Video games would be a completely different without Shigeru Miyamoto. Since he is too modest of a man to toot his own horn so I'll do it for him.

A flawed gem that falls short, but indicates great things to come

Emerging from the fetid garbage pits of time, the Final Fantasy IX strategy guide is even more useless today than it was when it was first published.

An exploration of the role of story in games, and what the problems are. Like that hasn't been done a hundred times before.

The NES turns 25 in October. Check out this retrospective of the console's storied history.

How did Kingdom Hearts -- a formula that everyone thought would be ridiculously bad -- turn out to be ridiculously good in execution? By fitting traditional archetypes together in powerful and resonating ways.

A company called Strapya has released some really cool key-chain charms based on Dragon Quest.

Stories don't define games. They only serve to enrich the mechanics of a game experience.

Do Zelda games deserve their high scores? Is Psychonauts overrated? Who's to blame for Ninteno's bad first quarter? These questions are answered in today's Community Spotlight.

I think I've officially outgrown Final Fantasy, formerly my favorite series. What caused this to happen?

Complexity sets classic Japanese RPGs apart from their modern counterparts.

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a special, limited-edition cover for Electronic Gaming Monthly.

Thoughts on my replay of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XII.

One Bitmobber's plan to fix what he says is the staleness of the Japanese RPG.

The overlooked reasons as to why Final Fantasy 13 (despite being a good game) isn't really a Final Fantasy game.

Learn to create real mixed drinks while playing this new, Professor Layton-inspired iPhone game.

Can you solve these video-game equations in this math-based puzzler?

Video Blips for July 9, 2010. Forza Motorsport 3 receives a World Class-quality addon pack, The Last Story gets its first trailer, Blacklight: Tango Down explodes onto the shooter scene, and more.

Bitmob's Aaron Thomas, Mike Minotti, Jasmine Rea, Alejandro Quan-Madrid, and Rob Savillo discuss which games have the most annoying fans, the Nintendo 3DS, franchises that change developers, series reboots, and gaming on the cheap.​

Does a bad video game review in any media outlet immediately label the game bad? We look deeper into what an actual review should mean, and ways we can maybe change our outlook on them.