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Some high-profile Japanese studios need to tighten up their development cycles before time passes them by.

It's small and it's $500. But it's still awfully cool. Here are our detailed impressions of the PlayStation 3D Display.

Gran Turismo proved that racing games could look and sound incredible.

Taking inspiration from BBC's Top Gear, Forza 4 barrels through the barrier between racing sims and fun like a monster truck hitting an RV.

In this month's reboot-themed episode of the Mobcast, the crew discusses what constitutes a reboot, which games deserve one, which franchises developers have successfully restarted, and which old PC titles could use a modern update.

GameDay 2011 is a charity event designed to raise funds for the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum. Gamers from all over the world will live-stream their attempts to set world records for all types of titles.

Turtle Beach's PX5 headset lets you enhance enemy footsteps in Call of Duty, better hear when your Halo: Reach armor ability is recharged, and more.

The 360 version of Dragon Age 2 doesn't display properly on SDTVs. Should we still expect it to?

20 years ago, Japan ruled the gaming roost. Now, the “land of the rising sun” is on life support. Japan is “five years behind,” says Megaman creator, Keiji Inafune. Indeed, Japan is dead, buried, gone the way of the dodo bird…or so goes the old saw. The reality is far more nuanced.

In this week's Mobcast, EGMi Senior Editor Patrick Klepek joins Bitmob's Brett Bates, Dan Hsu, and Demian Linn. The crew discusses their personal rules for game consumption; Gearbox's upcoming Duke Nukem Forever; which franchises they once loved, but no longer care for; and titles that redefined a genre.

News Blips for Jan. 6, 2011. Microsoft's Kinect blows sales expectations away, Sony plans to release a snazzy 3D headset display, eye doctors think Nintendo's warning of young children using the 3DS is far-fetched, and more.

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

In this week's Tweetbook Q&A, we ask Bitmob's Twitter and Facebook followers what they want for Christmas and which TV shows they want made into games. Join the conversation!

Writer Jasmine Rea attempted to barrel through Gran Turismo 5's arcade mode as recklessly as possible. How long will she last?

A Bitmob writer's details his friend's fascination with Metacritic and explains why he won't go gaga for a game with score lower than 85.

In this week's Mobcast, the PlayStation Blog's Sid Shuman joins Bitmob's Demian Linn, Dan Hsu, and Brett Bates. The group discusses the zombie craze, how traditional game media has changed, the state of artificial intelligence, which non-gaming activities they use their consoles for, and whether Modern Warfare 2 or Black Ops is better.

Every racer has a cockpit view now. Shift 2 raises the immersion bar with a view mode that puts you inside a professional racer's helmet.

The writer revisits Forza Motorsport 3 and gets a glimpse of why video games matter.

Pictures of a Nissan 370Z with Playstation branding...

Video Blips for Nov. 23, 2010. Check out the lengthy title cinematic for Gran Turismo 5, dodge brain-hunting orbs of data in Mindjack, slay towering monsters with brutal weapons in Lord of Arcana, and more.