Music
Vote: Best music, rhythm, or party game of 2012
James Dominguez Which game in 2012 was the most successful at getting everyone around the TV having fun together?
Theme and variation - the new strain of music games
James Dominguez Two years after plastic guitar games were booed off the stage, music and rhythm games have cleaned up their act and started making a comeback.
Pop goes the music games
Jason Hill Even an Oils anthem on Rock Band's bulging music store hasn't been enough incentive for Screen Play to drag out the plastic instruments.
No Doubt subject of music game lawsuit
Louisa Hearn Games developer Activision has counter-sued US rock group No Doubt in a tit-for-tat legal battle between the two.
Friday Question: Which game is your worst time-devourer?
James Dominguez If some video games were living creatures, they would be chronovores, creatures that eat time. Which game is your worst time-devourer?
Games
New consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony
Barbara Ortutay Here's a closer look at the next generation game consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.
Games
Microsoft unveils Xbox One, new Kinect
Derrik Lang, Ryan Nakashima and Barbara Ortutay Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that promises to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies and other entertainment.
PlayStation First to give Aussie game students practical skills
James Dominguez This week Sony has announced the Australian launch of its PlayStation First academic partnership programme, which will teach students vital real-world skills.
Melbourne, get ready to battle!
James Dominguez Battle Arena Melbourne, Melbourne's biggest annual fighting game event, is on again soon, and looks to be the biggest ever.
What if people really mimicked video games?
James Dominguez One of the primary complaints from those who would censor video games is that players will mimic what they see in the game. What if this were actually true?
Luigi's Mansion 2: A chance to shine
Jason Hill Luigi's finally got more haunted houses to demonstrate his ghostbusting skills and amusing cowardice.
Games
Hands-on preview: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Calum Wilson Austin This synth-fuelled, self-referential '80-style cyborg extravaganza is bloody hilarious.
Your Turn: Don't feed the trolls
Screen Play reader Ben Hayes Screen Play reader Ben "Lotion" Hayes admits to feeding trolls from time to time, but asks if you have ever left an online community because of the less pleasant membership.
Games
Pixel queen
Jane Wheatley In a male-dominated industry, Siobhan Reddy is at the top of her game.
Tuesday Newsday: Microsoft's always-online woes, EA "worst company", and new game rating rules
James Dominguez Whether the next Xbox will be always online or not, Microsoft definitely doesn't need the kind of negative publicity they got last week. Just one of the stories in this week's packed news round-up.
Games
Robots, murders and mazes enliven touch-screen games
Kit Eaton Early adventure games can't rival the fun, intrigue and drama of playing a point-and-click adventure on a touch screen.
Tomb Raider: Too much of a departure
James Dominguez The newly rebooted Tomb Raider is definitely a good game in its own right, but DexX argues that it has strayed too far from its roots.
Bioshock Infinite: The sounds, the looks, and the moves
James Dominguez It has been a very long wait, but Bioshock Infinite is in stores today. Read on for DexX's impressions of this long-awaited sequel.
Your Turn: Screen Play of Shame
Screen Play reader Steve Smoothy A few weeks ago, reader Smoolander listed his "stack of shame", his pile of unfinished games, and invited other readers to confess. Today, we find out which games were the most shameful.
