It's everyone's favorite time of the year again, when thousands of overcaffeinated journalists descend upon E3 with their live-blogged, 2000-word diatribes on the most minor of details. The objects of their unending speculation? The biggest games of the show, which, oddly enough, have been known to the gaming press for months and will surprise literally no one.

That's why we're interested in games that haven't been seen, announced or ...

As you may have heard, this summer’s most anticipated film - The Dark Knight - broods into theatres next week. Additionally, the caped crusader will be swinging into your console this fall with LEGO Batman. With that much attention given to the playboy magnate/crimefighter this year alone, we recognize there’s a whole lot of Batman love being spread about. To quench your thirst for the masked vigilante, we’re bringing you a ...

Todd Howard, game director at Bethesda reckons gamers love freedom. “They feel more like the character they’re playing.” he explains. “They’re doing what they want to do and not what you, the designer, wants them to do. The more open, the more reactive you can make it, the better the player experience.” ...

Do a google search for “sporn” and you’ll find Sporn.com, a site that offers designer leashes, halters, harnesses, and collars for pampered pets. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find an underground community with their heads in the gutter. Abusing the Spore Creature Creator in the name of cheap laughs, these folks are pumping out humping aliens and well-endowed beasts around the clock. A lot of these tireless ...

What does a god sound like? What about a demon... or a severed head?

These seem like random and bizarre questions to most of us, but to the men and women who create videogames, they are of crucial importance. Moreover, they must be answered. Imagining a fictional universe in your head or in a sketchbook is one thing; transforming those fantastical worlds and characters into something that others can experience - and fully believe - is ...

Game industry publishers and developers say the darndest things - no, really. Whether they’re using ten-dollar words to hock their products, provoking message boards or feigning ignorance through million-dollar egos, we look to these game makers with a vented interest. After all, they’re supposed to be looking out for the everyday gamer, right? Then why all the hilariously misguided potshots at competitors? What’s with ...

While the world of voice-acting is a pretty anonymous one, when we started digging around to see who the faces behind the voices of some of gaming's best known lady characters are, we discovered an absolute parade of vocally-talented hotties. They sound sexy. They look sexy. They are sexy voice-over babes. ...

I’ve been hard on shooter modding recently, for one big reason: lack of a show-stopper game that everybody who’s anybody is modding. Like the summer hit single that you can’t get out of your head (even if you hate the damned thing—I’m looking at you, “Soak Up The Sun”), there’s something alluring about being in a moment when everyone is on the same wavelength.But lately, I’m also starting ...