The new professional league circuit for video gaming. Gamers have officially gone big time!

GameStop is the world's largest video game retailer. They also own EB Games and Electronics Boutique and publish Game Informer.

Netflix for video games. Perfect for games you can finish in a few sessions.

While wasting your life away on a couch playing video games isn't as manly as killing small animals for food, or going to war against the forces of tyranny, these games are nevertheless pretty damn manly.

Fascinating list of some of the key gameplay innovations that we've come to take for granted. Features things like the health bar, bosses and power-ups.

The best meta-review site for video games out there. Includes aggregate ratings for new and upcoming games and links to the individual reviews.

Probably the best, most comprehensive site for game cheats and faqs on the web. Sure it's a subsidiary of GameSpot, but don't let that scare you off.

Excellent archive of video game commercials from around the world. Includes the old (Atari's ET) and the bizarre (pretty much anything Japanese).

If you don't feel like hitting up YouTube or Google Video, GameTrailers is a pretty good site for game-specific video content.

Pretty much one of the best online gaming forums around. Read religiously by industry insiders and the gaming media.