With ‘Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’ on shelves (and wowing fans and critics), we revisit the strange and exotic worlds of our favorite role-playing games
Video Games
Watch: The Official Grand Theft Auto V Trailer
The trailer for Grand Theft Auto V has just been released and it’s back to the West Coast for the franchise. Goodbye Liberty City (a.k.a New York) and hello Los Santos (a.k.a Los Angeles). The game is due to be release sometime next year.
Top 10 Racing Games
To mark the arrival of this fall’s fantastic Forza Motorsport 4, TIME takes a look at the best driving games around.
In This Week’s TIME: Modern Warfare 3 vs. Battlefield 3 … Fight!
If your computer were this week’s issue of Time, you could read a piece I co-wrote with Evan Narcisse of Kotaku on the upcoming retail rumble between Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3.
Batman: Arkham City—A Knight to Remember
In the same way that Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight was a follow-up that expertly improved upon an already solid original, so too does Arkham City build a richer and more satisfying experience on the sturdy foundation of …
Violent Video Games: The Top 8 Big Money Franchises
In observance of the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision to treat video games to the same First Amendment protection as art, music, and movies, here’s a look at some of the biggest names in violent game franchises.
Top 10 Arcade Games
Before there were motion-controlled sensors, online gameplay and the whatnot, we saved up quarters and headed down to the local arcade. In a fit of nostalgia, TIME named its top 10 favorite arcade titles.
