Phil Kollar

We've seen a lot of amazing stuff built inside of Minecraft, including a recreation of BioShock's underwater world of Rapture and a freaking computer. Now someone is remaking all of Kokiri forest from the N64 classic Ocarina of Time.

Rumors have spread
of a giant, world-changing patch hitting the game tomorrow.

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I just posted a story about Microsoft's solid Black Friday deals a couple of hours ago,
but PS3 and PSP owners shouldn't feel left out. Sony is going to be
giving up some similarly enticing price cuts for the holiday.

Microsoft has made it official that Halo Wars
will be losing online stat-tracking as well as its website and
dedicated forums less than two years after its release.

With the biggest shopping day of the year approaching this week, gamers
are on the lookout for awesome deals. Lucky for you, Microsoft has announced a whole bunch of great price reductions.

from Xbox Live.

There are speed runs, and then there are freaking speed runs. As in, the beating an entire game in under two minutes kind of speed. Seriously.

We may have to wait until 2011
to play a legit Star Wars game using Microsoft's Kinect technology, but
one talented hacker has already made a lightsaber sim on the device.

Given how fans have been burned on the last few 3D Castlevania games, we had to wonder how well Lords of Shadow was doing. According to new
info from the publisher, they're at least shipping a strong number.

We ground-pound our way through the first few levels of Retro's new take on gaming's most popular ape. Will we find a mine cart level?

Cave Story already made a splash
when it arrived on WiiWare earlier this year. Now it's looking like the
charming platformer may make its way to the DSi before the end of the
year.

Join us as we take you on a tour of Rome and explain the numerous new systems at work in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

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for you.

The company also announces plans for a subscription plan for unlimited access to some games.

The Japanese developer is planning to get into publishing with hopes of bringing the JRPG genre back to prominence.

"Sack Hops."

Want to know what's big in Japan for video games these days? Apparently, all you need to do is look to the past.

When Reiner and I took a look
at Call of Duty: Black Ops, we compared the game to a theme park ride
-- tons of spectacle and fully engaging while you're on it, even if
you're not always in full control. But just how much can you let the
game play itself?