With the Smithsonian Institution setting up an exhibit about video games, we question which games deserve such recognition, and, gasp, if ANY games actually qualify as art.

Do you like downloaded game content on your mobile platform? Would you still like it if your child ran up a $10,000 bill for Smurfberries? That possibility is causing a stir in the industry.

Playing video games means running into a lot of unique characters. Some are good and some are evil, but only a few claw their way into our hearts. Which ones made the list of most memorable?

Casual gamers are rapidly outnumbering hardcore players, with some new titles getting 100 million players within weeks of their launch. Is this a brave new world being built, colorful brick by colorful brick?

With the temperatures below freezing, we take a look at how playing habits are affected by the dark heart of winter. Do you hibernate and play MORE, or are you too depressed for gaming?

You nominated your favorite games and now we can announce the official nominees for the 2010 Games of the Year. There are some real surprises, but anyone can win. Get the lowdown on them all in the lounge and then cast your vote.

Certain genres like puzzle adventure titles are experiencing a huge boon in popularity, driven by things like the hot mobile games market. But other genres seem in danger of outright extinction.

Although it was slow to get started, 2010 turned out just fine in terms of games. So now we take a look at what hot new titles can be expected in the New Year. Will 2011 trump 2010?

Next week we begin the GiN Games of the Year process. May we humbly suggest a few titles that we think might be worthy of your vote?