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Sony's got the console and it's got the games, but some critical missteps keep it from being the smooth operator it truly deserves to be.

Preorders and their exclusive-content bonuses have become a mainstay in the game-buying process, and they're really annoying.

News Blips for April 3, 2012. Teachers claim staying up all night playing video games makes 4-year-old children cranky and violent, League for Gamers hits PAX East, Harley Quinn returning to Arkham City(?), and more

A fan-made teaser poster of The Dark Knight Rises using (Final Fantasy artist) Yoshitaka Amano sketches.

My gaming experiences of last year that no one wants to read

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

"Fuck secondhand buyers." "Whatever. I don't mind." These voices in favor of online passes are too loud and too quiet, respectively, and they're the sentiments I usually see on this side of the debate. Some of the nay party’s arguments are flawed, too, so here's my case for the ayes.

Check out the ten most-read stories from the Bitmob community for January 2012. Did you make the list?

We asked Bitmob's Facebook and Twitter followers about their favorite game of 2011. Check out the responses!

We sometimes don't realize how simple game design decisions can affect how we play a game. I take a look at three popular action game franchises, and show how something as simple as a scoring system tied to the combat can influence the player in different ways.

Is the best role-playing game the one with the most detailed stats and exciting loot, or is it the one that most successfully makes you feel like the character you're playing as?

Guiseppi Protacio shares us his Top 20 video games of 2011

With Hitman: Absolution, developer Io Interactive brings advances in the action/stealth genre forward to make a game that looks promising no matter how you play it.

A recap of my 2011, a year that I spent staring at small screens instead of my TV. Includes my favorite games of the year!

2011 spoiled us rotten with stellar games, but only one met my personal criteria for Game of the Year.

Every year has its best-of lists when it comes to gaming. This time, let's look at the biggest disappointments of 2011.

Hubris.

Are video games following a similar evolutionary path as comic books? Read on to learn more.

Video blips for December 21, 2011. Batman gets some unwelcome visitors in Arkham City's new DLC, Brick Force combines creation with wanton violence, Touch My Katamari's Goro the Slacker will make you uncomfortable, and more.

Peter Moore believes the future of gaming lives in the cloud, and he isn't the only one. When the revolution comes, how will it change gaming, variety, and the huge trade-in market offered by companies like GameStop and Best Buy?