We celebrate our 50th with old friend David Murphy. We reminisce of the good times, and the bad times, and the times ahead. Also, yet another console debate with Murph!

Remember when isometric games were all the rage? When 3D graphics were still being realized, and gameplay was the main focus of developers? Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader fit the encapsulation of "fun gameplay" more than anything else, which is the more than what most 3D accelerated games can offer.

As bad as I can get in video games, I just can't take the bad route. Sure, being an evil son of a bitch looks like a good time, but I end up feeling genuinely disheartened. If I'm able to work, and mold the virtual world around me, I want...

After you descend in the elevator to the floor below, you enter the very strange world of Gravity Bone. Developer Blendo Games created Gravity Bone as a short and simple standalone mod for the Quake II engine.

Reviewing a sequel to the best selling PC franchise of all time is a risky proposition, especially when yours truly has spent countless hours creating highly detailed houses and hilarious characters in the previous itterations. Luckily, The Sims 3 delivers a satisfying mix of the familiar with a fair...

Is this a natural progression as more and more funding for independent teams becomes available and the barrier to acquiring the means of producing immersive 3D worlds is lowered?