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Developers' and fans' lamest excuses for excluding women from character-creation systems in video games.

In this week's episode of the Mobcast, Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski, Ignition Entertainment Director of New Business Development Shane Bettenhausen, and 343 Industries Content Producer David Ellis join Bitmob's Dan Hsu. The group discusses the creation of new game types, the evolution of price-pointing, the future of controllers, an

A gamer reflects on how DLC dominated his gaming time in 2010.

Part 2 of Frank's look back at the games he played in 2010.

We have some downloadable games and packs to give to our community writers to write about!

We're giving away a free download code for Crackdown 2's Toy Box add-on!

News Blips for September 3, 2010. Gearbox Software confirms that they're working on Duke Nukem: Forever, an original Goldeneye 007 designer has choice words for remake publisher Activision, Crackdown 2 Toy Box DLC has bugs, developer Ruffian Games offers temporary fix, and more.

From the intellectual to the hyperviolent, this week's Reviews Spotlight runs the gamut of media flavors.

A complete list of exclusives for the release of Dead Rising 2 -- time to decide where to wait in line for the new zombie smasher!

We all know the big developers, but who are the secret best developers going right now?

Crackdown's sequel may be a lot of 'been there, done that' but it still manages to be fun.

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

Mass Effect 2 ruining other RPGs, Boy Scouts playing games for badges, losing your soul to game criticism and more awaits in this edition of the Community Spotlight.

Three years after Crackdown surprised the gaming world by being far more tha a vehicle to put the Halo 3 demo in our hands. It has finally spawned its inevitable sequel. Is Crackdown 2 ready to turn the sandbox genre on its ear, or is it just ready to show up...

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Crackdown 2, Puzzle Quest 2, and Dragon Quest 9 highlight episode 74 of The Geekbox.

If we can all agree Crackdown 2 is dependably fun, how come it's not universally beloved? We investigate.

Is it possible for one to be a funloving gamer and an objective critic at the same time?

A passionate defense of a title deserves a reasoned, respectful response. What does a critical perspective, removed from personal aesthetics, have to say about Crackdown 2?

Crackdown 2 has drawn a considerable amount of criticism from the media for its similarities to the first game. One gamer makes an impassioned defense of the game's shallow, "bubblegum-pop" fun factor, and encourages others to give it a chance rather than dismiss it immediately.

These review blurbs, culled from Metacritic, perfectly sum up my thoughts on the uninspiring Crackdown 2.