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A useless lives system appeals only to pointless tradition, so either ensure it serves a purpose or leave it out entirely.

Our panel of iconic game characters rip the much-hyped Black Ops 2 trailer a new one, but it comes from a place of love.

The future of Japanese video games looks much brighter than Keiji Inafune and others would lead you to believe.

Are the most common character portrayals of men and women in video games a problem?

After an entire year of ROUNDTABLE'D!, we come full circle to find out what our favorite game characters are planning for 2012.

In this season of peace, love, and family, what does a misanthropic horde of violence-prone loners do to mark the holidays?

Super Mario 3D Land masterfully fills a 3D Mario adventure with 2D sensibilities.

Edge magazine gives Skyward Sword a perfect score, but does the game represent honed craft or a swan song for Nintendo?

Many of today's most amazing-looking games blossomed from simple, rough, blocky pixels from the past. Here are 10 before-and-after comparisons.

The big show is here again, and the best minds in the industry tell us (almost) exactly what to expect!

Falling behind the technology curve and enjoying every minute of it.

Some of gaming's greatest icons put one very eventful weekend into perspective.

A gamer is still hoping that Nintendo will quit its infamous campaign of whitewashed advertising in the near future.

The Wii doesn't need a replacement, it needs an alternative. And if Nintendo plays it smart, they'll support both the Wii and their new console at the same time.

In this week's episode of the Mobcast, Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski, Ignition Entertainment Director of New Business Development Shane Bettenhausen, and 343 Industries Content Producer David Ellis join Bitmob's Dan Hsu. The group discusses the creation of new game types, the evolution of price-pointing, the future of controllers, an

News Blips for March 17, 2011. The results of the BAFTA Video Game Awards are in, Frontier's David Braben clarifies his Metacritic idea, Volition still supports the PC even in the face of piracy, and more.

Mostly a rant, but my discontent with Nintendo's new direction with the reveal of the 3DS

News Blips: Nintendo has produced a logo and some images from Super Mario 3DS, Netflix on the handheld was also detailed, Minecraft creator says that piracy doesn't equal theft, and more.

What do game characters do when they're not busy shooting, jumping, and dismembering their way to a better tomorrow? Our panel of gaming greats spills their secret pastimes.

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.