This Valentine’s Day, let us remember the stories of a few modern videogame characters who have loved and lost. Their stories run the gamut from mutual love to borderline restraining order tactics.Take a moment if you will and read our short list of three videogame characters ruined by love.

Good morning, and welcome to the first installment of Casual Fridays! I’m sure it’s been a tough work or school week, but that’s all over now. It’s Friday! I’m sure you’re eager to relax, maybe with one of your favorite games. Casual Friday is here to help, as a weekly update to go over some of the more notable casual game releases on all platforms.

So go put on your pajamas or most comfortable outfits, as we look through some recently released games together.

Jenni thinks this week’s best bet is: Yosumin…

Love – a four letter word that inspires kinship, hope and joy.

Nerd – another four letter word that was once a derogatory connotation for those intellectual individuals who may not have the skills of an athlete but could run circles around them in equations and computer knowledge.

Those are the days long gone as Nerd is now the new word for love according to Steve Tilley of the Winnipeg Sun in Canada.

Click through for a list of game suggestions for couples suggested by Tilley based on the console you own…

‘Tis the season for smootchin’ and squeezin’. Sure, that might mean you have to drop your controller for an hour or two and pay attention to your significant other, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any love and romance in videogames. In my most recent CiN Weekly magazine column (published February 13, 2008), I point more »