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Dogs and cats are popular pets, so it only makes sense that they pop up in video games from time to time. In our list below, we look at some of the cooler cats in video games. Some play the hero while others want you as their next meal. The ten cats below are undoubtedly better than the ones we keep... More

While the gut reaction when seeing an Assassin's Creed game set during the golden age of piracy is to assume the team looked to the Pirates of the Caribbean for inspiration, but the team at Ubisoft Montreal is going for a much more grounded approach for Black Flag. With inspirations ranging from... More

We made a substantial dent during the holiday break in our collective back logs, but it wasn't enough! This weekend we're still playing catch-up on all the amazing games from 2012. Reiner: For fear of the flu, I'm not going to visit the outside world this weekend. Kelly and I are going to... More

Players have had their choice of zombie games for years now. But recent experiments like the ARMA II mod DayZ and the controversial The War Z have opened up the apocalyptic formula with an online, open-world design. Neither title is polished, but the concept itself has kept gamers enamored. Our time... More

With premier titles like Halo 4 and Borderlands 2 garnering headlines and the revenue juggernaut Call of Duty dominating the sales charts once again, the shooter genre turned in an impressive 2012. Naysayers view the category as lacking innovation or surprises, but nobody predicted the open-world greatness... More

We are getting the heck out the Game Informer offices because it's time to celebrate the holidays, and catch up on all those video games we have been putting off all year. Tim Turi: Over the holiday break I’m hoping to play both new and old favorites. I really want to get together with my cousin... More

Last year I gave gamers some priceless tips on how to play Skyrim like a professional . The guide may not have improved the skills of those who read it quite to the level of my own amazing expertise, but I'm sure it was invaluable to them nonetheless. Today I'm back with a list of how to handle... More

It's snowing here in Minneapolis. To most people that means icy roads, itchy scarves, and bad drivers, but to us it's just a great excuse to stay in and play video games. Andrew Reiner: If I don't shoot a handful of endangered animals in Far Cry 3, this weekend is a failure. If you haven't... More

UPDATE: One look at our comments sections here and on YouTube let us know loud and clear that you thought Jason blew it during the original video. We wanted to give him a chance at redemption, so we recorded a brand new episode. Check out the new look at the game, with Andrew Reiner and Dan Ryckert joining... More

The Rook Islands look like a perfect location for a resort, but there is a reason Sandals and Wyndham have avoided the island altogether. With “attractions” like sharks, tigers, gun-toting pirates, and human trafficking, it has nightmare vacation written all over it. To help you navigate... More

With last week’s food-induced comas behind us, it’s time to look onward and see what kind of games we will be spending our time with this weekend. Far Cry 3, Minecraft, Borderlands 2, and The Walking Dead are some of the games that will be getting the most attention this weekend, and don’t... More

In the latest issue of Game Informer ( that you can read digitally here ) senior associate editor Jeff Cork wrote a massive feature on the upcoming release of Far Cry 3 from Ubisoft. As a newcomer to the series, all that associate editor Tim Turi knew was that Jeff was incredibly excited for the game's... More

Gamescom 2012 was hot and wild for editors Adam, Bryan, and Jeff. While the public days continue all weekend, we saw it all and got the hell out of there. Here are our personal favorites of the show. Remember Me - Bryan Vore - I tend to be impressed by new, shiny things. So when Capcom debuted the new... More