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Amanita Design trusted a quirky alternative band called Dva to do make all of the music and sound effects for their latest game, Botanicula. If only more game designers would do the same.

Sometimes there are strange genre mixing games which are only connected by the mood or tone that they evoke in the player. At least, I think so. Here are three titles that you may or may not have played, or even heard of. All three make the player feel free and relaxed, sometimes paradoxically due to a focus on combat.

Beat Sneak Bandit leads the charge for compelling rhythm games on iOS devices.

The difference between Portal's success and Sonic's failure hinges on one thing: listening to fans. Why is it so hard for studios to communicate with a fan base who is so willing to talk?

Are all the add-ons for the Nintendo 3DS having a positive or negative impact on the portable? Read on to find out.

News Blips for February 7, 2012. Mass Effect 3's ending pleases both angry and happy gamers, an Oklahoma lawmaker wants to tax violent games, and Naughty Dog's The Last of Us releases in late 2012/early 2013.

Ever wonder just how many games came out last year? Which genres dominated 2011? And just what does it all mean? Take a peek inside and decide for yourself.

As an older medium, comics have a lot of lessons to teach games. Too bad games didn't listen.

Kanye West apparently wants to start making video games. Here are three ideas to get his designers started.

Here are the five finalists for our Random-Headline Challenge! Read these ridiculous stories, then vote for your favorite.

Putting a video-game franchise on a yearly release schedule doesn't do developers or fans any favors.

I can only stab so many templars so many times. Do we really need big name frachises every year?

I love arcades, so inventive and crazy. Even bad games could be enjoyable due to their inherent social aspect.

The Guitar Hero franchise has hit the skids. We need a reinvention that strips the franchise of the instruments and nonsensical characters. We need to return to the most basic form of music in a text adventure.

Ever wonder what's being dumped unto the shelves of video game stores every week? Wonder no more! Karli Winata will attempt to bring to light the many releases that come out each week. Won't you join him in his self torture? Check out what's coming out on the week of 10/17/2011.

You've entered a video game store. Your quest: to find the perfect video game.

Ubisoft wants to pump some fresh life into the ailing music rhythm genre with Rocksmith -- but it also wants to include gamers who never handled a guitar. Here's how.

As gamers we all have inevitably had our own ideas for what games we would like to see made. In that vein, this is what my take would be on a new entry into the music game genre.

A tiny glimpse inside the life of Bitmob Intern Samir Torres. Too much information could be hazardous to your health.

The Spyro community is buzzing with seething hatred of the upcoming Skylanders: Spyro's Adventures. Find out why dozens of long-time fans of the cute purple dragon are up in arms at this latest atrocity.