Breaking up is hard. But you probably keep moments of the relationship: photos, letters or gifts. But those items suddenly become dangerous once you get in a new relationship. What if your new squeeze discovers them? A service in Japan fixes that.
In Skyrim, romancing someone means acquiring the 'Amulet of Mara,' an enchanted piece of jewelry that unlocks dialogue options—one of which allows you to marry other characters. So it was only a matter of time before a gamer used the item in real life in a marriage proposal, really.
Ladies, answer me this: would you be cool knowing that one of the most important decisions (and purchases) in your man's life had been influenced by the promise of a free video game console?
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With February 14th around the corner, many of us are thinking about what to do for our loved ones. Cards are always an option...but you might not wanna send any with Pornhub comments on them.
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Sometimes, when we are lying in bed—after the giggles subside and our hands finally give it a rest—my girlfriend likes to joke about how video games prepared me for a life where I "go out with all the cuties."
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There's a good way to use OKCupid, and there's a not-so-good way. This is one of those second ways.
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A dinosaur + dinosaur romance novel would be something awesome. Tales of meeting over a leafy tree, the thrill of the hunt (for food), the joy of...sitting on eggs. I'm getting steamy just thinking about it.
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In this day and age of technology and the internet, online dating is becoming more and more "normal." Unfortunately, every now and again online relationships tend cause problems with one party being untruthful to the other. Well, for one Chinese man, his digital girlfriend turned out to be more than just a scammer.
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With Valentine's Day putting us all in a romantic mood it was our duty to gather some of the defining aaaawww moments video games offer.
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Beth Robinson is 13. She recently met a boy, aged 12, over Xbox Live. Beth lives in Houston and the boy, Dylan, lives in Hodgenville, Kentucky. When Beth's dad didn't like the fact the two were playing games and "chatting" together over the service, she did what any lovestruck 13 year-old girl would do: went a little…
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Throw thousands of people who share common interests together for a weekend and love is bound to blossom. PAX is no exception, and amidst all the games, booze and costumes the annual gaming celebration in Seattle brought a lot of like-minded kids together.
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I haven't played Mass Effect 3 yet. As a big fan of the franchise, I've been meaning to. But I had a very important task at hand before tackling the last game in the trilogy. I needed to replay Mass Effect 2.
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A site called Date a Gamer has just gone live in the UK, with a "particular slant for helping Gamers hook up".
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Laura and Chris Sheriff will celebrate their first wedding anniversary this week. Among their favorite past-times: playing video games. He's more of a Call of Duty person. She prefers Bejeweled.
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Mass Effect developer Casey Hudson's announcement less than a day ago that same-sex romances would be given fuller and more explicit articulation in Mass Effect 3 has unsurprisingly ignited a spark among many followers of the franchise.
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Cutting-edge trendspotter The New York Times today tackled the phenomenon of MMO-facilitated romance, noting that the subscriber base for World of Warcraft is six times that of Match.com.
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Last week we lauded BioWare writer David Gaider for his eloquent defense of the inclusion of love interests for players of any sexual orientation in Dragon Age II. Now one gamer has started an internet petition asking that Gaider be fired for his poor portrayal of gay men.
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We sit here stunned, amazed and just a little bit skeptical that artist Hye Yeon Nam has found a way for people to control a bowling video game by French kissing. Kissing and playing video games were just never fun enough on their own, now were they?
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This may be the sweetest wedding proposal I've ever seen. Sid Ceaser, Muppet fan, had two puppets made, one in his likeness, the other, his girlfriend's. Then he made a movie with them. Then he had the clip played at the movies.
