Matt Helgeson

Soundgarden's video for the song "Black Rain" (Warriors of Rock) pays brief tribute to the Guitar Hero franchise

Check out the new Firefight mode in TriBlox_Studios' indie Halo inspired sidescroller

The Game Informer Show tackles your Reader Mailbag questions, plus our reactions to the Tokyo Game Show.

At the Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Media, Communications, and
Entertainment Conference, EA CEO John Riccitiello defended the
company's controversial FPS Medal of Honor, stating that he was
"incredibly proud" of the title.

Would you buy all the cutscenes from a game like StarCraft II as a standalone experience? Bobby Kotick says you may soon have the chance.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is looking better than ever in this new trailer, which features the song "Burn My Shadow" by Unkle

Halo: Reach is already beating its predecessor in online play

Do you have questions for the Game Informer staff? Ask them here, and we'll answer them in the next podcast!

The venerable Japanese manufacturer looks to provide a download gaming service for arcades in Japan, similar to Valve's Steam.

Brent Lillibridge of the White Sox gets busted on Twitter, staying up late before a big game to pick up Halo: Reach

Blizzard is laying the smackdown on gamers using dirty tactics in StarCraft II

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock just got a zillion times more metal. Flash the devil horns at your earliest convenience

Love it or hate it, in-game advertising is here to stay – and a new
study by the Nielson Company suggests that it's becoming a very
effective way to reach consumers.

Rockstar shows off some hot news screens for the Liars and Cheats DLC pack for Red Dead Redemption

Could this be the greatest Halo game yet? The GI crew weighs in on Bungie's latest epic.

A U.S. Appeals Court decision could potentially affect the sale of used game software.

Harmonix announced one of the oddest double bills of the year today,
adding DLC tracks by recently deceased metal legend Ronnie James Dio
(R.I.P.) and mopey English indie icon Morrissey.

We talk Duke's return, superhero games, and more this week.

Def Jam Rapstar joins the music game race on October 5th, and today it
announced seven more songs to its already impressive lineup.

Microsoft's Gamerscore Blog revealed yet another Kinect bundle package
that will be available in stores on November 4th when the
much-anticipated motion control camera unit launches.