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Perpetuating the stereotype that women are bad at games.

Brendan Keogh explores Bulletstorm's clever delivery of interactive humor, as opposed to just funny dialogue and characters.

Rowan Kaiser pens an open letter to Funcom's The Secret World.

We take a look at 15 of the most WTF-inspiring moments in games of this generation.

The notable and the nutso.

Kris Ligman says that to get at the problems of E3, we need to think bigger and look at the overarching culture of enthusiast journalism and fanboy consumption.

Seb Wuepper muses on how the year's slate of games have turned out to be a bit dull compared to the last.

Are the environments of procedural algorithms better than handmade worlds?

Games like Angry Birds: Having fun with Angry Birds? You'll have even more fun with some of these games.

Brendan Keogh takes a look at Bulletstorm and how it intentionally tries to be a murder simulator.

Red or White, we all end up bloody.

Rowan Kaiser describes Dyad in the lexicon of a combat game.

Seb Wuepper plays through Mass Effect 3 without the burden of being influenced by hype, having played through it much later than everyone else.

Time to nag your local game dev!

A Song of Beards and Beer.

Rowan Kaiser writes about the problems posed by contemporary design using Burnout Paradise as an example of how things changed for the series—for the worse.

Brendan Keogh's final piece on Driver: San Francisco broaches the topic of the suspension of disbelief.

The complete PES 2013 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 tricks guide will teach you how to perform tricks, dribbling and a variety of skilled maneuvers like a pro gamer.

Brendan Keogh returns to Driver: San Francisco to examine the role of the media in games.

This article takes a look at some of the most stunning views that games in this generation have to offer.

No explanations are given. You are simply immersed into that conflict. This is a problem.

We got in touch with David to share his views on science fiction, videogames and writing.

Seb Wuepper is none too happy about the way Blizzard's been giving its fans the runaround.