Gamers are taking a bashing in England once again, after newspapers wrongly interpreted a scientific study to mean that most of us can’t tell the difference between a game world and the real one.

Times sure have changed since Chella first started writing The GiN Playmate eight years ago. So we retire the old and bring in the new. Goodbye Playmate. Hello Eurofiles!

Chella literally falls into the new Child of Eden game this week, going down the rabbit hole into a world where butterflies sing and whales float endlessly by on waves of colored light and sound.

L.A. Noire was rather disappointing for film fans who wanted a truly noire storyline. But with a possible new developer making the sequel, there’s a chance at redemption. Play it again, Sam.

Chella lists the eight aesthetic choices that games make over and over again, to the point that they are almost starting to blend into one massive single game world.