"Exclusive!" - Games Journalism and the Race Against Quality As gaming continues to grow, Andy Johnson believes games journalism has to start placing emphasis on quality, not punctuality, if it wants to grow with it.

Editorial: Interactive Discomfort in Modern Warfare 2 Joe DeLia talks about that level. Yeah, that one.

The Press' Double Standard for Violence in Media A recent Modern Warfare 2 video reminds us of the double standard for violent media in the mainstream press.

Playing Frankenstein With Survival Horror Gavin puts together a survival horror game with nothing more than genre conventions, a dartboard, and Dr. Frankenstein's trusty needle and thread.

Spoony Bard 5: BioWare's Design Iteration Through Tropes Is Dragon Age a re-skinned Mass Effect, or is BioWare perfecting an art?

The Playlist: November 2009 Sinan and Nick bring you this month's edition of The Playlist

Rumor Killers: Wii 2 in 2010, New Grand Theft Auto Teased, Batman: Arkham Asylum Sequel Jen Allen takes a look into the future... of gaming...

Challenging Conventions 1: The Hug Button Jeffrey Matulef begins his new column by looking for a hug.

Editorial: Great Timing for Gay Tony, But Does the Mainstream Care? Will the British mainstream press take notice of The Ballad of Gay Tony?

Fairy Tales and Video Games Gavin Bard considers the relationship between folklore and games, discussing everything from Kingdom Hearts to The Path.