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Lots of games have great original soundtracks. But few have mastered the art of uniting licensed music with gameplay to create a new experience. Here are a few titles that do just that.

Why it's time for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater to make a comeback

Brink has been catching a bit of flak from critics, but at least it's not as bad as the Disney Channel original movie Brink!

News Blips for February 18, 2011: Danger Close is working on MOH sequel, Telltale is very busy right now, a Diablo 3 console adaptation is essentially confirmed, and more.

In this week's Tweetbook Q&A, Bitmob Facebook and Twitter followers examine the death of Guitar Hero and the hubbub over "lowbrow" humor. Join the conversation!

In this week's Mobcast, community members Michael Pangelina and Larry LeBron join Bitmob co-founders Demian Linn and Dan Hsu. The group discusses whether they prefer Halo or Call of Duty, the innovation of new gameplay mechanics, great stories set in less-than-desirable genres, the place of minorities in modern titles, and more.

The submissions for the Concept Album writing challenge are in! Check out seven community-submitted articles about awesome video-game soundtracks.

The soundtrack of the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is alterna-punk perfection -- it's loud, fast, and simple.

Have an ear for video game music? Then check out this month's writing challenge!

If we can all agree Crackdown 2 is dependably fun, how come it's not universally beloved? We investigate.

This week in video game history is filled with all sorts of regrettable events: theft, murder, stock holder meetings, and video game movies. I know, I know. It's that bad.

Associated Press sent one lucky gamer this article about Activision...from the future! Could it hold any real truths?

I can't stand sports games. Maybe you can't stand racing sims. What could developers do to make the genres we don't care about more appealing to a wider groups of gamers?

Are Achievements and Trophies hurting the games industry by encouraging lazy development practices?

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

A detailed review of the Dreamcast version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater