A fantastic read for anyone even remotely into gaming, Game Over by David Sheff and Andy Eddy chronicles the 100+ year history of a company most of us grew up knowing, Nintendo. It thoroughly examines the company that essentially shaped not only game design, but the video game business.

We all know how ridiculously high priced vinyl toys can get. From Jazwares Inc., These 6″ - 8″ figures from the Mega Man series will run you about 6 bucks each! Each figure comes with a piece of a “powered up” Mega Man that you can complete should you collect all five. After scouring the city looking for these, I came across them in the most unlikely of places…CVS. Grab yours now before the 2nd series drops!

So lately I’ve been hooked on Wi-Fi Tetris on the Nintendo DS. I’ve had the game for a while now but never fired up the wi-fi capability. It’s a totally different experience playing against other gamers rather than the AI. Be warned, there are some serious Tetris masters out in the ether!

8 BIT is a documentary that explores the influence of video games on contemporary culture.