Damn you NECA, and your irresistible game-based wares

September 28th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s considered uncouth for a grown man to collect action figures. Those who do are labeled shut-ins, dweebs, pantywaists and child predators by society. At least that’s what I glean from curious stares at Toys “R” Us.

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Tags: Feature

Mental disorders, video game characters, and you! A brief examination.

November 19th, 2008 · 10 Comments

Editor’s Note: Found this today while trolling the Community Blogs in the SGC.   BonfireAg03 examines various video game characters and diagnoses their various mental health challenges.
By BonfireAg03
I’m currently pursuing my Masters degree in Clinical Psychology, and one day I thought it would be interesting to look into the psychology of some of our favorite videogame [...]

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Tags: PC · PSP · PlayStation 3 · Wii · Xbox 360

LittleBigAlert: Get Kratos Sackboy with OPM UK

September 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A little while back I covered Play.com’s Nariko Sackgirl giveaway, where you’d receive the Heavenly Sword star in LittleBigPlanet form when you pre-ordered the game from the electronics website. Of course, the US was already getting word that Kratos would make an appearance in the game too, but no UK shops appeared to have the [...]

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Tags: PlayStation 3