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An unlikely source gives one gamer the motivation to give up on in-game collecting.

News Blips for May 10, 2012. Nintendo drops the price of the DSi, Dishonored will be out in time for a Halloween costume, and Assassin's Creed 3 has bears.

News Blips for May 8, 2012. Alan Wake's American Nightmare is out on PC this month, Dark Souls ruined a lot of people's days, and Dead Space is coming back.

Who say's game journalism has to be hard to get into? Read my post for a short pick me up for anyone looking at joining me in the quest to become that most coveted role... A Video Game Journalist!

While American Nightmare brings several improvements to the table, it lacks too much content to satisfy anyone but Alan Wake fans.

Alan Wake for the PC has finally stumbled into the light... but is it any good?

Alan has found himself trapped in an episode of Night Springs as he struggles to free himself from the dark place, but is his journey one worth taking?

What makes a game scary, beyond cheap shocks - and why does it matter? A short post about the potential of powerlessness in games.

What's next for Alan Wake? A movie, probably. Let's hope it turns out exactly like this.

Bringing the triple A to the XBLA

Alan Wake's American Nightmare's pulp-inspired detour leads one writer to consider some other genres Remedy could draw from.

Can you pair up the celebrity voice actors with their video-game personalities?

News Blips for February 9, 2012. Double Fine breaks Kickstarter records, Skylanders makes some money, Alan Wake is bringing the goods to your PC, and more.

Grindhouse movies have had a definite influence on gaming, seen most clearly in games like House of the Dead: Overkill or the worlds of Suda 51. But do the gore and sex of the genre hurt the argument for games to be taken seriously as art, or do they elevate it?

Is the survival horror genre dead? I sit down in the dark and ask these questions to my dark reflection in a mirror, the answers might shock you.

Don't like certain trends in the industry? Are you supporting them with your purchases, anyway?

Has the apparent need for action and empowerment, as well as a reliance on blood and gore, taken away from what we loved about survival-horror games in the first place?

Video Blips for Nov. 11: Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7, new Alan Wake, Voxatron, and more.

Does the interactive nature of games prevent us from remaining scared after play time ends?

Why is failure always met with a game-over screen? Are video-game characters unable to make mistakes?