Amsterdam was the setting for Microsoft's X05 event, which allowed the gaming press to go hands-on with many upcoming Xbox 360 titles including Dead Rising, Project Gotham Racing 3, The Outfit, and Mass Effect.

Another year, another Tony Hawk game. Chris Remo goes hands-on with American Wasteland to see if it's worth your time and money.

David Craddock looks back at violent and controversial video games throughout the years. Everything from Death Race to Grand Theft Auto.

The creators of the PS2 game Gitaroo-Man are back with a crazy rhythm game for Nintendo DS. Chris imported a copy from Japan. Read to see if you want to do the same.

Maarten flew all the way to Poland to see Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty 2: Big Red One in action. He came away very impressed.

We got your Quake 4 single- and multi-player impressions right here.

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Day of Defeat: Source, everything you wanted to know about Valve's upcoming products but were afraid to ask!

Chris checks out Raven's action RPG sequel X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse at an Activision press event.

Chris Remo goes hands-on with Ultimate Spider-Man, the comic book based action game which is coming to all possible game systems (except PSP).

What all the television networks are missing out on. Kutaragi, Allard, Iwata!

Before Chris Remo joined us here at the Shack, he worked in retail. He describes some of his experiences there, as well as a major problem he perceives in the way games are sold

QuakeCon..it's not just about Quake anymore. Read our coverage of Serious Sam 2, Stubbs the Zombie and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars.

We talk to lead level designer Zied Rieke about Call of Duty 2, the PC and Xbox 360 sequel to one of the better World War 2 shooters.

SCE's Ken Kutaragi is both a visionary and a loudmouth. Are his latest remarks doing more harm than good? We take a look at his antics.

Gears of War isn't your typical braind-dead shooter. We prove it with a visual inside look at the backstory of Epic's Xbox 360 game.