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With Western franchises becoming more successful and influential, what will Japanese games need to do to regain our attention?

I attend the Japan Media Arts Festival- typically a place where videogames have their day in the sophisticated world of art gallery hobnobbing.

Some high-profile Japanese studios need to tighten up their development cycles before time passes them by.

A snapshot of 2012's titles

The Weekend Recap senses much fear in you and gets bossed around by a tiny, flying koala.

Putting a video-game franchise on a yearly release schedule doesn't do developers or fans any favors.

News Blips for Wednesday, November 30, 2011: The patch that was supposed to fix Skyrim didn't; lead designer on The Last Guardian leaves Sony; Capcom packing in the Circle Pad Pro with Resident Evil: Revelations; and more.

News Blips for Wednesday, November 16, 2011: Third-party developers are already working on Xbox 720 games; a "major" Sony studio is abandoning the PS3 in favor of PS4; Skyrim is popular with people who buy and sell games; and more.

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 9/26/2011.

Video blips for September 21, 2011. Double drama from Final Fantasy 13-2, courtroom drama from Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, and more.

Where was The Last Guardian, Max Payne 3 and whatever Respawn Entertainment is working on?! I ponder these and other game no-shows at E3 2011.

marriage and games

Are subtle gestures and limited dialogue better at telling a story than long conversations and gratuitous explosions?

Your memories of 2010's festivities may be receeding backward into an alcohol-fueled haze, but if anything 2011 looks to be even more special. How special I hear you ask? Well you're going to have to read on to find out.

In this episode of the Mobcast, GamePro News Editor A.J. Glasser and freelancer Aaron Thomas join Bitmob's Dan Hsu and Brett Bates. The group discusses which lesser-known 2011 titles they think look interesting, why journalists shouldn't cheer at press events, the pros and cons of duplicate panels at conventions, and more.

In this week's Tweetbook Q&A, we ask our Facebook and Twitter followers about the value of online multiplayer and their most anticipated games of 2011. Join the conversation!

What's the best game of 2010 that will never win a big-time award?

Should Japanese developers look to the West for inspiration? Paul Alexander thinks Keiji Inafune missed the mark in his recent New York Times interview.

So what if I’m uninvited? I’m going to take a look at what’s happened so far at this year’s Tokyo Game Show.

Video Blips for September 16, 2010. Disney's mascot calls on the power of the brush in Epic Mickey, explore mysterious and cavernous ruins in The Last Guardian, hunt for Charlie in Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, and more.