Perhaps more than any other fans besides comic book lovers, the gamers are subject to the unfair stereotypes that stigmatize their favorite form of entertainment.

In a recent telephone survey of one thousand American adults, 57% said being called a geek is a compliment, and 65% said everyone is a geek about something.

Valve released an informative Valentine's Day safety video to promote Portal 2, which is incidentally now available for preorder.