After several months of playtime and a healthy exposure to both the single-player and multiplayer modes, I look at Battlefield: Bad Company 2 as it relates to where the FPS stands as a genre.

While sports rules are often totally arbitrary, they are generally not without purpose. Could competitive online games benefit from such rules even if they break suspension of disbelief?

Bitmob members choose their favorite Xbox 360 games in a variety of categories.

Perhaps it's time to say goodbye to local co-op as we knew it as children. It's sad to see it go.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2's Onslaught mode isn't a throwaway cash-in -- it's a challenging, fulfulling experience that's an entirely different game in its own right.

We've all seen Saving Private Ryan. Why? Because it draws the audience uncharacteristically close to the experience of a soldier. When will video games be capable of the same feat?

My entry for Best Xbox 360 Shooter

News Blips for July 22, 2010. A recent survey suggests that first-person shooters are starting to diminish, the NPD Group reveals that digital PC game purchases are nearly breaking even with retail sales, a group of Dutch gamers establishes a new gaming marathon record, and more.

We've all committed our fair share of blunders in games, ranging from botched escort missions to parachuting into oblivion. Check out this brief overview of some outstanding examples of gaming goof-ups.

24 Things I Love About Games. That's 1 more than Aaron's list!

A short piece about playing games within the rules while redefining the objectives.

A good story will stay with you for days afterward. But what about a good control scheme? How can that aid story-telling and immersion?

Video Blips for June 23, 2010. Check out Battlefield: Bad Company 2's multiplayer co-op mode, a commercial for Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, a walkthrough of the Donkey Kong Country: Returns E3 demo, and more.

A look at some of the obstacles designers face in creating a unique military theatre in an otherwise stagnant genre.

Why the $60 price point for new games is detrimental to the industry.

Are you tired of modern combat? If not, check out the Medal of Honor beta! It'll squeeze every ounce of interest you have in contemporary war and leave you battle fatigued!

Here's a short, sharp, opinionated play-by-play of today's Microsoft press conference at E3 2010.

More than you ever wanted to know about Bitmob. And then more than that!

These are the Best Trailers of the Year, thus far. I know everyone usually has a yearly award for this kind of thing, but with E3 steadily approaching and the fact that we have been having a second holiday release season of sorts in the beginning of the year, I figured I'd change things up a bit. Check them out:

Join us this Saturday as the Bitmob staff heads to the perennially dusty hallways of de_dust. This week's Game Night begins at 5pm PST. Be there!