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Celebrating a mechanic from Double Dragon on the NES that I miss but has evolved in a lot of games today.

80 of the world's most exotic locations and landmarks as depicted in classic video games.

Female fighting-game characters have the brawn, looks, and filthy mouths to destroy their masculine competition.

Nintendo reduces the Year of the Dragon to nothing but a marketing gimmick.

You might not know the name Abobo yet. That's OK. After he dismembers every last one of your childhood heroes, you will.

The hardest games I've played.

Check out this photo gallery of the 2011 iam8bit grand opening!

At San Diego Comic-Con 2011 we set up a classic mirror match -- Mega64 vs. Mega64 in a 5HP video-game-trivia battle to the death.

Unlike the main characters in videgames, born with gold PSN trophies in their mouths, stories of supporting characters are much more interesting to me.

Join us as Bitmob drop-kicks common beat-em-up themes.

It's fun spotting cameos in video games. Sometimes they're hidden, sometimes they're obvious, but they are always awesome! Here are 10 of my favorite.

Video game movies. We've all seen them, and chances are, we've all walked away disappointed to one degree or another. Why then do directors like Uwe Boll insist on continuing to try and re-create the feel of gaming on the big screen? Join Pixel Perfect's Justin Brenis as he looks into the sometimes disastrous trend of video game movies.

In this week's episode of the Mobcast, GameZone's Ben PerLee and Chemical Bun Productions' Carlos Rodela join Bitmob's Brett Bates and Demian Linn. The crew discusses the newly launched 3DS, films that find inspiration in video games, the dangers of facile gameplay, and more.

Video Blips for March 17, 2011. Alcatraz lays a path of destruction in Crysis 2, Trine 2's amazing visuals are distracting, Europe gets treated to a sadistic artist in Swarm's European launch trailer, and more.

Did you know what Nintendo still accepted service calls on the NES until 2007? That's just one of the weird things that happened in This Week in Video-Game History.

In this week's Tweetbook Q&A, we ask the community about their favorite NES memories, and how they use game walkthroughs and FAQs.

The Wizard: classic NES tribute, or dreck better left forgotten?

Area 5's Cesar Quintero and Ryan O'Donnell join Bitmob's Demian Linn and Brett Bates for a special episode of the Mobcast all about co-op gaming. Stay tuned for the music quiz at the end!

Shank, a beat-'em-up action/adventure game from Klei, aims to tell a bloody good story. I spoke with Creative Director Jeff Agala to find out more about the game's inspiration and goals.

Have you ever played a favorite game from the past only to question why you ever enjoyed it? If so, you've been a victim of "nostalgia burn."