To celebrate the release of BioShock Infinite, we're having a creative writing contest for a chance to win an Elizabeth figure!

Two of tech's biggest competitors are taking a very different approach to the next generation of gaming with Sony and Android, but which is making the right moves?

Welcome to Chalk Talk, we introduce Guest Contributor Asagea_888. In this edition, we talk about reboots and the effect they have on the game.

After a short break, Asia's best video game podcast returns. We talk about video game music with Distant Worlds Kuala Lumpur guitar soloist Az Samad.

Kevin VanOrd explores how MMOG developers use sound effects and music to bring persistent worlds to life.

There were many impressive games on display at BitSummit, but these five stood out as the most interesting of the bunch.

Are real-world riots the right subject matter for a video game? Is it even possible to address such subject matter in a game with the gravity it deserves?

We're cooking up something special at the GameSpot offices for you Far Cry 3 fans.

Calling all Naruto Shippuden fans, we're giving away two Naruto Shinobi Relations figures from the game Ultimate Ninja Storm 3.

BitSummit represents a sea change in the making for the Japanese indie scene, but supporting their creativity is a critical step for the industry as a whole.

SimCity's launch was a disaster. Will our online games always be victim to such spectacularly bad releases?

Videodrome filters your user created videos and grants you some recognition!

Richard Garriott discusses how exotic travels have influenced his creative process, as well as why the Tolkien-style of writing for RPGs is to be admired.

Laura Parker speaks with the head of French game development house Quantic Dream about peer approval and the growth of the gaming industry.

Are you brainy enough? Is your typing fast enough? We're giving away a special Tomb Raider treat in this LIVE trivia contest.

We retire the Top 100 and Top 500 reviewers emblems and reveal new ways to receive recognition for your written reviews.

Now in open beta, KingsRoad combines the epic scope of traditional role-playing games with the easy access offered by browser-based gaming.

MLG Winter Championships in Dallas on March 15-17th will showcase StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm exhibitions just days after release.

This year's Assassin's Creed hopes piracy will keep the series ticking along.

Persona 4 is full of fascinating, psychologically complex characters. But when it comes to issues of sexuality and gender identity, the game fails to face the truth.

If the Dreamfall Chapters crowdfunding campaign is a runaway success, April Ryan will once again take center stage in The Longest Journey Home.

Welcome to Chalk Talk, we introduce our first ever Guest Contributor Starshine_M2A2 and we discuss what makes a good horror game.

Nintendo wants to bring more Japanese third-party games over to North America, but what could it have in mind?

Trials comes home to the PC in one big package. Hooray for motorbikes and repeatedly crashing!

We speak to Syfy's Mark Stern and Trion Worlds' Nicholas Beliaeff about the upcoming MMO shooter and the accompanying TV series.