Even if someone is the type to buy all the latest big games, we’re certain we can help you find them a unique and adequately geeky gift this holiday.
For better or worse, gamers can be a fickle bunch. That’s why, when it comes to shopping for any purveyor of fine video games and pop culture entertainment, it may be tempting to pull the cord and just go with a gift card. But alas, there are all kinds of unique gifts you can get for someone of the geekier persuasion.
Admittedly, The Verge staff is almost exclusively comprised of nerds who spend countless hours playing games and tracking the latest goings-on in fandom (they even pay us to do some of that here). So we’ve put our heads together and chosen some fun gift ideas you can buy for the most hardcore (and softest-core) of gaming enthusiasts, from an excellent paperback retrospective and the greatest video game of all time (for under $4.99) to custom controllers, Blu-rays, and the nostalgia trip that is the Lego Pac-Man Arcade building kit.
So, skip the LameStop gift card this year and get a present that’s sure to be a banger.