The modern gaming clichés that are taking over our hobby. These are the new exploding barrels.

Announcing the big winners (and losers) of our E3 2010 Non-Award Awards. This year, we include your winners (and losers) as well.

I walked into my demo of Tron: Evolution and Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned thinking I'd see the sort of licensed tripe typically associated with movie tie-ins. I walked away convinced that Disney Interactive Studios is now a serious player in the video game scene.

To kill or not to kill?

Most RPGs give us a single place to store saved games. If you want to start a new career you are forced to overwrite the previous one or sort through saved games to figure out which is which. But Bioware gives us multiple careers with its Mass Effect and Dragon Age franchises. This is a big win for gamers and others should follow their example.

A look at what I think is most exciting about Fable 3.

PETA's relationship with games exhibits misunderstanding, overzealousness, and in some rare cases, actual reason.

Hunted: The Demon's Forge is...well, wait...what is it exactly? The developer has an idea and compares it to a lot of famous, classic dungeon crawlers. I, however, have a very different opinion....

Match the lead character to his loyal companion in this video-game puzzle.

A guide to being married to a non-gamer.

Games like the latest Zelda and No More Heroes often feel like work, yet we still love them. Why?

A repurposed 1up blog post where I complain about how Fable 2 fails to be a game about moral choice and instead is a game that asserts the game maker's morality at the cost of the player.

News Blips: Brett Favre Joining Vikings Tomorrow, Ninjas/Pirates in Fat Princess?, Fable Episodic, and More.

Cologne's Gamescom is an avalanche of sausages and questionable haircuts. Today was media and exhibitors only…tomorrow, the gates open to the public and it really gets nuts. Here's what I've seen so far....