So…summer is upon us!  On the off chance your power goes out or some other tragic event pulls you away from gaming away the summer months, what is there to do? Well, you could go the old-fashioned route and do some fun crafts…nerdy crafts.  Gamers have come up with some really cool projects that would look fantastic for any gamers’ cave.  Here are some projects I found online: Majora�... more.

Wow…It was quite a night in San Francisco.  Fans donned green getups, complete with hats and the occasional shield and sword.  Even Ganon graced the streets of San Francisco, though his presence was few and far between. While San Francisco has its fair share of diehard fans willing to show their Zelda-pride any day of the year, it was a special night for Zelda enthusiasts and musi... more.

In the intro of my second article for KitGuru, I wrote: Every kid (even those aged 40+) wants to build new, unique worlds where they can let their imaginations go wild.  Don’t you remember the days of building forts out of couch cushions, empires out of LEGO’s?  This free play experience has been loosely emulated in games like Age of Empires and The Sims, building up your empire and resource... more.

We’ve all been there – fights with your parents/spouse/kids to turn off the video game.  After all, the world at large knows video games are just a waste of time…right?  So what if you had the opportunity to play video games and be able to say, “Yeah Mom, I played Zelda all day long…but I helped a bunch of hospitalized kids because of it.  So what did you do today?”  That’s a pre... more.

How many video game music downloads are on your iPod?  The music from video games is so addictive, you sometimes can’t get enough of it from just playing the game.  Not only have symphonic renditions of music appeared in video games, but video game music has appeared in symphony halls around the world. I spent much of my life going to classical concerts – symphony performances, the opera ... more.

The Video Game Awards opened with host Zachary Levi (star of Chuck) appearing in videos of many top video games.  At the conclusion of the video, he said, “I’m a gamer.  Gamers never quit.”  He then flew onto the stage through a portal with the portal gun.  He reviewed the games we would get a sneak peak at and thanked all of the developers.  Zac then warned people to keep their accepta... more.

“You can just hang around outside in the sun all day, tossing a ball around, or you can sit at your computer and do something that matters!” said Eric Cartman in the South Park episode, “Make love, not Warcraft.”  Gamers can truly do something that matters for South Park’s future and the future of comedic gaming – you can make the newly announced South Park RPG a true gaming sensation... more.