Gamers are more socially accepted now than ever before, but the road ahead is still bumpy. Here are some tips to make life a little easier for the average gamer.

Choosing the right sounds for a game is just as important as carefully crafting its story. What would Mario be without his theme?

A trip down gaming-memory lane that looks at the games that defined several generations.

Dragon's Lair may have introduced the concept of cinematic gaming, but it didn't last long. With the release of Heavy Rain in today's gaming arena, it may just be time for that type of experience to return.

News Blips for February 25, 2010. The God of War 3 demo is now available, Bungie is hesitant to work on the PS3, Blizzard frowns upon account sharing during the StarCraft 2 beta test, and more.

The fonts on these video game titles have been mixed up. Can you find the pairs that have been switched with each other?

Answers for Extreme Close-up Puzzle

A stealth gamer's manifesto on the rise and fall of the stealth genre.

Shia LaBeouf takes center-stage (and every other stage) in this fictional Metal Gear Solid live action film. Remember: There are some things you can't unsee.

Every so often I go to YouTube and search for random video game-related videos -- then I share them with you to punish you. Today’s random search: video game music being performed live. I wasn’t looking for the professionals that you’d hear on the Video Games Live tour; I wanted regular folks paying homage to their favorite game music. Some of these are great, and some are just weird -- I’ll let you decided which are which:

Warhawk and Led Zep inspire the author to consider how music in games affects the way you play.

Choice in games has often been nothing more than a binary decision -- should you be totally good or totally evil? -- meaning that gamers are always looking back, wondering if the other choice was the better one. Cosmo takes a look a new trend emerging in games like Dragon Age that focuses on the gray area in between the two extremes -- the place where most of us actually live our lives.

Custom-painted Mighty Mugg toys based after video game characters

November 8th Edition of Reviews Spotlight including reviews on Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, Battlefield Heroes, Need for Speed: Shift, Forza Motorsport 3, Peggle, Majesty 2, and Rock Band for iPhone.

An in-dept look at using war as the backdrop in games, and when it works, when it doesn't.

How to be funny to any gamer, anytime you want. Hilarious stuff!

Bitmob.com's Nicholas Michetti takes a look at the MGS series and asks if it's time for a new, non-MGS Metal Gear.