Gaming might be exploding thanks to the proliferation of casual and smartphone gaming - but consoles are still where the money is.

More people played as the soldier class than every other class combined. did you know that about mass effect 2? Me neither, but now I do – thanks to IGN and a Casey Hudson, Executive Producer for the series. How do they know? Well, apparently Mass Effect 2’s got a little bit of an Orwellian nature about it, as it’s …

Graphs and charts and boring, and pure numbers cane be a little overwhelming. Thankfully, for today’s internet-connected generation we have infographics. The same information you’d get from numbers and charts, only presented in a fun, easy-to-read manner. This one, from OnlineMBA details onl;ine gaming statistics and habits; from gender, games played, time spent playing those games all the way down …

Penny Arcade just recently held a survey on their website that targets gamers and the response was absolutely amazing, with a total of 38, 350 gamers stepping up to the plate to answer questions about themselves and their gaming habits. From questions about what type of internet you use all the way to which consoles you own and what games …

So quite a few of you would have noticed a Gears of War 2 patch waiting for you when you got home last night. But if you were hoping this patch was going to fix the overpowered chainsaw or smoke grenades then I am sorry to say you are going to be disappointed. What the patch did do was address …