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Games either want to hold your hand or leave you without any information at all. How can developers walk this fine line?

How do you make one of Nintendo's best franchises even better? Take cues from another of its best franchises.

Strategy-RPGs can be rather daunting. Hopefully, this quick primer can help you find the starter title that is right for you!

What are the trials and tribulations of being college students in Manchester while earning a degree in video-game development? See what nine months of hard work looks like in nearly finished form.

Can two games from different genres have something in common? Write about it in this month's Bitmob Writing Challenge!

Enjoying Passover and Easter? Why not take a break from the festivities and catch up on this week's video-game history.

I've managed to hold off picking up a 3DS for now, but if any of these games were released I would gladly hand over $250 to Big N.

It’s a special edition of Coming Soon! Karli Winata will attempt to enlighten you with the launch lineup of the Nintendo 3DS.

I've been undecided on the Nintendo 3DS for the past few months, but researching the new handheld's launch titles reveals three convincing titles. The only problem is deciding which one to buy.

In this week's episode of the Mobcast, Chemical Bun Production's Carlos Rodela and GameZone's Ben PerLee join Bitmob's Demian Linn and Dan Hsu. The group discusses Sony's recently announced Next Generation Portable project; location-based, GPS-centric handheld apps; which games they think most deserve high-definition remakes; and more.

Miasma: Citizens of Free Thought developer David Addis gives us the lowdown on the dystopian worlds that inspired his strategy RPG indie game hit.

Reminder: Join us for a Battle Dex tournament Friday night (it's free!) and you can win some cool prizes from us. Advance Wars or collectible-card-game fans should check this out.

Exclusive Battle Dex tournament for Bitmobbers this Friday night!

Did you know that the PlayStation and the Dreamcast came out on the same day, just four years apart? That's just one of the many surprising facts you'll find in This Week in Video-Game History.

The summer's selection of new releases has been meager, to say the least. With no intention of heading outside, the Bitmob staff have delved into their dusty old closets in search of their favorite go-back games. What are yours?

In this episode, Skulls of the Shogun designer Jake Kazdal and Area 5's Matt Chandronait join Bitmob's Dan Hsu and Demian Linn. The group discusses the legacy of Rez, their fondest memories of turned-based strategy games, Kinect and Move ideas that might appeal to hardcore gamers, and which irritating games stole their time away.

Eight Bitmobbers wrote analyzed characters from the cast of Portal to Mr. Bones. Click here to read the results from the June 2009 Bitmob Writing Challenge.

This time I actually do write fanfic and probably miss the point of this month's Bitmob Writing Prompt.

Napoleon: Total War and Greed Corp appeal to strategy fans, but in completely different ways.

It's been five years since I bought a Nintendo handheld. Is WarioWare D.I.Y. the game to finally get me to upgrade?