or video games “Gamer.” Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009 It’s the first Gamer Tuesday where Geek To Me will be devoted to exploring all things gamer… Continue reading ‘Get To Know a Gamer: Jason Kuntz AKA ‘vVv Paradise’’
Last week we got to see Felicia Day in her cosplay gear singing about avatars, and I don’t mean James Cameron’s. Today, courtesy of Atom.com and the kooky characters of The Legend of Neil, we get the lovely Ms. Day as a kinky fairie who is into some -ahem – interesting hobbies. All this and… Continue reading ‘Felicia Day’s Foul Mouthed Fairy!’
Just as gaming has evolved from the early days of 8-bit home consoles, gamers have grown beyond the stereotypical image of a homely nerd cloistered in his parents’ basement in front of a computer screen. Today’s gamer is a force to be reckoned with, both economically and socially. To wit, I present you with: EXHIBIT… Continue reading ‘So You Think You Know Gamers?’