video games

The video game 'Angry Birds' has been adapted for Detroit as 'Angry Kwames.' Oddly enough though, it's a game of skill.

Technology is amazing.  Look at the cell phone you have in your pocket right now, and compare it to the bag phone you had to plug in to your car's cigarette lighter.  Much the same, it's amazing to compare what the early video games looked like to today's graphics. Watch the progression of video games in under 3 minutes after the jump.

Justin Verlander is no longer just a star pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, he's a video game star as well. Verlander, and Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson show off their pitching prowess in the first digital commercial for MLB 2K12.

What do you do when you're fed up with your spouse's video game habit?  Alyse Bradley from Utah listed her Modern-Warfare addicted husband in the "Free Stuff" section of Craigslist, and even got a few offers. Someone offered to trade a bag of Skittles for him. A few men offered to trade places with her 22-year-old spouse. Others suggested the two go for counseling. Take a look at the vid

Is your kid hooked on video games? New research says simple brain-wiring may be to blame. Brain scans conducted on 154 teenagers who played video games at least nine hours per week found the structure and activity in the part of the brain associated with reward processing was larger than in those who played less often.

Check out this guy! He does each of the parts of the "Super Mario Bros." theme a cappella, then puts them together for one awesome video. You don't agree? Then I hope a mushroom falls on your head!

If the names Zack, Screech, Slater, and Mr. Belding mean anything to you, you're probably in the group that made it a point to be in front of the TV on Saturday mornings, between 1989 and 1993. Don't be embarrassed, it's cool. Before you hit the jump to see the world's first "Saved by the Bell" YouTube video game, can you recall the name of the high school in SBTB?

The makers of video games are now crafting more sophisticated story lines and creating characters that evolve based on their experiences within a game. It is the video industries attempt to interest new customers and turn around a decline in video game sales. "Mass Effect 3" is one of these new age games about to change the video industry.

YouTube A giant McDonald’s video billboard in Stockholm, Sweden is hosting a game of pong that just about anybody with a smart phone can join in, without having to download any new software.

Last week, I talked about students at Grand Blanc City School who were trying to break a video game world record, while raising funds for Relay for Life. I received an email this morning saying the kids broke the record on Saturday.

Here's a unique way some students are trying to raise money for Relay for Life. Grand Blanc City School/Perry Center students are inviting people to come out on Saturday to the Grand Blanc football field to attempt to break a world record.

A raunchy UK video game called "We Dare" will not be sold in the US.  It features a variety of innocent-looking games (including a spanking one) they require you to make out, spank each other and