Battlefield 1943 gets you into the action quickly and easily, although the thrills to be found inside may not be as long-lasting as we've come to the expect from the franchise. Plus, a console launch? Ars explores the new face of battle.

When Left 4 Dead 2 was announced at Microsoft's press conference, the reaction was less than kind. Fans felt betrayed by the quick turnaround for the sequel, and they made their feelings known. Chet Faliszek sits down with Ars to explain the decision, and if you still don't agree it was the right move, you can take it up with him.

Microsoft sat down with Ars at GDC 2009 to announce its upcoming additions to the Games for Windows platform, along with more protection for publishers. They want you to know that this isn't DRM, and they don't think you're a bad person. They just want you to buy the games.

Dead Space does the seemingly impossible: it revives horror gaming with a polished new character and story. And it's from EA! We review the best surprise of the year.

EA and Maxis released Spore to the world last week, and while we still dont have sales information for the title, the big news wasnt the game play. In fact, we found the game itself rather lackluster in most ways.