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Rachel

I’m Rachel, I like video games and I am the founder of She’s Got Game, a Pixelated Geek sister site. Also, according to Urban Dictionary, Rachel is the most edible female name.

Evil Controllers Declares Girl Gaming Month!

Evil Controllers has declared February as Girl Gamer Month! They came out with some fabulous girl related products (just in time for Valentine’s day, guys)!  I spoke briefly with Lindsey and Jessica from EC and discussed why they wanted to have a month just for the girls and their new product line. What do you

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May The Force be With… Your Car?

Superbowl ads have already started coming out, and this one by far is the cutest.  Maybe that’s just because I’m a geek.  Nonetheless, it is funny and definitely worth a watch.  What is it about?  Well, to give you a hint, I actually knew a kid named Darth once.  Really.  (No seriously, I actually did.

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Congress Introduces Label to Warn Parents About Violent Video Games

Joe Baca, a Democratic congressman from California, has proposed that any video game with a rating of T or higher should be labeled with “WARNING: Excessive exposure to violent video games and other violent media has been linked to aggressive behavior.” He claims that the video game industry needs to take responsibility in telling parents

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Awesome Gamer Art by Brittany Corno

I ran across Brittany Corno’s (or better known as PrincessPoemi) blog featuring some of her art.  Her art wasn’t just any old regular gaming art though, she creates “Women in Gaming Pin-Up Art.”  Tell me that isn’t sexy!  I had to get in contact with her and feature her art on PG, so make sure

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30 Years of First Person Shooters

In comparison to video games from 30 years ago, today’s interactive entertainment titles really show how far technology has come.  The hardware itself we use to play video games on are incredibly sophisticated in comparison to, say, the Atari.  One of the most popular and defining genres of video games is the first person shooter.

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Should We Make a New Higher Rating on Video Games?

I work at the customer service desk at a large electronic retailers, and from time to time I get a parent who is trying to return a game they had bought their children because “it should have been higher rated.” Every single one of these games are M-Rated, and I point that out to them,

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PlayStation Phone: A Promising Reality

There has been a lot of speculation about a new PSP and especially about a new PlayStation Sony Ericsson smartphone being produced, but it the leaks have never been actually confirmed. I am eligible for an upgrade in March, so I have been on my toes to see if this new PSP phone will be a reality.

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7 Ways Games Reward the Brain

Occasionally I like to stroll a site called TED. It’s an incredible site with really insightful videos.  In fact, their motto is “ideas worth spreading.”  Sometimes there are speakers that you are familiar with, such as Ariana Huffington, and other times there are just small business men you will never hear of again.  The site

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Everything You Can Do With The Kinect…Except Play It!

The Kinect was extremely anticipated as a massive game changer in the video gaming world. My employer, Best Buy, was constantly sold out of them, and the day that we had another shipment, they were immediately sold out again. I take that back: not just my Best Buy, but every single Best Buy within half

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