5. Nintendo Jacket – Nothing says I’m an old, balding creepazoid like this Nintendo jacket featuring the iconic original NES controller. Couple this beauty with a good pair of black sweatpants and you’ll be calling the police to arrest the ladies off of you.

4. Retro Gaming Ties – These ties feature classic scenes from gaming’s golden era. From Tetris and Pong to Space Invaders and Asteroids—each one seems to be frowning in on itself a bit with shame. Seriously, even the aging folks who developed these classic games think these ties are nerdy.

3. Piranha Plant Underwear – These stylish, black underoos are perfect for those who are geeky to the absolute core. The famous Piranha Plant from the Super Mario Bros. series makes quite the statement when worn under some skinny jeans and complemented with some Chuck Taylors. It’s too bad no one except your dude friends and your mom will ever get to see them.

2. Contra Sweater – This Contra turtleneck sweater is just begging to be part of a dysfunctional family’s Christmas card. Featuring the ambiguously gay duo of Bill and Lance, this winter weather masterpiece says “hey, it’s cool; I actually prefer being a virgin.”

1. Super Mario Bros. Sweater Vest – Speaking of virgins, this little fella sets ‘em up and knocks ‘em down when he wears this hand-knit masterpiece from the 8-bit era. If I ever see this guy out in public I’m killing him myself.

A dispute over pay and working conditions resulted in about 300 workers climbing to the roof of one of the buildings at Foxconn Technology Park in China early last week. The incident began when employees asked their bosses for a raise but were denied. Employees were told either to quit with compensation or to keep their jobs with no additional payment. Many employees took the former, but the company decided to terminate the agreement anyway and not pay the promised compensation. The workers protested the action by threatening to jump to their deaths.

The standoff eventually came to an end when the mayor of Wuhan showed up and literally talked the former employees off the ledge.

These particular employees were responsible for manufacturing parts for Xbox 360 consoles and production had actually come to a halt for several hours during the protest.

Microsoft had this to say:

"Microsoft takes working conditions in the factories that manufacture its products very seriously, and we are currently investigating this issue," a spokesperson told the Huffington Post UK.

"We have a stringent Vendor Code of Conduct that spells out our expectations, and we monitor working conditions closely on an ongoing basis and address issues as they emerge.

"Microsoft is committed to the fair treatment and safety of workers employed by our vendors, and to ensuring conformance with Microsoft policy."

Foxconn factories in China were already under examination because of several suicides by employees in the past five years—actually forcing the company to install anti-suicide nets at some of their facilities. In addition to Xbox 360 components, Foxconn also manufactures products for Apple, Sony, Nintendo and many other Fortune 500 companies.

Chuck “AskACapper” Bittner is a quadriplegic gamer, Youtube commentator and “can't stand-up” comedian. Because of Chuck's disability he uses is face to play Black Ops—and he's pretty good too. Unfortunately though, he can't play everything he'd like to because of the game developers' denial to allow for custom button remapping. Go help a brother out by signing his petition to get customizable button mapping in every game—56,000 other gamers already have! http://tinyurl.com/buttonpetition

If you'd like to see more Chuck, head on over to his Youtube channel or website and snoop around. Here's a video of Chuck using FPS Freeks to pwn in Modern Warfare:

Do you have an iPhone?  Do you like getting great Apps for free?  Are you jonesing for some Black Ops?  Our friends, the creators of the fantastic Virtual Coach series for iPhone, have created an App that every Black Ops player should check out.  And the makers have been cool enough to give us 10 free download codes to gift to you guys.  The first 10 people to tell us why they must have this App get a code!

From iTunes

Want to take your Call Of Duty Black Ops game to the next level? Black Ops VC Basic is your tool to dominate opponents. With features designed with competitive and casual players in mind.
Features

- Gamer Lounge: A GPS based chat room, great for meeting new players, setting up scrims, and getting new info on Black Ops in real time

- User Submitted Strats: Read tons of tips, strats, and set ups from users, as well as post your own. This is great for keeping up to date with the new tips and tricks of the game.

- Detailed info on each gun, perk, equipement, and attachment. Including pro features, cost, and how to unlock.

- Video Strats: Video tips from the pros over at Optic Gaming. Want your video featured in the app, send it in.

- Detailed Tips and Tricks: Gametype specific tips from pro players to keep you ahead of the competition.

- Promos: Get 10% off Kontrol Freek Analog Sticks

- K/D Calculator: Log 10 Games K/D and W/L, this is very useful for Gamebattles players.

- My Profile: Enter a biography for others to see when you post in the chat room or the strats forum.

Plain and simple there is no other app with the amount of features that Black Ops VC Basic offers and once the game lands, many more will be added!

*** The Virtual Coach Series is designed by competitive players for competitive players. ***

Preview on iTunes:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/black-ops-vc-basic-a-competitive/id395450445?mt=8

Do you like Halo: Reach?  Do you have an iPhone?  Do you like getting great Apps for free?  Our friends, the creators of the fantastic Virtual Coach series for iPhone, have created an App that every Halo: Reach player should check out.  And the makers have been cool enough to give us 10 free download codes to gift to you guys.  The first 10 people to tell us why they must have this App get a code!

From iTunes:

1.99 GETS YOU THE MOST ADVANCED HALO APP ON THE MARKET!

-Want to get better at Halo Reach? HRVC can do that!
-Want to track your aggregate stats and medals? HRVC can do that!
-Want to chat with gamers around the globe? HRVC can do that?
-Want to have birds eye view of each map with weapon spawns? HRVC can do that!
-Want to draw set ups on the maps? HRVC can do that
-Want to time power weapons? HRVC can do that!
-Want to track your ten game K/D and Win/Loss? HRVC can do that!
-Want to read strats and tips from pro players? HRVC can do that!
Plain and simple HRVC has every feature a gamer could need.

Why buy a separate app for a weapon timer, one for tracking stats, and one for maps? HRVC has it all for the price of 1.

Featuring the GAMER LOUNGE. The first Halo Reach iPhone GPS Based chat room. The Gamer Lounge is the Social Network for gamers! Need to find players for your team? Looking for a scrim? Trying to recruit for your clan? Looking for the latest tips and tricks? The Gamer Lounge has it all.

Halo Reach Virtual Coach is the first Halo Reach app on the market for competitive gamers. Ready to have the edge over your opponents in Halo Reach? HRVC is for you. Whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned vet we have the information and tools that you need to become a better player.
Halo Reach Virtual Coach features:
- Strategies for every aspect of the game from professional players and the developers
- High Definition bird’s eye view of each map including weapon locations
- Route Tracer that allows you to draw rush routes and game plans on your phone screen with your finger tip
- Ability to track all of your Halo Reach stats with HaloCharts.com in-app
- The Gamer Lounge. A GPS based chat room that allows gamers to meet and chat by location.
- MLG Weapon Spawn Timer
- 10% off of KontrolFreek Grips

We are always adding new updates, all for free!
The Virtual Coach Series is designed by competitive gamers, for competitive gamers.

Preview on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/halo-reach-virtual-coach/id372822095?mt=8

What’s up, Freeks?  Remember that t-shirt contest?  You know, the one that we’ve been talking about since you got here?  Yeah.  It’s been a long road getting to the winner.  And we appreciate all of the feedback that you guys have given us along the way.

Before we show you the winner, we wish that we could have chosen more designs to print but we’d have to fire way too many people around the office to make it work—and that would just be rude.  No worries, though.  We will be working on adding some fresh gear soon and hope that you guys show the same kind of excitement for all of our upcoming announcements.

Anyway, we think that you’ll be happy with our choice for the very first KontrolFreek t-shirt.  The design that we’ve chosen really embodies the spirit of the FPS Freek: pulling off a nasty headshot and showing your friends how 1337 you are.  We hope you like it as much as we do!

Congratulations, Tim!

The best part of this announcement is that you can purchase the winning t-shirt right now in our store in both men’s and women’s sizes!  The first run of these t-shirts will ship starting next week.  You guys have been asking for it for a long time—now’s your chance to finally show your n00b friends how awesome you are by sporting our new gear.

Peace, Love and Killstreaks.