What is a role-playing game? Well, to answer that question we have to go back to the origins. The term “role-playing game” started with tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons. In these games, the ...

PC gaming is great. I know that's a common refrain on the Internet, but it's true. I'm not saying this to hate on consoles, of course. There's a huge benefit to have a gaming platform with set specs ...

Here’s an abbreviated look at video games for the entire family. • Cloudy With a Chance of Meat Balls (from Ubisoft, reviewed for the PlayStation 3, $49.99) — Inspired by author Judi Barrett’s popular ...

Because no one demanded it, once a week, I've decided to offer up some short reviews of recent video games littering the retail landscape. Today, it's an updated version of the Square-Enix classic ...

Here’s an abbreviated look at video games for the entire family. • Monsters vs. Aliens (from Activision for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, $39.99) — It’s the time of the year when blockbuster films bud ...

Due out for current gen and PC in winter 2016/2017. “To say we are excited to see this new project unfold in the hands of Piranha Bytes is an understatement,” said Nordic Games business & product ...

In today's Tech Bytes, restoring Rainbow Six Siege, the popular team-based combat game, was shut down over the weekend ...

Video games always get a bad rap for being too violent, and recent best-sellers do little to dispel that belief. Case in point: Grand Theft Auto III, one of the most popular games in 2001. In it, ...

This week, we're heading to Florida to meet Workhorse Bytes: Des Jackson and Simon Chen, the kung-fu duo behind brand-new 3D puzzler Fuzzy Cubes. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes ...

Everyone who loves to watch game shows thinks the same thing: “I could do better than that.” But few of us get the chance, because there’s too much competition for too few spots on TV. “We can bridge ...