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Le’Shanah Tovah to the Jews of gaming!
Welcome to the year 5773! We celebrate with apples, honey, this list of the greatest Jewish videogame characters ever, and a shoutout, Adam Sandler-style, to three very special Jews who have made enormous contributions to our gaming lives. 1. Ralph Baer. The “Father of Videogames” escaped Nazi Germa
"I hope we can get some of the "dudebro" out of Gears"
A revelation in an otherwise vanilla Reddit Ask-Me-Anything with Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski.
Enchant U actually about enchanting him.
Confession: I am a huge fan of simulation games. There’s something about building up my stats over time and then being able to win the harvest cooking contest that I love. It’s kind of a niche genre, so I was a little surprised to see Enchant U, a stat-building wizard boarding school simulation for
Do you really need a Wii U?
As Nintendo rolls out its newest console, the Wii U, I’m left wondering why I need another console. There are plenty of games I haven’t yet played for my current consoles, and if fancy processing power is really necessary for fun I have a PS3 and a PC. Tom Auxier feels the same. Why do we need more
Puzzle game too difficult? Try taking a break, or get a new brain
You know that frustrating moment, when you’ve tried everything that makes sense in a game, and then you keep trying it? According to some research on insight, that is probably the best time to take a break. Here’s an example of the sorts of problems the study examined: Move any single line from the
The custom Pokemon plush doll that will terrify guests
Is your living room feeling a bit empty? You might need to make some kind of Pokemon plushie, like this DeviantART user did. It’s life size!
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