What exactly is gaming like in other countries, nations and continents? Oli gives his insights into the current gaming climate of Germany.

Celebrities and video games have, in the past, often been reduced to mindless endorsements for games they don’t care about and poor license titles. But not any more! See below for a guide on just some of the stars that could pwn yo noob ass! Or something…

Next up is celebrity gamer Rihanna. Rihanna is well known for her music, (not that Matt would know this) but she's also a big fan of Xbox Live, she is addicted to Marble Blast Ultra and spends many hours playing.

Jack Black is another celebrity who also loves gaming. He has been in many gaming TV adverts and also advertised Psychonauts by wearing an official T-shirt. Also he has recently provided the voice for Brutal Legend main character Eddie Riggs.

Finally, we have Steven Spielberg, one of the world's most well known directors, here playing the Wii.

Battlefield: Bad Company was a game that had a lot of things going for it, but one of the best parts of the 2008 first-person shooter from EA and DICE was its charming sense of humor. You and your accident-prone squadmates in Bad Company were always getting into some headache or another, and the stupid conversations that came of those situations were easily some of the high points of the game. That same squad returns for the sequel, and though its antics have been toned down a little bit, the result is a game that feels much improved yet still manages to squeeze in plenty of laughs.

Judging from the multiplayer Demo the campaign of  Bad Company 2 is going to be a lot of fun. The environments are varied and impressive to look at, the gunplay is just as solid as ever, and firefights are almost gleefully chaotic thanks to the improved destruction engine. And, above all else, it helps that the game has managed to maintain its sense of humor.

Click this link if you want to see some sweet videos of some multiplayer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9FbWA0Cq_Y

Credit where credit is due. If anybody plays any retro games, it really makes you appreciate modern games.

An exploration of the negative aspects of retro gaming and retro gaming journalism.

MLG were lucky enough to attend the Global Game Jam hosted by Mobile Pie to see the behind the scenes workings of how a rag tag group of video game creatives make a game in 48 hours.

Games and movies have had a tough marriage. They need to call it a day and decide who gets custody of the dog.

I can’t remember the last video game that really got me. Every waking moment spent dissecting strategies and tactics, wondering what the future held for my on-screen counterpart.

With so many other titles to play, what is it about GTA IV’s Liberty City that keeps gamers coming back time and again?