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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.

Mark Wahlberg as Nathan Drake? It makes perfect sense in Hollywood, and that's why video game movies are almost always horribly miscast.

In this episode of the Mobcast, Gamasutra's Christian Nutt joins Bitmob's Dan Hsu, Demian Linn, and Brett Bates. The group discusses the things in games that they're thankful for, under-the-radar titles, enthusiast and public reactions to the Kinect, which 2009 titles they won't get to until 2010, and the best (or worst?) moments in griefing.

Halo is overrated. Ocarina of Time is overrated. There is a reason why some games draw attention: They do something new. It's these games that occasion the most hype, homage, and hyperbole, and they're the ones most often written off as "overrated" by those who simply fail to understand their significance, often years later.

Marty Hess has compiled a list of August 2010's major game and Blu-ray releases for July's Bitmob Writer's Challenge "Pressing Issue." Check it out! SPOILER ALERT: They're still making Madden games.

I continue my three-part look at some of the problems that may be holding back the videogame indyustry from gaining the respect it deserves, this time focusing in on devlopers and what they can do to help fix the problem.

Kane and Lynch 2's multiplayer levels were inspired by real-life heists. How do the stories created during a multiplayer session compare to the real thing?

Jamie Foxx joins a game-based movie that doesn't need to exist, Kratos breaks real hands, social networks meet video game assassins, and more.