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.

Metal Gear Rising’s prediction of a privatized American police force mirrors reality

Walking tanks and full body cyborgs are some of the outlandish predictions made in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. But Kojima Productions' vision of privatized police forces may just be their most accurate to date.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance unsheathes an action-packed, yet imperfect, experience (review)

The latest entry in the Metal Gear franchise is a video game in all the hyperbolic, make-believe, stupid-fun sense of the term.

Save Clementine all over again with these The Walking Dead-inspired custom figures

Artist Shaun Nakasone sculpts incredibly detailed vinyl figurines based on video game characters, comic book superheroes, and more.

A soldier’s perspective on Call of Duty and its ilk (interview)

It's no secret that first-person shooters -- in all their Hollywood-inspired clamor and spectacle -- don't simulate the realities of war very well. From basic rules of engagement, to gun safety (i.e., don't flag your buddies), and the dynamics of combat, FPSs are more akin to interactive action flicks than a proper recreation of armed conflict.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance may need to rise above its surprisingly conventional design (hands-on preview)

It's a feat worthy of Solid Snake that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance should be so wildly inventive and yet so wildly conventional.

6 video game icons acting hilariously out of character

The industry has littered gaming with great characters, but they're often a bit...well, one-dimensional, so let's have fun and watch some of the biggest icons in virtual entertainment act out of character.

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima “not yet finished” with Solid Snake

Acclaimed Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima says that the franchise's primary protagonist isn't quite done with war just yet and could appear in Metal Gear Solid 5.

Slice, dice, and julienne enemies in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is all about the blade. The game features the most comprehensive and precise sword control I’ve ever experienced. Using the title’s Blade mode, you can cut your enemies and environment into fine pieces. Want to turn …