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Max Payne 3 reminds us why he's not always the best man for the job but he gets it done in his own messy fun way.

Ever wonder what's being dumped onto the shelves of video game stores every week? Wonder no more! Karli Winata will attempt to bring to light the many retail 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 5/14/2012.

Our latest Bitmob Wants You collection is all about your backlog. How did our community members do with their piles of shame? Read on and find out.

You know him. You love him. And it's time to say goodbye to the venerable space marine so we can get a little variety back into the shooter genre.

Playing It Old School previously discussed the significance of 'Max Payne' with its film-noir story and John Woo choreographed action. With 'Max Payne 3' only a few weeks away, Playing It Old School looks at how 'Max Payne 2' improved a flawless game along with the new Max Payne as a character.

Catching up with Max Payne's original rampage in anticipation for Rockstar's upcoming sequel. It was no cakewalk.

News Blips for April 6, 2012. Mass Effect 3 gets another free DLC pack, Ubisoft talks about its reasons for sticking with DRM, and Max Payne heads to iOS and Android mobile devices.

What's next for Alan Wake? A movie, probably. Let's hope it turns out exactly like this.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare's pulp-inspired detour leads one writer to consider some other genres Remedy could draw from.

Video Blips for February 17, 2012. Dodge the human and literal pieces of trash in Brazil while seeking someone's wife in Max Payne 3, learn what you've lost and will never get back in Prototype 2, and see a monarch's triumph over the nastiest pirate of them all in Crusader Kings II.

LA Noire was not the first time Rockstar experimented in the film-noir genre. In 2001, Max Payne embraced the concept of film-noir by taking the darkest and grittiest tone of the genre than blending the auteurism of John Woo. Playing it Old School looks at how Max Payne redefined gaming and what the upcoming third installment has to live up too.

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

You've seen game characters go from 2D to 3D, but what about the other way around?

There aren't many video game movies worthy of recommendation, unless you're interested in bland, uninteresting spectacles with nothing more than poorly developed eye candy.

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.

This week we look at Super Mario Bros. 2, a million dollars worth of stolen Atari games, and Mark Wahlberg.

In this week's Community Spotlight, we honor some unique heroes, discuss the meaning of "mature," battle with an aging Charmander, and banter with royalty.

Video Blips for March 8, 2011. Dragon Age 2's launch trailer seals the fate on your social life, Katherine Marlowe loves thwarting Nathan Drake at every turn in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, a slew of collectibles and unlocks awaits you in Crysis 2's multiplayer, and more.

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

The Darkness isn't perfect. I've played plenty of first-person shooters with better-designed levels, and the story is almost as cheesy as the comic book it's based on. But on Unik Gamer -- where gamers arrange their Top 25 lists -- I placed it second. Why? Find out in this conversation with...well, myself.