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It's a little weird to record a video for Monday on a Friday, but hey, if "Lost" can mess with time travel, why can't I? In this pre-weekend recording, I discuss the issues I'm having with "Fable II"'s combat and explain why I refuse to talk about the later stages of "Flower" until it's actually released next month.

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While certain features of "Grand Theft Auto" games can elicit scandalized reactions, those same features -- including the already-notorious drug-dealing game in the DS' upcoming "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars" -- often exhibit some clever gameplay mechanics. Seriously. Read more...

As good as "Fallout 3" is -- I've invested more than 65 hours! -- it wasn't a perfect game, a statement even "Fallout 3" executive producer Todd Howard would agree with, so we lined up three common criticisms gamers have leveled against his post-apocalyptic RPG to find out if he agreed with them. Read more...

For family reasons I was back down in Georgia this weekend where I found myself battling my 10-year-old sister-in-law in "Wii Play" -- and reconsidering the value of America's best selling game of 2008. Read more...

The spotlight wasn't on video games this week as Barack Obama became President, but MTV Multiplayer was still bringing you new topics of discussion every day (except our day off!), and as we sit back and enjoy the weekend, here are the five stories you talked about the most this week on the blog. Read more...

Our new intern and "Resident Evil" fan Sal Basile recently watched the new CGI film "Resident Evil: Degeneration." Don't feel like watching it yourself? Here's his handy synopsis explaining how it relates to "Resident Evil 5." Take it away Sal... Read more...

Earlier this week I visited my mom in Florida, and we stopped by a flea market in Oldsmar. Amidst the piles of VHS tapes and romance novels, I found a treasure trove of old gaming goods. Take a look at what I found. Read more...

There are thousands of games on Apple's application store for the iPhone and iPod Touch, many of them simply variations on one another at different price points, which is why we're kicking off a weekly column at MTV Multiplayer, which debuted on MTV News, with our 5 favorite games for the device so far. Read more...

I listed many key "Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars" features in my preview of the game yesterday. And while few things can top the DS' newfound ability to talk like a "GTA" pedestrian (see the third-to-last bullet point in yesterday's piece), the "GTA CW" feature that most impressed me gets a standalone post right here. Read more...

PS3 exclusive "LittleBigPlanet" received 10 nominations for the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, and will be duking it out with "GTA IV," "Left 4 Dead," "Fallout 3" and "Metal Gear Solid 4" for Overall Game of the Year. Read more...