Fifty Shades of Being a Mom

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Erik Hinton’s latest story touches on Skyrim, Fifty Shades of Grey, Call of Duty, Nicholson Baker, motherhood, and everything else that’s hot right now.

Gaming: Dead or Alive 5 Adds Its First Brand New Character [@akilshohen]

A new face sits in the franchise’s fifth edition.

Gaming: Zack get his Afro-Wig knocked off in Dead Or Alive 5 Trailer [@akilshohen]

… you just got knocked the what out!

Gaming: First Skyrim Expansion Pack Announced [@akilshohen]

New vistas to explore in the popular console game are sure to delight its legions of fans.

Gaming: Microsoft Patent Reveals Gaming Helmet [@akilshohen]

Microsoft wants gaming to get … if not into your head, at least all over it.

Culture: Feds Want Ways To Hack Video Game Consoles [@akilshohen]

Johnny Law thinks there’s evidence in your console, and they wanna way to get it out!

Gaming: EMI Wants To Shut Down Def Jam Rapstar [@akilshohen]

A game based on Def Jam music is facing some huge legal challenges.

Gaming: Darkstalkers 4 in the Works [@akilshohen]

Get your combo attacks ready for a return of the supernatural 2D fighting game.

Gaming: Jet Set Radio Coming to XBLA, PSN and PC this Summer [@akilshohen]

A classic Dreamcast game finds its way to modern consoles and desktops.

Gaming: The Walking Dead Shambles Into Your Living Room [@akilshohen]

Robert Kirkman’s zombie epic is getting a lot more interactive and give you a chance to take down zombies.

Gaming: Dead or Alive 5 Adds A Guest From Virtua Fighter [@akilshohen]

When interviewed last week, Team Ninja studio head Yosuke Hayashi said the team would be interested in a crossover with Sega's Virtua Fighter.  We couldn't have imagined that we would actually be seeing the start of the collaboration this soon.  Dead or Alive 5 now joins the ranks of other fighting games with guests characters [...]

Gaming: NBA Live is Resurrected [@akilshohen]

The classic basketball video game makes a triumphant return to your local screens.

Kindest Regards

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An open letter to the guy who sent some primo “cock pics” in response to my Craigslist listing for my Xbox 360.

Gaming: Lego Batman 2 Announced [@akilshohen]

The world’s finest are getting squared off in a new multiplatform adventure game, due out this summer.

Kindest Regards

Dear friend, As you well know, these are fraught economic times, particularly for cash-strapped graduate students like myself. This was why I took to the Internet five weeks ago in an attempt to sell my beloved Xbox 360 and five excellent games (including Maddens 2010-2012) for a mere $150. I placed my advertisement on the [...]