The University of Washington's Kevin Birrell, a freshman computer science major, recently achieved Grand Master status on Tetris. Yes, there is such a thing.
It's rarefied air, too. According to GeekWire, the 18-year-old Birrell "is one of just 5 people - 2 outside Japan - to have achieved the [Grand Master title]."
We're very sorry, Detroit Lions fans. But Calvin Johnson will suffer a debilitating injury any day now.
Indeed, the superstar wideout known as "Megatron" was voted by fans as the new cover star for wildly popular video game Madden '13, knocking off Carolina quarterback Cam Newton in the finals, despite Newton's funny appeal to sports fans.
Cam Newton won the NFL's Rookie of the Year Award last year, but the prolific passer is now after something far more important.
An ongoing fan vote to determine who should grace the cover of wildly-poplar video game Madden '13 is down to the Carolina Panthers quarterback and Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions.
The launch date for the next iteration of one of the biggest gaming franchises of all time, Diablo III, has been announced. The heavens shall tremble May 15.
Blizzard, the company releasing the product, says all gamers who digitally pre-order it will be able to play Diablo III "the minute the servers go live."
SI cover model Kate Upton lends her good looks and apparent video game expertise to help a quartet of major leaguers learn the ropes in an ad for the new game MLB 2K12.
Titled “Finger Mechanics with Kate Upton,” the ad shows the curvaceous blonde teaching the baseball stars to an unhittable circle changeup ... virtually of course.
A new collaboration between Katy Perry and virtual reality computer program "The Sims" to create a Collector's Edition game with content and exclusives featuring the newly-single blue-haired hit-maker was announced today by Electronic Arts.
The company plans to develop multiple "Sims" games featuring special Perry-themed virtual goods and in-game content. The partnership launches in March.
Star Wars: The Old Republic, the multi-player RPG, has just been launched, and represents an ambitious effort to provide an online gaming alternative to World of Warcraft.
Can it succeed?
Modern Warfare 3, the latest spinoff of the popular Call of Duty video game series, has officially beaten the quickest-to-a-billion-dollars record previously set by Avatar.
James Cameron's epic effort took 17 days to hit that mark; Modern Warfare 3 took 16.
If you aren't familiar with Aubrey Plaza and the tremendous Parks and Recreation quotes she produces every Thursday as apathetic intern April ... we pity you.
You're really missing out. Just saying.
