Pixel Warrior Gifts

'Dude, according to the strategy guide, you shouldn't defeact Gixaglime and open the gate to Axesworld, or else! I wonder what they mean by or else?'

Another entry from the encyclopedia of gaming: Pixel sprain - any physical injury incurred from intense video game play.

'Dinnertime!', 'Not now, Mom -- the fate of the Galaxy is in my hands!'

' I see Brad's playing his new video game again.'

STRIP Hambone: Computer games in the office

"He's in training for the 'E' Olympics."

His family thought he'd been wasting his life, but Steve Wiebe was about to prove everyone wrong.

No caption. (On a pirate ship various flags fly, including flags with a skull and crossbones and other banners showing logos from various social media sites. On the boat deck below, a pirate is looking at his cell phone).

Geek fairies

Gamers

"And lastly, for my infinite perseverance, self-control and fortitude, I'd like to thank the Internet trolls."

'I've got one week to master this program. The boss is threatening to hire an eight year old.'

Internet Cafe.

"I've diligently spent the last eight hours saving an entire colony of elves from a pack of vicious dragons and your only concern is that it is 2 am?"

"I'm being punished. I have to stay out of Wi-Fi range for an hour."

'I know I can't take it with me, but what about computer simulations?'

BIC TAYLOR MAKES A HORRIFIC DISCOVERY IN THE CHILLING CLIMAX TO 'PLANET OF THE PENCILS.'

"Wi-fi....Wi-fi...WI....FI!...."

'I got caught in a blogstorm.'

'Swing?! I'll drop my handheld!'

"I'm recommending more video games. I'm worried about his hand eye coordination."

'It is now safe to kick and swear at your computer'

'That seating section is for video gamers only.'

'Nothing says Christmas like a game of 'Death Slayer 4'.'

Budget cuts were beginning to bite at the local council

You ever wonder what would've happened if Nintendo had never existed? There'd have been no Mario Bros., and since Sega created Sonic to compete, there'd be no Sonic. And without those, the market wouldn't have been big enough to interest Sony. So … no Playstation. And no Playstation, no Xbox. Several generations of awkward teens would've had to come up with other excuses not to go outside. Sometimes I wonder if it rained where I grew up.

Monitor Reads: Now You've Done It! AAIIIIEEE...

'The driving on that game is simulated, but the road rage is real.'

Videogame Employment Agency.

... and I'd suggest you take more frequent breaks from your computer.

'This is our most effective junk mail filter.'

'Your mother and I are worried that all these video games might be having an effect on you.'

Samurai - Accountant.

"Hmm... I wonder what I can find to trigger my self-righteous indignation today..?"

Man sharpening giant pencil with his sword