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Constrained to a few lines of pre-recorded dialogue, talkies killed the ability for games to tell good stories writes Seb Wuepper.

John Vanderhoef takes on the missed opportunities in companion-based games.

Rowan Kaiser is skeptical of the effects Double Fine's success with Kickstarter will have on the industry at large.

Seb Wuepper adresses the Double Fine Kickstarter "controversy" raised by certain gamers.

Jacob Saylor makes an assessment of the state of the videogame industry and asks where it's going.

In which Seb Wuepper argues about the necessity of an 0/10 game and how comparable Metacritic's absolute scores are across the board of games.

Graphics engines—they get better every year. Last year was no exception. Last year saw the release of numerous sequels, and brand new titles, many of which raised the bar.

Seb Wuepper casts a spotlight on the little known Time Ducks.

Have another dose of the BGPE madness with the Best Gaming Podcast Ever!

In which Molly gets a little sad, and then a little nostalgic, and then a little defensive of The Elder Scrolls.

38 Studios' first RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, has been released to some pretty good reviews.

We set our sights on the best MMORPGs of 2012. You'll be burning the midnight oil with these top MMORPGs, and you'll have us to thank for it.

Brendan Keogh laments Skyrim's failure to evoke the winter's chill.

Genres are dead. We need something better, says Seb Wuepper.

Samsung's latest device gives current tablets and phones a good run for their money.

These videos mix modern gaming with old school style. The results might not be terribly accurate, but they're a whole lot of fun.

Here's how the meeting went down.

Seb Wuepper takes a look at Steam's cross-platforming and how it has the potential to break down the barriers between platforms.

Seb Wuepper reminisces about Alan Wake and what it brought to videogames.

Seb Wuepper defends Heavy Rain from its critics.

We're a week late in uploading this one, but we hope you enjoy the podcast as much as we did.

In this compilation, we take a look at ten mods for Skyrim that'll make you go WTF.

What's the deal with it anyway?

Kiala recasts the cast of Mass Effect 3 for maximum sex appeal.