6 Creep-tastic Video Games to Play on Halloween


Updated 11/02/09 9:57 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 4 comments

6 Creepy Video Games to Play on Halloween

I have to admit — I sometimes like watching scary movies and playing creepy video games in the dark! It just adds to the already cringe-inducing nature of the games, and with today being Halloween, it's the perfect time to freak yourself out with one of these six scary video games. Round up a few of your friends and play on . . . if you dare! Read more

Daily Tech: Study Calls XBox 360 Least Reliable Console


Updated 09/05/09 8:08 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Daily Tech: Study Calls XBox 360 Least Reliable Console

A new study calls Microsoft's Xbox 360 the "least reliable of the current crop of set top systems" — PC World Sprint has announced it will sell its first phone running Google Inc.'s Android software in October — Wall Street Journal Microsoft wants you to host a Windows 7 party — PC Magazine Amazon is trying to convince a federal judge to kill the $125 million settlement that would Read more

Mike and Maaike: Design Meets Tech


Updated 06/08/09 4:15 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

San Francisco Based Design Firm Mike and Maaike Designed the G1 Android Cell Phone

I was shocked to learn that the makers of the pixelated Stolen Jewels from a couple years ago, Mike and Maaike, were also the designers of the T-Mobile G1! After some investigation, I found that the SF-based design pair has designed even more geeky products — and you might be surprised what came from the modern "jewelers." Read more

Skate 2 Review: Frustrating, Then Totally Addictive


Updated 01/26/09 8:26 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Skate 2 Review on Geeksugar

The first time I popped open my copy of Skate 2, I knew I was in for a different kind of skating game. Not only are you able to get a crash course in boarding trickery at the local skate park, but you can also roam free around the city of New San Vanelona — jumping curbs, popping ollies, accepting challenges and running from the police Burnout Paradise style. I later found that Skate 2 kept me Read more

The Most Mild-Mannered Xbox 360 Surprise Ever


Updated 11/25/08 11:17 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 20 comments

Family is Underwhelmed by Xbox 360

Remember that kid on Christmas morning who totally freaked out when he got a Nintendo 64 (the one I parodied, ahem)? Yeah, this family is not exactly that excited about their Xbox surprise. Oh, they're excited, they just have a lot of control. Multiple watchings are encouraged. Every time that kid asks where they're hiding the money tree, I lose it. Read more

Get Your Game On: October Releases


Updated 10/01/08 9:00 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

October Game Releases

Finally, October is here! Some of my most anticipated games are hitting the shelves this month, and I can hardly wait. One of the titles is even guaranteed to be on your porch on the date it hits the streets through Amazon's Release Date Delivery program. Excited much? Me too. Check out some of the October releases I recommend in this slideshow! Source Read more

Do You Have More Than One Video Game Console?


Updated 09/10/08 7:42 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 26 comments

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt Leave Facebreaker Release Party with Two Xbox 360s

When I spotted Heidi and Spencer coming out of their Facebreaker release party with two Xbox 360s — ostensibly, one for each of them — I scoffed, "Do Heidi and Spencer really need two Xboxes?! Really?!" (You remember Facebreaker, the game where they knock each other out. Real healthy for the relationship). Of course, I feel semi-hypocritical, since I actually have three consoles at home — Read more

Hot Games to Warm You Up This Fall and Winter


Updated 08/21/08 10:46 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

Hot Games for Fall and Winter 2008

There are some games I get excited about, and then there are the games that I cannot live without. Remember how unbearable the lead up was to Super Mario Galaxy was? Yeah, it's like that over the next few months for me. I hope I can make it through! If you're a smart gamer, and you've been saving up for the end of the year game season, good news – I have some pretty sure bets on which ones you Read more