It’s a puzzling question, especially if you’re one of the thousands who attended Gen Con 2009, the premier gaming and geek convention in the world…as you’ll see in this video. But the answer is out there: check this out for the scoop.

Procrastination is many things. One hypothetical type of procrastination is eagerly awaiting the arrival of new release Dragon Age: Origins. And, the day Dragon Age: Origins arrives, you install Dragon Age: Origins, and attack the opening campaign as if your disk drive will start manifesting $100 bills upon its completion.

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Today, James Cameron and Co. released a full-length trailer for the upcoming Cosmically Anticipated Uber-Blockbuster known as Avatar…

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And you feel somehow shortchanged. Well, thanks to BioWare’s upcoming release, Dragon Age, you can finally satiate your desire for RPG dragon slaying in state of the art CGI. And you thought you still had some free weekends left in 2009…

This fellow claims to be a member of the “LARPen Braunschweig,” an elite core of German LARPers dedicated to upholding the code of chivalry amongst Live Action Roleplayers (AKA foam sword fighters) from those American “Olive Garden” LARPers, who live in far too much affluence to ever effectively channel the spirit of an ancient sack-donning viking berserker.

Ahhh, the soothing sounds of Koopa. This pleases me greatly. Yes.

Did it occur to anyone else that the parents of these performers are young enough to have experienced most of these games firsthand? The age of video game genealogy is upon us.

Back in the days of yore, we at the BBtv team covered the upcoming release of a documentary about MMORPGers called Second Skin.

Today, the entire film can be found on Hulu. So ready your supply of Doctor Pepper and Mountain Dew, jump into a nearby Teamspeak channel, and enjoy:

Here’s a quick taste of what it was like in the sprawling San Diego Convention Center.

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Ready your empty crack vials. Digital pusher Blizzard Entertainment has just announced that Sam Raimi will direct the official World of Warcraft movie.

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Cute lecture by Ian Bogost of Persuasive Games about his five year old’s struggle to balance his virtual finances.