For all you gamers out there National Video Games Day is September 12th, so it's time to get prepared for a day of hardcore gaming.  One way to prepare is to pick up Guitar Hero 5, which was released today!  This version of the game will even let you rock out as Kurt Cobain as you play "Smells Like Teen Spirit" 

Any gamer knows that you got to have a great gaming chair and this X-Rocker Pedestal Chair from Brookstone is a great gift for any gamer or for yourself!

Have you been looking for a gift for that gamer in your life?  Then the Your Brain on Video Games Beach Towel from After 5 will let them represent their love of gaming.  There are people that believe there is nothing positive about gaming, but there are many good aspects of being a gamer.  The following are some reasons that gaming can be good...

• Gaming can improve eye-hand coordination, a study showed that surgeons that played video games just 3 hours a week made less mistakes.
• Gaming can influence creativity and inspire people to enter career fields in graphics, design, and technology.
• Video games are being used in the rehabilitation of patients, many hospitals and doctors are using the Nintendo Wii; the treatment is called Wiihabilitation. 
• Gaming can improve motivation, problem solving and cognitive skills.

Are you or someone you know a total Halo fanboy?  If so then this Halo 3 Master Chief Costume will be a hit at the Halloween Costume Party!  Will you be hosting a Halloween Party for all your tech-savvy friends this Halloween.  If you are them you need to make sure that you have plenty of junk food on hand to fuel the masses and also that your decorations are the best.  Here are a few ideas for some creative Halloween Party decorations...

• Create your own bleeding portrait
• Make a blood transfusion bottle
• Build a robotic monster

Do you love gaming, or know a gamer that wants to let everyone know that their hot bod is a result of hours of gaming?  Then you need this Body By T-Shirt from X-treme Geek for yourself and gaming friends.  Do you want to start your own gaming geek workout then here are a few ways to get you started...

1) You know that all gamers are fueled by Mountain Dew, just use the full 2 liter bottles as a way to pump up those biceps.

2) Burn those calories with some cardio, just mount your computer to a cycling machine.

3) Work on those abs by using you abdominal muscles to swivel your computer chair around your desk.

Do you have flashbacks to the 80's?  When you spent hours at the arcade playing radical games like Galaga, Pole Position, and Super Mario which is still bad to the bone today!  For all the gamers that can't live without their PSP, and want to give it some old-school flair then this Cardboard Mini Arcade is the perfect gift.  Trends and fashions from the 1980's are "in" right now, but some people are forever stuck in the 80's.  If you suffer from any of the following you are so 80's.....

1) You want to be Molly Ringwald when you you grow up.

2) When someone in public calls out for a person more than once you begin saying Bueller, Bueller, Bueller.

3) Your favorite hobby is writing the script for Breakfast Club 2.

4) You can name the original members of Menuedo.

5) You are still adding to your collection of Garbage Pail Kid cards.

6) You have every episode of The Two Corey's recorded on VHS.

Is your spouse totally addicted to gaming?  There are thousands of people that have gaming addictions, and spending excessive amounts of time gaming has even caused relationship issues.  I believe ending a marriage over excessive gaming is just a bit crazy, get over it and start gaming together.  At least you know if your spouse is on the couch gaming they aren't out playing games with somebody else.  This cute Game Over shirt from ChoiceShirts is a funny way for a gamer to look at  divorce, or a great gag gift for that gamer about to enter into one of life's most exciting adventures. 

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Do you remember those old school games that you played for hours, and you just kept feeding the machine full of quarters?  Well, stop wasting quarters for those popular gaming classics, such as Street Fighter, Asteroids, Double Dragon, and Space Invaders.  This full-size arcade system is the answer to any retro gamers wish,  with 100 of the most beloved classic games, and you can add future games as they are made available.  This will make a great addition to any family game room, and is a great way to get your friends together for a retro party night.