CES just ended this past weekend, and putting aside all the 3D movies, Blu-ray news, and Project Natal stories, Microsoft announced one more place where its Xbox Avatars will have something to do. The new Xbox Game Room will be a free virtual room for Live players to customize, decorate and deck out with Avatar-playable arcade cabinets of yesteryears.

What’s the big deal?

These older-gen retro arcade games will be preserved to play and look almost exactly as they did back in their hey-days. We will be charged Microsoft Points for plays beyond our second time, and more to “keep” the cabinet in our own virtual Game Rooms. Games for Windows will enable these to be played on PCs.

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Gaming has been around for over 30 years. So, why is it that it has only recently become popular in mainstream culture?

Household gaming began in the 1970s with the release of the Atari 2600. It sold quite well, but despite this, gamers were a relatively new and misunderstood subculture that was often ridiculed as “nerdy.”

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It’s a wild world of gaming out there. The video game industry’s history is decorated with its share of scandals and silly moments. Spoiled by the Internet’s ability to serve us with inside scoops as they happen, there are some stories that many missed of days past. Here are some fun facts to beef up your trivia arsenal… Read More »

Tattoos can be art. They can speak volumes about our personal lives through an image on our body. Tattoos can also be an absolute joke, and for those who want to adorn their body with video game images, the jokes are just too easy. If you’d like to see some of the worst, we’ve got you covered right here.

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Nolan Bushnell hasn’t really been a household name as of late, but it might be again soon. And, no it’s not because he’ll be opening anymore Chuck E’ Cheeses. Leonardo DiCaprio, the dashing teen idol turned Oscar nominee is slated to portray the Atari founder in an upcoming biopic film by writers Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman titled, simply, Atari. Originally reported by insider publication, Variety, the film, which is being released by Paramount, will explore the life and times of our favorite father of Pong. In an interview with MTV’s Multiplayer blog Bushnell said he was thrilled to be played by the star of Titanic, and really who wouldn’t?
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