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Why playing Dante’s Inferno is now my life’s goal

Every February, as the NFL’s two best teams battle for supremacy, the war for the best Super Bowl commercial rages with no less fury. But one in particular stood out. While I was watching the game last night (Who dat?!), the commercial for the new video game, Dante’s Inferno, came on screen. As the screen [...]

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College Gaming Essentials: The Tools You Need to Be the Chillest Dude on Your Floor, Brah

College is all about being social. Your number of phone contacts skyrockets, as does your Facebook friend count; routine activities such as eating, studying, and sleeping (high five!) are no longer done solo. Freshmen are terrified of being alone, even for five minutes—you start wondering, “What’s everyone else doing? I bet they’re doing something really [...]

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How to Keep Your Girlfriend and Still Game

So you’ve found that special someone. Good! That’s great! When’s your date? Tonight? Isn’t tonight your Starcraft LAN party? Uh oh. Conflict. So what do you do? Bring her along? Yeah, right. That’s like bringing a Wookiee to a Klingon convention. The two just don’t mix (watch ’til the end. It’s worth it).
Well then, what’s the [...]

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The Times, They are a-Changin’: The Life and Death of the Nintendo Game Boy

Editor’s note:  With Nintendo’s E3 announcements, we’ve been looking forward to the future of gaming, but sometimes it’s nice to look back to its past. This story, about the history of the most revered of handhelds, was submitted to Copy+Paste Games by contributor Robert Balint.

I still remember begging my older brother Frankie for a crack [...]

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