A trip to an art gallery makes me realise why Professor Layton's latest is better than Gears of War 3 probably will be, and leads me to reflect on how emotional investment in a game story can be protected.

Inspired by soldiers talking about shooting and football players talking about, erm, footballing, a wrestler talks about wrestling in games. Faking a fake sport should be easy right? Wrong.

I visit Tokyo Game Show. What does the consumer experience that the press doesn't? Lots of waiting, probably.

Sports games have long been deemed casual experiences, but UFC Undisputed proves this to be wrong.

The 2008 remake of Goichi Suda's Flower Sun and Rain was a critical and commercial failure, as was the 2001 original, but walks the challenging line between genius and stupidity. A closer look.

A list feature? Alright then. What titles aren't afraid to look their medium in the mirror and say what they think? Here are five games that parody or comment on gaming itself.

The online gaming 'community' is millions strong and has had over ten years to develop in living rooms on console. So why is it still so insular, and what can be done about it?

As I get more frutrated trying my hand with the high class models of gaming, I turn to the less attractive games that put out more easily. Does my love of Cubed Rally Racer make me *gasp* a Casual Gamer? You decide.

In the wake of the hoohah surrounding used games sales, I justify my stinginess. Meanwhile, Japan shows why banning used sales outright would be going a bit far.

Splinter Cell: Conviction has caused one gamer to consider the pros and cons of changing game conventions. Does the practice attract new audiences or merely irritate fans?

The similarities between Sonic the Hedgehog and Hulk Hogan's attempts at career revival explored. Sonic can still run, so that's one thing out the window.

Professional game reviewers suck. I aim to explain how you can write your own reviews for a minimum of effort (and make a minimum of money in the process, just like the pros!)

What's actually the more controversial "murder simulator"...Modern Warfare 2 or Uncharted 2? The answer may surprise you.

A look back at the early days of 3D gaming.