Crispin Boyer and Dan "Shoe" Hsu, both former editors at gaming magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly, have started writing with Sore Thumbs, their blog on the behind-the-scenes operations of games journalism.

The Parliament of the European Union has called for an end to sexism in videogames over concerns that such games are teaching children the wrong lessons.

Killing people all day can get, you know, depressing. Good thing Assassin's Creed's Altair has a few hobbies to keep his spirits up.

Retro gamers rejoice! Valve has announced that five games from the classic X-COM series are now available on Steam.

Online flash game Line Rider will race onto the iTunes game store this month for $2.99.

Mercenaries 2 invites you to blow the living crap out of more stuff, this time in Venezuela. How could you possibly resist?

Return to Pinata Island for more adventures in paper animal husbandry - you'll be glad you did.