Kit Blanke - October 26th, 2008
Gamer Culture, Guitar Hero, Halo, Nintendo Wii
Okay, like Ken Levine says, “We’re all a giant bunch of f’ing nerds,” right? Right. You know we all say that we go out and pick up the ladies on gaming forums and WoW community sites. But if we ever were actually caught saying that in person, we’d look like McLovin, “chickie-wut-wut!” Truth is, we don’t even really want to do that. Clubs and bars are fine and all, but we just wanna drink, have a good time with our buddies, and play games while doing both, right? Right. So what games are best to play drunk?
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Benjamin Cormack - August 27th, 2008
Gamer Culture, Grand Theft Auto
According to an online poll, parents worry more that their kids will play violent video games than watch porn or drink alcohol. My response: Are you [censored] kidding me? The anti-video game regime has demonized video games this much? GTA is worse than smut? This is XXX-ed up.
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Britney Zilz - August 15th, 2008
Gamer Culture
It’s a trend we’ve all tried once, much to our skill level’s chagrin. And more and more gamers (especially those of us in college) are finding ourselves doing it: drunken gaming. Although it seems like a good idea at the time (and when you’re at that stage, what doesn’t?), let me tell you, not only will your head ache the morning after change your mind, but your decreased skills (and former teammates) won’t thank you, either.
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Dave Lee - August 12th, 2008
Gamer Culture, Halo, Madden NFL, Metal Gear Solid
Living in one of America’s hardest-drinking cities, I naturally spend a fair amount of time bellying up to the bar. And if I’m not at the bar, I’m playing games.
Which begs the question: Does your choice of beer reflect what type of game you play? Read about these games/series and their beer equivalents and decide for yourself.
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