When video games are in your heart, just playing them isn’t enough. Showing the world you’re a fan of Skyrim, Fallout, Smash Bros or anything you love playing is part of the deal, and there are plenty of cool shirts to help you flaunt your favorite game.
It’ll make you feel more powerful than the Dragonborn himself. Available on Amazon.
Staying in the Elder Scrolls universe, but with a slightly inferior game, and yet a equally awesome shirt. Available on Amazon
Sticking to the Bethesda theme, but moving on to the Fallout universe, and the classic, yet timeless Vault boy logo. It comes in Black, pink and green.
A little more colorful than the previous shirts, it perfectly depicts the nihilistic pleasure that is a GTA game. Available on Amazon
On to the world of Nintendo, and the frustrating yet fun Super Smash Bros. Available in black or red.
Obviously, in green. Available on Amazon
The ultimate trash talking game needs a trash talking kind of t-shirt. Available on Amazon
One day, we’re going to have a sequel. Available in bloody red on Amazon
Political strategy games with plenty of scheming deserve T-Shirts too, even if not everyone knows about them. Available on Amazon
And from Real-Time strategy, to turn based, in the impressive franchise by Sid Meier. Available on Amazon
In honor of people who jump from really high buildings. Available on Amazon
Comes in a variety of colors: Black, green, natural, purple, red, royal blue, sky blue, white and yellow.
For more awesome T-Shirts for the geeky type, check out these Star Wars Tees, or these brilliant ones for Game of Thrones fans.
Addiction to anything, including video games, is dangerous when it gets out of hand. One Russian man who played a little bit too much Fallout 4 which allegedly cost him his wife and job, is blaming the video game developer instead of himself.
A 28-year old from Krasnoyarsk in Russia played Fallout 4 for three weeks straight with hardly any stops except for some sleeping breaks, on the way losing his job for not showing up and his wife, leaving him after he ignored her all that time.
The man is claiming he wasn’t warned about the addictive nature of the game, and wants to take Bethesda, an American company, to court over what playing Fallout 4 did to his life.
He claims he only intended to play for a couple of evenings, but instead became addicted and started skipping work in order to play. He was fired, meanwhile stopped meeting with friends and family, while his health deteriorated for lack of sleep and food.
He is seeking 500,000 roubles (just under $7000) for emotional distress, with the law firm representing him saying it’s going to see how far it can take this case, which might suggest they’re not completely confident they’re going to win anything.
As you might expect, this isn’t the first time someone is suing a video game company for being addicted to one of their games. Craig Smallwood of Hawaii sued NCSOFT for his addiction to Lineage II, an MMORPG that came out in 2004. He also claimed he wouldn’t have begun playing had he known that the game was so addictive.
Be social! Follow Walyou on Facebook and Twitter, and read why video games are actually good for you. And if you’re not weak like this man from Russia, you should play Fallout 4 yourself, unless you’ve already fallen deep into the Commonwealth world.
If you think more people in your life have picked up the habit of playing video games in any kind of form, you’re not wrong according to a recent survey regarding Americans and video games.
The Pew Research Center survey found that just under 49% of Americans say they at least occasionally play some form of video game on a computer, TV, tablet or cellphone. However, as for the label of gamer, only 10% of them identified as one.
Another interesting number from the survey is the gender issue, which was a hot topic this year, although not for good reasons. The study found that 50% of men and 48% of women have played a video game occasionally or more. However, 60% of Americans believe that most people who play video games are men, a view shared by 57% of the women who play video games. Men are more likely to call themselves gamers: 15% to 6%.
But while it seems more and more people are playing video games, the public’s view on this pass time, hobby or even profession, remains divided. There are 40% of Americans who believe that there is a relationship between video game violence and violent behavior, while 32% of those who play video games make the connection as well. Women (47%) tend to agree a lot more than men (31%) that playing violent video games is more likely to lead to real life violence.
For the full Pew Research Center report, which has a lot more interesting points, check out their website.
