Gaming Round-Up: January 1, 2014

Cracked reminds us of 6 Sexist Video Game Problems Even Bigger Than the Breasts, even as Forbes reflects on some fairly sound reasons Why 2013 Was A Good Year For Women In Gaming.

Kotaku recaps the great Unresolved Gaming Mysteries of 2013

Line Hollis thinks about how video games fail to meet the narrative arc without a serious change up with their rules within their run.

Liz Ryerson wonders why she should love video games when the games seem embarrassed by their own nature and cannot love themselves.

Michael Thomasson has been awarded the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of video games in the recently-released Guinness World Records 2014 Gamer’s Edition.  Tomasson broke the 2010 record of 8,616 games held by Richard Lecce with a new record of 10,607 video games, and according to the Associated Press, he estimates his collection is worth between $700,000 and $800,000.

Redditor ScienceBrah posted this photo set showing his personal trainers (who’s also a sponsored bodybuilder) gaming room set up which turned out to be quite a sight to behold with the sheer variety of gaming options combined with a nice layout and plenty gaming art for good measure.

Simon Parkin says you should quit calling yourself a gamer lest you be tainted by what the community has become.