It took a lot of skill (and quarters) to rack up an epic run on Ms. Pac-Man back in the day. Turns out it took sharp hand-eye co-ordination to assemble those iconic cabinets, too. » 12/18/12 12:30pm 12/18/12 12:30pm

Slate music critic Jody Rosen snapped this picture of arcade and gambling cabinets lined up outside a flooded Red Hook warehouse In the aftermath of last week's storm. » 11/06/12 1:15pm 11/06/12 1:15pm

I'm obsessed with shoes that have anything to do with video games. Luckily, people on the Internet are too, so it's not hard to find a fabulous pair with a quick Google search and a sharp eye for detail. » 8/05/09 8:40pm 8/05/09 8:40pm

There seems to be no end to the ways gamers propose to their brides. A North Carolina man successfully popped the Q with using a hacked Ms. Pac-Man ROM and a modded cocktail table cabinet. » 6/06/09 3:00pm 6/06/09 3:00pm

Nike isn't shy about flirting with video game references for its Nike Skateboarding line of sneakers, having already released Dunks "inspired by" 720° and Skate or Die. And speaking of not shy... Ms. Pac-Man sneakers! » 5/04/09 8:00pm 5/04/09 8:00pm

Lord knows we encourage enough tatting around here, but like the mafia, we don't deliberately go for the face. » 12/14/08 7:40pm 12/14/08 7:40pm

The 10th is actually the aluminum or tin anniversary. » 10/18/08 4:00pm 10/18/08 4:00pm But rather than give each other cookie cutters or Reynolds wrap, reader and his wife got inked. With his n' hers Pac-Tattoos. (He gives a shout-out to his artist, , and we'll oblige). Yes that's hers on the left and his on the right. (Arm hair: Dead giveaway)…

The always droll Games Radar has come up with a list of the "mediocre" women of gaming - if by mediocre, you mean "somewhat sensibly proportioned and no gratuitous jiggle." In other words, "girlfriend material," a "compliment" that has gotten millions of insensitive, fumble-tongued 20-something males backhanded by… » 7/27/08 7:00pm 7/27/08 7:00pm