ROUNDTABLE’D! Game characters red-ring the Xbox One!

It's the best thing since the invention of trees -- the Xbox One! But its immaculate perfection won't stop our panel of iconic game characters from ripping it an even bigger One.

We need to stop misrepresenting minorities in video games

The PlayStation 4 is the perfect chance for developers to start changing their depictions of minorities, who represent a considerable share of audiences.

Thanks for the #PlayStationMemories: The industry tweets Sony’s legacy

As the minutes tick down to the reveal of PlayStation's future, journalists and industry pros tweeted their funniest, crudest, most poignant, and most inspiring experiences from Sony's past.

Required listening: Ni no Kuni, Anarchy Reigns, and an interview with Aliens: Colonial Marines composer Kevin Riepl

Required listening is a new monthly feature focusing on game soundtracks and the people who lovingly create them. For the first edition, we'll take a look at Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, DmC: Devil May Cry, and Anarchy Reigns, as well as an in-depth interview with Aliens: Colonial Marines composer Kevin Riepl.

ROUNDTABLE’D! Game characters vs. Dead Island: Riptide’s mutilated torso girl!

The world took offense at Dead Island: Riptide's special edition statue of a headless bikini girl, but our panel of iconic game characters has suggestions for even worse replacements.

If Final Fantasy VII’s Aerith had a dating site profile

Everyone's favorite flower girl makes her own profile on our online dating service for game characters, Extra Hearts.

Gaming art for your Twitter header (Part 4: It came from Japan)

Adorn your Twitter profile with video game-themed headers of Japanese titles like Catherine, Persona 4, and Cho Aniki.

Could Cloud’s iconic sword from Final Fantasy 7 be real? (video)

In the classic title Final Fantasy VII, main character Cloud Strife wields a massive sword that's roughly the length of his body. Could this sword actually be used in real-life combat?

The 6 best game endings of all-time (and how BioWare would ruin them)

Video game endings tend to feel a lot like an afterthought. Whereas a bad movie only ever consumes two hours of your life, games can have you playing upwards of 100+ hours before reaching the finale, and quite often that …

Review: How Final Fantasy XIII-2 saves the franchise…for now

2010’s Final Fantasy XIII may have sold well enough, but the perplexingly bad design decisions quickly made the title a bitter disappointment for many fans. Coupled with the disastrous launch of Final Fantasy XIV, and even publisher/developer Square Enix admitted …

20 video games that make Japanese players cry

Famitsu Weekly, the leading Japanese game magazine, recently ran a poll online to determine which games literally drove players to tears. The 20 most popular choices were as follows (thanks to Andriasang for formatting the list):

Final Fantasy X (Square

Final Fantasy VII remade using Unreal Engine, looks bad

A modern Final Fantasy VII remake is easily the most-requested video game of our generation. There’s even a long-running petition with over 65,000 signatures. I’m more of a Final Fantasy VIII fan personally, but I’d happily take either or. Sadly, …