Growing up, in the days before the internet answered all our questions, video game urban legends flew around from kid to kid like a virus. Before there was any real way to verify whether these things were actually true, we had to take the word of our friend who “swears his cousin could do it.”

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The wonderfully strange “glamour shots” taken of the draftees in their spiffy new sweaters, with hilariously awkward poses. This year, there were prominent themes: The “jersey lift,” modeled here by No. 1 overall pick Taylor Hall of the Edmonton Oilers, the “darkened spotlight,” the “darkened spotlight,” and finally, there’s the “curtain splitter”.

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The biggest, the baddest the best. The most awesone end game bosses you are ever likely to meet.

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A new Zelda, a Call of Duty challenger, and an emphasis on motion control might have your gamer brain scattered in every which way possible. Luckily for you, we here at UGO have nothing better to do than make note of every game at E3 2010. Here’s some of the games we feel should’ve received more spotlight amongst the big name titles.

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In honor of Mother’s Day, here’s a compilation of the greatest and most peculiar video game mothers. Although these moms may not be nearly as great as your own, they do deserve many honorable mentions.

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Here’s a look back at some of the most debatable MVP choices ever in pro sports and arguments for the players that were passed up for the awards.

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Here are The NPCs’ most disappointing games of this generation, ranging from long awaited platformer sequels, to seemingly flawless new IPs that weren’t what we thought they were.

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Stunning collection of the most beautiful surf action photos.

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As the world’s #1 specialist games retailer, GameStop has a lot of retail clout in this business. So it’s always good reading when the company discloses just which publishers do the best business across its chain of stores.

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At an upcoming Cleveland Cavaliers game on Friday, March 6th, with a sold out crowd of 20,562 each fan will be given a Snuggie to be worn precisely at 7PM. Cavs management is asking that everyone arrive on time before the game’s scheduled tip-off since a Guinness Worlds Record official will be on hand to authenticate the event.

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