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Games either want to hold your hand or leave you without any information at all. How can developers walk this fine line?

The rush of Xmas games has led me to a realisation about my gaming habits that troubles me. If you've ever under appreciated a game perhaps you could sympathise with me?

By tracking and emphasizing each player's kill/death ratio, objective-based multiplayer shooters encourage anti-team behavior.

In this week's Tweetbook Q&A, we ask our Facebook and Twitter followers about the value of online multiplayer and their most anticipated games of 2011. Join the conversation!

The first of the new decade, this week's Reviews Spotlight focuses on bringing attention to the most impressive reviews of December 2010. Enjoy!

Nearly a year since the game's release, MAG is one of the few exceptions of a game that launched below expectations, but got better over time. With the addition of countless updates and patches, see why time has been good to this ol' bird.

2010 started with a bang but ended with a fizzle. How did 2010 end up so front-loaded, and will it happen again?

I'll be attending an event for MAG tomorrow, and I need your help. Put on your game-journalist pants and give me the questions you want answered.

Our community members tell us how Monster Hunter Tri is going to do outside of Japan and share some kick-ass video game moments. Also, the winners to our Kick-Ass: The Game are announced!

As the current generation of consoles begin to show their age, is the PS3 starting to pull away in the console race?

A teammate offers me some advice. And it works!

The Bitmob Mailbag is back and ready for your questions. If you want to be a part of the fun, submit a query to Letters@Bitmob.com subject: “Mailbag” and you just might get your question answered. There’s even a small chance it will be answered correctly!

News Blips for March 4, 2010. Former Infinity Ward heads file a lawsuit against Activision, Sony readies a new line of handheld devices to rival Apple, Ubisoft quiets rumors of their new DRM system being cracked, and more.

We have been hit with an unprecedented console crash. Was it a date issue? Was it a trophy problem? We don't know. Currently, all we know is that your Playstation 3's are (mostly) not working. We are mad as hell, and we are going to patiently wait it out until it is fixed. Right?

In lieu of Valentine's Day, this week's Spotlight eschews many of the hard-boiled shooter reviews which populate the mobfeed. Instead, we'd like to highlight reviews which appeal to our more sensitive side.

The top 20 sales for January 2010 has been released by the NPD group and features a wide spectrum of games across all platforms.

Video Blips for February 5, 2010. Heavy Rain action made from real-time in-game footage, the first 20 minutes of MAG, a trailer for The Children in Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening, and more.

This Reviews Spotlight takes a long look at Flash and indie games. But if you're not a fan of free-to-play titles, Darksiders and MAG also fall under the critical gaze of the Bitmob community this week.