A panel of Penny Arcade enthusiasts discussed this topic at a convention in Seattle recently.  The five girl-gamer panelists had some advice for the audience of 100-plus. 

Here are some of their suggestions.

• Don’t impose your favorite game on your gal pal. “Girlfriends may not be into ‘Halo,’ but they might like something else, so don’t force ‘Halo’ on them and expect them to love gaming,”
  
• Play co-op. Many games have a cooperative mode, where you and a buddy can tackle missions as a duo. Or if that’s still too intimidating, have your girlfriend sit with you and watch while you game. Heck, you can even ask her to be your wingman.
•  Ask her to help you spot snipers,  Chicks like flattery. If she feels like she’s helping, then you’re making it a positive experience.
• Internet casual games — which are popular with the female set — are a great entrée into the video-game world. Some are just online versions of offline games, such as poker and Sudoku, and still others are variations of well-known themes, such as match games and hidden-object puzzles.
• And, of course, everyone gave props to Nintendo for making gaming more inclusive. Heck, Carrie Underwood has a pink DS, right? And the Wii made being a gamer as easy as operating a TV remote.

Basically, treat it as a way to spend time together and interact.   Even if its not a girls game, just sit down with them cause you never know, they might just be a natural at it.  Above all, try to ignore the stereotypes and myths.

Source: MSN

This is actually quite famous throughout the gamer community, but for those that don't know, Stardock (the people behind Galactic Civilization II and Sins of a Solar Empire) published its own Gamer's Bill of Rights, upon many of which can be agreed on personally. The full list includes details about DRM, micro-fees and other issues that are up in the air for the gamer world. The full list can be found at their website (the link below).

http://www.stardock.com/about/newsitem.asp?id=1095

Now, which one of you kiddies played the Blizzard Games where you had a lobby and that crazy system called Battle.net? (No Johnny, WoW doesn't count).  Well Blizzard's revamping the system for their upcoming (and I might add, highly anticipated) games, Starcraft II and Diablo III, they host a bevy of new features, including Voice Communication (ooh, ahh) and Achievements.

Another much sought after feature is the increased hack protection and scam business, very much treasured after your D2 games full of duped items and your 'pro' Starcraft Elites using map hacks. The full list of features is at the bottom and the link to the original page as well.
http://www.diii.net/articles/689867/defini...net-20-features

As you may recall we posted [link ] that all Nvidia gpus 84 series up to 98 series and possibly higher were made with a faulty part that allowed the gpu to overheat.  Several manufacturers have been struggling to keep up with increased repairs.  The only fix that has been released is a Bios update that makes the fans run at full speed to try and control temperatures.

Several people have been poking holes at the sources that find fault with the Nvidia gpu. Much of the information came from the inquirer and some felt the authors to not be trusted.  Well that doesn't matter anymore as the shareholders have two lawsuits against the company.  The main lawsuit was filed by the shareholders saying the Nvidia allegedly held back information regarding the bad part to keep their stock from plumetting anymore than it already had.  The 2nd suit was filed as a class action lawsuit for anyone that bought stock in the last year. 

Definitely not a good time for Nvidia.

Source: Toms Hardware

Ever watch the same disaster movie twice and find yourself trying to warn off the actors?

Some gamers might be doing the same after checking out this photograph (click image to expand), which appears to show an unwitting Gordon Freeman standing in the CERN test chamber.  Scientists working at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, are currently readying to embark on a new experiment that seeks to discover the secrets behind how the origins of the Big Bang.

CERN's crown jewel, the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator, goes online for the first time tomorrow in Geneva.  Estimated to cost between $4.5-9 billion US, some critics have called the project dangerous, with the European Court for Human Rights even facing a lawsuit filed by citizens fearing the creation of an Earth-destroying (resonance cascade) black hole.