What do you get when you combine cardboard and plastic bottles with some mad skills? An awesome costume, of course! The ingenuity of cosplayers is seemingly limitless, and for July’s Cosplayer Spotlight, I had the opportunity to interview one young man who took a bunch of household materials and turned them into something out of this world. Read the full story

People have always enjoyed shooting people or aliens or what have you in video games, but with the release of Gears of War in 2006, gamers were given something new to play with: the chainsaw bayonet.  Now, instead of just beating enemies to death with the butt of your gun, you can chainsaw them in half in a shower of blood and gore.  Awesome.  Like it’s predecessor, Gears of War 2 is a good example of what a great shooter should be, and connoisseurs of the genre will not be disappointed by what it has to offer.  Read the full story

Steam Punk is becoming a widely known trend not just within the video games scene, such as with Bio Shock, but also as a fashion choice. Read the full story

We present todays moment of Geek Zen

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We present todays moment of Geek Zen

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A very short time after the launch of Gears of War 2, I saw a video from Sci vs. Fi entitled Gears of War 2. The short movie interviewed several industry folk, including those behind Gears of War 2 to give us a little insight into the game, you know, what makes it tick?

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Traycee, Beau and I all headed out to CityWalk on Thursday night to participate in the Gears of War 2 midnight launch event.   Check out details of the event as well as first impressions from some of our GEN community members.

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If you need some Gears of War action and you just can’t wait until November for the sequel, NECA has you covered. They have just released a new 12″ figure that will make all of the other cubicles at work jealous: a talking Marcus Fenix. This highly detailed figure comes with a snub pistol, bloodied Lancer and - as long as his batteries are juiced up - says three phrases at the push of a button: “Bring it on!”, “Nice!” and “BACK IN YOUR HOLE!”

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We all spend lots of our time waiting in the game lobby to be matched with players of our skill level. But what are the odds that the gamer you are matched with, actually happens to be the love of your life?! Matchmaking in Love tells the stories of real gamers who happened to meet their significant others online, and gives you all a bit of insight to their every day lives.

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At todays Microsoft Press Conference a few games were announced and a whole new Xbox Live interface was revealed. Honestly, I thought it was one of the weakest press conferences I have ever seen, but read on for a full recap and thoughts on the news and announcements.

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