If you've seen the incredibly dull marketing campaign for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, which makes the upcoming role-playing game look like just another generic Tolkien clone, you probably aren't that excited. But this Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC game, to be released Tuesday, is an addictive good time.

David Jaffe, the outspoken and razor-sharp game creator who brought us God of War and Twisted Metal, joins the cast of this week's Game|Life podcast.

You asked, and we deliver (if belatedly): Here’s the full video of our “Retrogame Roadshow” panel at Penny Arcade Expo 2011 in Seattle. Playing to a live crowd of PAX attendees, our group of classic gaming experts asked audience members to come on stage with their gaming treasures of days gone by. The panel, in [...]