You might be slightly less eager to burn these actual Titanfall burn cards knowing that you won't magically get more after finishing a match. » 5/02/14 5:00pm 5/02/14 5:00pm

From MMO to movie star. Funcom's supernatural MMORPG The Secret World makes its big-screen debut in IRL, a Swedish film about a troubled teen who finds happiness in a virtual world. Check out an interview with director Erik Leijonborg at the game's official site. » 10/22/13 9:00am 10/22/13 9:00am

The Internet Response League wants to turn gaming's popularity into a humanitarian effort. If we took a minute to sort through crisis information (like Tweets) during a disaster, we'd be a huge help. Right now, there's nothing in place to bring this vision to reality—IRL is looking for collaborators. » 6/07/13 9:00pm 6/07/13 9:00pm

World of Warcraft player Alex found a really creative way to present an engagement ring to his girlfriend Clara, who also plays the game: A quest chain, which includes some romantic real-life activities. All he needed was a papercraft template for a chest, a site where he could make custom WoW tooltips, and of course… » 3/21/13 9:20am 3/21/13 9:20am

"Bullet Bill" in real life, but where's the arm? Seen via Go Nintendo. » 12/13/09 4:00pm 12/13/09 4:00pm

Mercy. The hospital in Left 4 Dead's "No Mercy" campaign, and the name of a real one in Pittsburgh. And Louis, Zoey, Francis and Bill are sowing panic about its conditions, the access to medication, and patients you'll find there. » 10/17/09 9:30pm 10/17/09 9:30pm

This weekend, reader Tugrik and friends are throwing a party. So they tricked out this Vendo 96 - a 1970s pull-bottle vending machine - to serve up the Wasteland's No. 1 refreshment. » 8/01/09 7:30pm 8/01/09 7:30pm