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Discover how Xenoblade Chronicles brightened up a depressed writer.

If you ever wanted to take on the Persona 4 rainy-day-beef-bowl challenge in real life, this recipe is useful.

Ever wonder what's being dumped unto the shelves of video game stores every week? Wonder no more! Karli Winata will attempt to bring to light the many 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 2/13/2012.

For those who worry about the ever-increasing amount of sequels and spin-offs hitting the market, other titles have shown that creativity in gaming is alive and well.

Our latest Bitmob Featured Community Writer is Jonathan Oyama. Check out his articles on Final Fantasy 13, socialization in games, the history of the fighting-game story, and more.

Games also want you to have a social life. Check out how socialization can enhance your favorite virtual experiences.

Can you match these insane ESRB content descriptions with their corresponding games?

What happens when you're addicted to a game that you don't even enjoy?

In this week's episode of the Mobcast, Chemical Bun Production's Carlos Rodela and GameZone's Ben PerLee join Bitmob's Demian Linn and Dan Hsu. The group discusses Sony's recently announced Next Generation Portable project; location-based, GPS-centric handheld apps; which games they think most deserve high-definition remakes; and more.

A gamer struggles with saying goodbye.

"Persona" is a Japanese cultural masterpiece that gives me the ultimate experience of acting as my favorite anime characters.

As more developers try to forge a symbiotic relationship between gameplay and narrative, here are five games that did it best.

PlayStation 2 classics are getting HD makeovers for the PlayStation 3. Which games deserve it the most?

Many popular games are only concerned with their action set pieces. Unfortunately, this means that things like characterization and exposition are often left on the back burner. If developers want to tell a good story, they need to start focusing on the little things that make their characters come alive.

Part 4 of my Ultimate JRPG Buyer's Guide for RPG Haters.

Homosexuality in gaming is a subject that often gets overlooked. Check out this article for an insightful pull down of just how developers portray the topic in the games we play.

An argument for short games with high replayability over 60-hour epics.

If you define "podcast" as video/audio you can enjoy on an iPod, then download Giant Bomb's app and watch this epic series.

Highlighting the best writing from the Bitmob community, November 7, 2009 edition.