How much realism do games need? According to CD Projekt Red, there's a certain amount of artistic license to make a game look cool.

The Sims 4 is almost upon us, and this time gamers will be able to mod it so that it's customized to their liking. But you can't change the death options.

Don't expect a game that relies on buckets of action when Aliens: Colonial Marines rools around later this year, but expect a title that will attempt to emulate the atmosphere of the original films instead.

Can we expect more realistic games and storylines in future war games? Publisher EA Games certainly thinks so.

Some videogames, such as Super Mario Bros 3, have a pervasive sense of realism. Eating leaves totally makes you grow a raccoon tail, which in turn allows you to fly if you run fast enough. Other games are somewhat less realistic. Humour site Cracked invited its readers to envision, through crafty photoshoppery, what games would be like if they were …