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Sega Brings Gaming to the Bathroom With Urine-Controlled Video Game

By Ben MuessigJan 10th 2011 – 7:08AM
Sega

Sega

Some people say wasting time on video games is a way to flush your life down the toilet. In Japan, those people would be right. Sega has just broken the seal on a new style of gaming that brings the action to the bathroom. The gaming company is planning to install above public urinals Toylets that allow restroom users to...

The Latest Buzz: Caffeinated Popcorn

By Monica GarskeNov 24th 2010 – 7:22AM
Courtesy Amanda Fitch

Courtesy Amanda Fitch

(Nov. 24) -- Next time you find yourself dozing off in the middle of a boring movie at home, there's only one logical solution: stuff your face with popcorn -- caffeinated popcorn, to be precise. For the past several months, Amanda Fitch and her husband, Matthew, have been generating quite the buzz from a business they...

The Gaming World Lines Up to 'Reach' for New Halo Game

By Joe PeacockSep 14th 2010 – 9:22AM
Joe Peacock for AOL News

Joe Peacock for AOL News

(Sept 14) -- Like thousands of other gamers across the country, I was in line last night to be one of the first to get my copy of "Halo: Reach," the latest in the Halo franchise -- arguably the most important video game involving guns since "Duck Hunt." But when I arrived, I discovered I was hardly one of the first to get...

Background on gamers

Historically, the term "gamer" usually referred to someone who played role-playing games and wargames.

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