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Grindhouse movies have had a definite influence on gaming, seen most clearly in games like House of the Dead: Overkill or the worlds of Suda 51. But do the gore and sex of the genre hurt the argument for games to be taken seriously as art, or do they elevate it?

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

With the reviews hammering Metroid: Other M for its cutscenes, plot, and voice acting, this article looks why it shouldn't have been an issue and how nitpicking critics can harm future games.

Yearly installments and unnecessary sequels are plaguing the gaming industry. How can developers start bringing back the creativity in games that brought the industry to where it is now in the first place?

A gamer details his sudden loss of ability to get excited for games before their release.

News Blips for May 21, 2010. Google has a playable tribute to the 30th Anniversary of Pac-Man, No More Heroes 2 lingerie, Blizzard makes a censored version of Starcraft 2 for Korea, and more.

Survival-horror games in the snow, gaming on Mac, amazing JRPGs and more await in this edition of the Community Spotlight

This week's Reviews Spotlight pours on the emotion in preparation for Valentine's Day. Poems, Haiku, and Bro-ments all male appearances in this very special, very sentimental edition of the Spotlight

The proliferation of gun-filled shooter sequels may be doing a disservice to the gaming industry.

Video Blips for January 21, 2010. The official launch trailer for Mass Effect 2, a bizarre yet awesome developer diary for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, old-school (like silent film era) The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom gameplay footage, and more.

Video Blips for December 17, 2009. The Mega Man 10 debut trailer, an intense Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days movie-esque trailer, a Freddie Mercury look alike in No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, and more.

Video Blips for December 8, 2009. An animated short for the Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, the Mirror's Edge iPhone trailer, a teaser for No More Heroes 2, and more.

My photo-filled coverage of my third day at Seattle's Penny Arcade Expo 2009.

Game impressions from Day 3 of PAX 2009.