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A look back at this week in video game history, including the NCAA, Jade Empire, the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Jack Thompson, Animal Crossing, Xbox Live, Sunsoft, and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey.

A friendly reminder to get your controller articles written and submitted!

In the first installment of the Featured Writer series, we take a look back at Patrick Bonk's best articles. His many articles cover everything from playing Halo 2 with CliffyB to "creating" a NASCAR mode in Forza 3.

A call out for articles about controllers, with an introduction to Bitmob's new community manager.

A tribute to video games' formely most important button. Oh, "A" button, what happened to you?

Every industry has its 0-level grunt. In gaming, that's the tester. Here's an insider look at the world of video-game testing.

A look at the worst archeological villains in video games, and an account of their dastardly deeds.

An interview with the fictional video game character Conker and his return to video games. Perhaps.

An in-depth look at the use of the terms rock, paper, and scissors in relation to how video games work.

Enough with the movie-licensed games. Let's look to literature for the next great game idea(s).

Looking to get in the games writing biz? One writer makes the case for being different.

Some video-game characters just can't accomplish the hook up.

Tired of Madden's dominance? Check out these potential football games that could topple Madden's dominance.

The final part of the exclusive Dudebro series, where we examine whether community games are a viable trend, and how the Unity Engine was a perfect fit for the Dudebro game.

Part 3 of 4 of an exclusive Botmob series investigating the community-developed Dudebro game.

Part 2 of a 4-part series on Dudebro, NeoGAF's joke-turned-actual-game. This installment: the development process.

Part 1 of 4: The NeoGAF community turns one of their own memes into a video game. How it all got started...

A new Next Genner searches for the community's advice on a new console

A look at gender issues in video games by two fathers of daughters and one female gamer.

The first Ring Pass Not was a great, but ultimately flawed. It was a puzzle game, but there was a fair bit left to chance. And when that is the case, not having a save option was a killer. Fortunately, the makers tuned in, spiced up the level progression, but didn't muck with the great formula, for Ring Pass Not 2.