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Despite Halo 3's satisfactory ending, Master Chief has plenty of other places to (potentially) go. Such as....

Alright, so it's just the UK, but still. I'm only here for a few months, but I've run into my fair share of difficulties trying to keep up on my gaming habit. It's strange to say, given that gaming is a habit some people struggle to break, but the less games are a part of my life, the less I feel like myself.

With the announcement of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim and some gentle prodding from Bitmob staffer Jeff Grubb, I decided now was a good time to put down in words something I've felt strongly about for a number of years. I enjoyed Oblivion upon its release, but my memory of it has since soured. I can't say the same for Morrowind, and here's why.

Why do game publishers think their commodity is different from every single other product in the world? Do they think I owe Warner Bros. 30% when I sell my VHS of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for a buck at a garage sale? Should I send my plumber another check every time I take a shit? Fie!

Entering a cartoony vagina with a machine gun may seem at odds with the idea of sexual education, but Privates is intended to raise awareness while holding gamers' interest, something that most educational games simply can't do. I spoke with Zombie Cow's Dan Marshall about the game's message.

Many of you already know this, or your subconscious knows it, but I thought why not spell it out in the simplest terms possible. No long winded argument or impassioned diatribe. Just my opinion, presented as fact: Duke Nukem, as both a game and a character, is obsolete.

Halo is overrated. Ocarina of Time is overrated. There is a reason why some games draw attention: They do something new. It's these games that occasion the most hype, homage, and hyperbole, and they're the ones most often written off as "overrated" by those who simply fail to understand their significance, often years later.

The Halo: Reach multiplayer beta is well underway, and it's a far cry from those halcyon days of the original Halo. Even discounting the heady influence of nostalgia, the franchise's detractors have a point -- but can Bungie ever again achieve the same level of magic that Halo: Combat Evolved held for so many?

Yeah, FarmVille does a lot of things wrong. It's what it does right, though, that should have gamers excited.

Xbox Live's Director of Programming, known by legions of gamers as Major Nelson, spoke to a conference room packed with eager college students last Thursday at the Microsoft New England Research and Development center (aptly named NERD) near Kendall Square.

"Is Print Dead?" A panel of game journalists with experience including both print and online tackled the subject Saturday during a PAX East panel aptly titled "The Death of Print."