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!

This Halo Wars Battle Scene T-Shirt features stunning graphics that cover the front of the shirt with a battle scene right out of the game! And if you're planning on attending Dragon*Con, this tee can show how cool you are without the hassle of creating a costume.

Do I take life or give it? Who is victim, and who is foe? - Gravemind

Cooking is like totally rad!  Not all geeks are fueled by pizza, Ramen Noodles, and Mountain Dew.  There are lots of geeks that love to cook, and what better way to express your geek-style than by incorporating it into your kitchen.  With this Pac-Man Oven Mit from Perpetual Kid you can remove your favorite geeky-recipes from the oven in true geek-style.  If you don't believe that geeks have mad-cooking skills then check out these baked goods geekcrafts.com/13-geeky-baked-goods/. 

These bandages are like totally rad!  What better way to make a boo-boo feel all better than by covering it with a 80's pop culture icon.  With these Pac-Man Bandages from Perpetual Kid your owie will be feeling better in no time, because everyone knows that Pac-Man can handle any situation.  Get these bandages so you can geek-up your next injury that you receive from struggling with that hard-to-open-plastic-packaging that surrounds your next gaming gadget.

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 looking for a gift for that gamer that is into classic gaming?  Then let them show their love for the classics with this Animated Pong T-Shirt from The T-Qualizer Store.  This shirt will have them reminiscing about the good ol' days when gaming became popular and shaped a future of hardcore gamers.  This shirt will have them wanting to do some old-school gaming and you know there are those classic games that everybody loves to play.  What's your favorite classic video game?  These are are my picks for the best old-school games...

• Pong of course is on the list!
• Pitfall
• Frogger
• Space Invaders
• Missile Command
• Pac-Man
• Galaga