“Brütal Legend” is a game of contrasts- heavy metal and careful strategy, humor and betrayal, that just doesn’t seem like it should form a cohesive product.

But each disparate element is eventually tied together well under the dawn of battle.

The “Assassin’s Creed” series may seem like it’s going in 15 different directions when most games are happy to just hand you a gun and some enemies to blast.

The red-capped plumber of Nintendo lore — Mario — is still an international icon of gaming and good old-fashioned heroism.

But where has Sonic the Hedgehog’s legacy gone?

Blake Redmond bobbed his head as he focused on the descending fretboard, seemingly unaware of the polygonal Ozzy Osbourne singing “Mr. Crowley” behind it.

A large room in Kulhavi Hall was lit only by the unearthly glow of 70 computer monitors and cases this weekend.

The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year to sit by the fireplace, drink eggnog, reconnect with your family members and – of course – play video games.

It is a never-ending war for the seventh-generation video game consoles.

Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Sony’s Playstation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii have been competing for gamers since the November 2005 release of the Xbox 360 and November 2006 release of the Playstation 3 and Wii.

It’s the time of year when it become socially acceptable to scare the living daylights out of your friends and loved ones, but gory costumes are so cliche.
Why not really get into their heads (or yours) with some titles from this list of the top 5 scariest video games. After all, if watching a monster stalk some hapless character is thrilling, playing that character yourself is positively bonechilling!