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We talk about Final Fantasy XIII-2, Neverdead, spin-offs, and pay tribute the departed...

No other special effect in videogames has been as over-used as lens flare. Which is why, even though we hate it, we can't help but love it. And boy, do we have some outrageous examples of it in here...

For a 59-year-old figurehead of a huge multinational Japanese corporation, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto gets up to some severely weird sh*t all over the world. Thus, he is responsible for some of the best photos in the history of gaming, if not the entire internet. So I've collected together the best of them. There are 42. They're all brilliant. And odd.

Though THQ denied reports of trouble within its walls a few weeks ago, rumors are rumbling again that the company has seen drastic layoffs, including VP of tech Mark DeLoura...

Japan has much more to offer than videogames and anime – it’s also a mecca for those who love snack food. And in a country where games and anime are hugely visible in pop culture, it’s no surprise to see plenty of interesting snack-food tie-ins, creating a wealth of collectibles that couldn’t really exist anywhere else…

We've already ranked our Top 7 favorite Final Fantasy games but now it's all about the spinoffs. With the release of Final Fantasy XIII-2 this week, we decided to go back and look at all the games that were not part of the main series...

One GR Editor vows never to play FIFA 12 ever again - and this is his tale of woe. Have you ever done something so extreme with one of your favourite games?

We talk up a storm during a GamesRadar community event and talk about bulges...

It's easy to find out what Ron Paul thinks about the TSA, what Newt Gingrich's stance on Social Security is, or what Rick Santorum believes when it comes to gay marriage. Finding out what the different political candidates think about gaming is another story entirely. But believe it or not, almost all of them have talked about videogames in the past, and we've assembled all of the quotes, campaign ads, and stances they've given to help you stay informed on what they think about your favorite hobby...

We kicked around a few ideas for some special podcasts, and this one felt right. You won't be able to escape politics this year, so why not embrace it? We've decided to get into the spirit by putting a group of top-tier magazine editors from across Future's publications into a podcast room. It's all of the praise and no filibustering...