One 
of the most beloved games of all time is now one of the most insane auctions of all time.
An exceedingly rare prototype cartridge of the NES classic The Legend of Zelda has popped up on eBay, along with a sealed copy of the original game. The asking price for this pair? $150,000. That’s in U.S. dollars, not rupees.
If 
you’re in West Point, Kentucky in April or October, it could get a little loud. Actually, check that… it could get very loud.
Those are the months of the Machine Gun Shoot at the Knob Creek Gun Range — and up to 15,000 people converge on the small town (population: 1,100) to fire automatic weapons — or just watch others do so. A select few, though, get to blow things up.
Tagging someone in a photo on Facebook is one thing, but Voicepic lets you take things to a whole new level.
The 
Electronic Entertainment Expo is staying put in Los Angeles. The annual videogame trade show ended more than a month of speculation about a possible move Monday, announcing it will remain in downtown L.A. for another three years.
The Entertainment Software Association (which owns E3) and the city have been butting heads about the show for months over pending construction of the new Farmers Field stadium, which will require the demolition of the West Hall of the LACC — eliminating 210,000 square feet of show floor space — roughly one-third of the Center’s capacity.
After 
weeks of uncertainty, the video game industry finally knows where the next E3 will be held.
The Entertainment Software Association (which owns E3) and the City of Los Angeles have settled their differences and signed a deal that calls for the video game’s premiere trade show to be held in the city for the next three years.
Getting 
a little tired of typing things on a small screen with your thumbs? The MyScript Memo app lets you handwrite your notes on your iPhone or iPad, then translates those to digital text for you.
There 
are plenty of apps that let you review restaurants, but if you’re more interested in particular dishes, FoodSpotting might be the one for you.
Things 
aren’t rosy for those hoping to make big bucks in video games.
Five years ago, the idea of a 29 percent year-over-year decline would have sent shock waves throughout the industry. But when NPD reported that shortfall a few weeks ago, publishers, gamers and investors shrugged briefly, then promptly forgot about it.
Instagram made it popular to convert your high resolution digital pictures into something that looked like it was shot with something out of the 70s, so it was probably only a matter of time before video got the same treatment.
Keeping 
track of your favorite bands can be time consuming – and if you’re not obsessive, it’s easy to miss word that they’re coming to town. SongKick Concerts does that dirty work for you, keeping an eye on when groups are touring and will be near your location, letting you be on the lookout for tickets.
Chris Morris: Journalist 