Gamers are obsessed with finding rare, purple, ancient and phat loot, to the point that MMOs and even normal games are able to convert to free-to-play models. But is this a good thing overall?

Chella sinks her teeth into Assassin’s Creed III, and finds a believable minority protagonist that gamers can really get behind.

Despite initial reservations, Chella finds that she has taken to the sneaky assassination title Dishonored like a river krust to water. It paints a beautiful, gloomy picture, and is just plain fun.

Chella thinks she will absolutely love the world of Dishonoured, but wonders if she can shake off Bioshock Disembodied Hand Syndrome first. Is there a doctor in the house?

Autumn is upon us, so it’s time to draw the shades, put a log in the fire, and get ready to ward off the season’s chill with some top new games. Chella makes her picks. Have you?

News that NCSoft is shutting down City of Heroes and firing the staff at Paragon Studios isn’t sitting well with players. They’re organizing in a huge way to save the day.

Chella almost claims that the emperor has no clothes this week as she struggles with the first few hours of Skyrim without falling in love. Will she finally catch the Game of the Year fever?

Developer Don Daglow said at Gamescom this week that American gamers don’t like tough challenges. Is he on the money, or hopelessly out of touch?

Chella says the preponderance of hyper-realistic violence in games today is making it harder for our industry to be accepted as legitimate artists with a serious message.

Chella finally downloads the extended ending DLC for her beloved Mass Effect 3 game. Did BioWare finally make good, or is it too little, too late?