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BFG

Confessions of a GameStop Employee – Part Four

Previously on “Confessions of a GameStop Employee,” Ben chastised customers for not taking care of their games, demystified shrink wrapping, and lost a ...
By Scott Jones Legacy AuthorOctober 19, 2010
Under the Tree

We Always Play Videogames

United around a singular fixation on videogames, my little sister, my younger cousin and I must have seemed inscrutable to the adults in ...
By Leigh Alexander Legacy AuthorDecember 4, 2007
Raid

The Good Ending

I have an addictive personality, and in my 34 years I’ve submitted to and subsequently conquered tobacco, alcohol and caffeine with much less ...
By Sean Sands Legacy AuthorOctober 23, 2007
I Can Stop Playing Whenever I Want

Three Days in Arcadia

I woke up with a jolt, my hand resting on an empty bag of generic cheese curls, my fingers still stained orange from ...
By Tom Rhodes Legacy AuthorJanuary 10, 2006
Walton's World

The Other Side of the Counter

OK, I’ll admit. I only lasted a month behind the sales counter of a major gaming store. But what a month. Let me ...
By Joe Blancato Legacy AuthorJanuary 3, 2006
Season's Gaming

A Fine Fantasy

Videogame Christmases gave me childhood obesity, and they were worth it. Every year on December 25, while my family celebrated togetherness, giving and ...
By Patrick Dugan Legacy AuthorDecember 20, 2005
Season's Gaming

Exile in Midgar: A Holiday Story

For 12 years of my life, I dreaded the first week of January. Many north of the equator will probably assume it has ...
By Sean Fischer Legacy AuthorDecember 20, 2005
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