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Twisted Pixel is known for including tons of full-motion video in their games. In The Gunstringer, they take this to a whole new level...and it isn't necessarily for the best.

If games have come a long way in terms technology and cultural relevance, why do some many hardcore fans still act like children?

David Cage is urging developers to embrace cinematic storytelling tropes. But is this really appropriate for every type of game?

In this week's episode of the Mobcast, Night Owl Games Art Director Peter Franco, PopCap Editorial and Social Media Director Jeff Green, and Community Director for Microsoft Connected Experiences Kathleen Sanders join Bitmob's Dan Hsu. The group discusses their favorite indie titles, the migration of celebrated developers to Facebook, and more.

The 2008 remake of Goichi Suda's Flower Sun and Rain was a critical and commercial failure, as was the 2001 original, but walks the challenging line between genius and stupidity. A closer look.

In the midst of the current legal debate over video games, one thing is certain: we've done this before. An examination of the parallels between attempts to censor video games and previous attempts to censor films and comic books.

News Blips for June 4, 2010. PaRappa the Rapper creator reveals his next game, publishers put popular game franchise on online, free-to-play business model, pornographic-movie maker unlikely to distribute media on PlayStation Network, and more.

This Week in Video Game History witnesses the birthdays of three very different people, the untimely death of a CD-ROM heroine, a totally botched console, and the beginning of two dominant genres. By the end of this week's anniversaries, we'll have you saying, in the immortal words of Kaz Hirai: "Remember that one? Alright!"