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Mechanics and gameplay, not story, make video games expressive and unique works of art.

What started off as an exhibit of art inspired by video games from the 1980s, turned into a classic arcade rivalry

The writer looks at the 1200-point threshold on XBLA titles and finds amazing value.

This week on Press Pause, we discuss our favorite downloadable console games!

News Blips for Wednesday, March 23, 2011: Get Angry Birds for free on your PC, Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy slips to June 21, Amazon snitches on Mafia 2: Director's Cut, and more.

Wherein we discuss The Walking Dead (spoiler warning!), Inception: The Video Game, Black Friday, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, Geometry Wars, Super Mario All-Stars, Zelda wars, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Super Mario Bros. 2 launch day, Epic Mickey, Tron, the secret history of Cowboys and Aliens, bait-and-switch toys, Young Justice, and more.

Writer-turned-developer Greg Kasavin on what it takes to make an interesting villain. There's more to it than you might think.

Warren Spector is right: Casual games make everyone a gamer. And that's a very good thing.

I love Geometry Wars. But the reason why may surprise you.

From Tekken and Virtua Fighter to Demon's Souls and Monster Hunter Tri, here are the entries for April's Community Writing Challenge.

A part of Chris Hoadley's "This or That" writing challenge, I take a look at the two different types of Geometry Wars games -- Geomtery Wars 1 & 2 from Xbox LIve Arcade and Geometry Wars: Galaxies for the Nintendo Wii.

I spent a few hours playing Blur and came away pleasantly surprised with its mix of racing and vehicular combat. Read on to learn more about this racing game that plays like a combination of Project Gotham, Burnout, and the non-crappy parts of Full Auto.

As part of Blur's recent media event, I went on a tour of the Bizarre Creation studios to learn about what goes on behind the scenes. This was my first proper tour of a game studio, and I found it to be quite interesting. I hope you enjoy this inside look from the Bizarre Creations studios and Blur’s media event.

Games need innovation, sure, but can gamers agree on what that means?

The Bitmob Community takes your favorite games to task. Halo, Metroid, Zelda, Mega Man, Shadow of the Colossus, and more, all raked over the coals.

Galaxy Wars is a free shooter on Kongregate

Daily Blips: Game News from July 1st, 2009.