Japanese Guy Earns $10,000 for Three Months of Gaming, Playing for 12 Hours a Day
They say the secret to a successful career is doing what you love, but paying monthly bills when the thing you love most is playing video games all day has got to be pretty darn hard. Not for Moru-chan, a Japanese gamer who is currently earning a decent $10,000 for basically spending three months of his […]
Chinese Gaming Addict Has Spent the Last 6 Years in an Internet Cafe
China’s growing problem with internet and video game addiction is probably best described by the case of Li Meng, a young man who has virtually been living in an Internet cafe for the last six years, leaving only to buy food and take the occasional shower. According to Chinese media, Li Meng graduated from university […]
China’s MMO Video Game-Inspired Restaurants
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) video games are very popular in China. Combine that with the country’s culture of fakes and copycats and you get lots of unofficial merchandise and even venues inspired by popular virtual reality universes. One such place was the World of Warcraft-themed restaurant on Chaoyang Road, in Beijing. Opened in 2008, by a […]
Man Brings Virtual Girlfriend to His Real-Life Wedding, Bride Retaliates
Talk about pushing your luck, right? As if having his future wife put up with a virtual girlfriend wasn’t enough, a Japanese geek actually had the nerve to invite his video-game lady and two of her friends to their wedding and even reserved seats for them. But the bride had some plans of her own… […]
WOW Orc Assassin Wins Seat in State Senate
“So I’m a level 68 orc rogue girl. That means I stab things…a lot! Who would have thought that a peace-lovin’, social worker and democrat would enjoy that?!” This was the statement that won World of Warcraft gamer Colleen Lachowicz a seat in Maine’s State Senate. Democrat Colleen Lachowicz has recently won a seat representing Maine’s Senate District 25, […]
Man Spends $16,000 for Virtual Video Game Sword
For those of us who aren’t online gaming enthusiasts, the actions of a Chinese gamer this holiday season may seem a tad bizarre. But for him, it’s perfectly normal to spend $16,000 on a sword that isn’t even real. While it has become common practice for many people to spend small amounts of money on […]
EyeAsteroids – World’s First and Only Eye-Controlled Arcade Video Game
Progress in the world of gaming and technology has brought us nothing other than amazement over the years. The latest awesome feat of gaming is beyond awesome as the Tobii EyeAsteroids pushes you to take a different look at gaming, literally. Based on one of the best games in history, Asteroids, the new arcade game features […]
Couple Name Baby after “Skyrim”, Win Free Video-Games for Life
Megan and Eric Kellermeyer decided to name their baby born on 11/11/11 Dovahkiin, after the leading character in Bethesda Studios’ “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” video game. Dovahkiin Tom Kellermeyer was born at 6:08 pm PST, and his parents explained their decision because they wanted to give their son an “awesome name”. Meaning “Dragonborn” in dragon […]
Chinese Couple Sell Their Three Kids to Play Online Games
A young couple, from Dongguan, China, have reportedly sold all their three children for money needed to keep playing online games at Internet cafés. According to Chinese newspaper Sangxiang City News, Li Lin and Li Juan, both under 21, first met back in 2007, in an Internet café. It was their obsession with online gaming that […]
Guy Collects All 1,850 PlayStation 2 Games, Leaves Them Sealed
Ahans 76, member of the Playstation Collecting Community, probably deserves the title of King of PS2 Collectors, after he managed to acquire a brand new, sealed copy of every game ever released for the PlayStation 2. We’ve featured some pretty impressive collections on Oddity Central, bust as a fellow gamer, I find this one particularly […]
Chinese Gamer Plays MMO on World’s Largest LED Screen
Jealous on a fellow guild master who got to play his favorite video game on an IMAX screen, a Chinese gamer spent a ridiculous amount of money to play on the world’s largest LED screen. MMOs (Massive Multiplayer Online games) are very popular in China, and the people who play them are very competitive. The […]
Japanese Game Character Receives Real Life Birthday Parties
I’m a big video-game fan myself, but I’d rather go out and look for a real date, than stay home and cook sexy Lara Croft a birthday cake. Love Plus, a Japan-only video-game, for the Nintendo DS, takes the idea of dating a virtual character, a bit further than other relationship simulators. Very similar to […]
LEGO Mario – The World’s Largest Super Mario Replica
So you think you’re the world’s biggest Super Mario fan, eh? Well, I don’t care how many Mario games you’ve played, or how many Super Mario items you have used to decorate your room, you can’t be as big a fan as Dirk VH. The man proved his love for the world’s most popular video-game […]
Mr. Pac-Man Car
Pac-Man fan customizes his ride with symbols and colors from the popular arcade game. A passionate Pac-Man fan from South Georgia really outdid himself in pimping his car into a virtual Pac-man-mobile. Painted in the classic red-yellow color scheme and featuring symbols from Pac-Man on the bonnet, wheels and side-doors, the Mr. Pac-Man Car has […]
New Xbox 360 Laptop
Wouldn’t it be great if you could take your trusty Xbox 360 with you anywhere and play your favorite games at any time? Well, thanks to Ben Heck, now you can. Called the Xbox 360 Portable, this little gadget was created by Ben from a scratch redesign and has the following features: * Built-in Ethernet […]