Blades of Time (PC, Mac, PS3, Xbox 360), the Gaijin Development hack-n-slash that I reviewed previously [Review: Blades of Time], has a fascinating trick up its mediocre sleeve that merits close attention.

Amidst the common selections of "New Game" and "Options" on the main menu, the word "Outbreak" appears. Outbreak mode is a multiplayer addition to the otherwise-singleplayer game that not only defies the convention of Blades of Time's story mode, but possesses a surprising level of depth.

Let's have a look...

My daughter has a Nintendo 3DS and wants to connect it to the Internet for some sort of multiplayer game. I am clueless about this device and didn't even realize it was Internet-ready when I bought it for her. Can you help me get her 3DS online?

I've written in the past [see My Favorite iPhone Games] about Plants vs. Zombies, an entertaining puzzle game where you have an ever-increasing variety of plants, pea shooters, etc., that are your only defense against swarms of staggering zombies. It could have been potentially gory, but fortunately it's all cartoon images and there's a sense of zany fun to the game that makes it compelling.

It's also widely available, on Mac, PC, iPhones, iPads, etc. In fact, it's the iPad version that was sufficiently compelling that I actually played through the entire game and finished it up, then went back and tried to optimize my approach on some of the hardest levels.

Just in time for the holidays, PopCap has released a new "Game of the Year" edition of Plants vs. Zombies. Is it worth buying if you already have PvZ?

This is the third installment in our RuneScape adventures series. The previous articles have focused on Dungeoneering and Pursing Quests in RuneScape and Achievement Diary, Wilderness Exploration and the Falador Party Room in RuneScape.

Ready to jump in and learn even more fun and cool things you can do in RuneScape? I hope so, because here we go!

A few days ago, I wrote about two of the coolest things to do in RuneScape as you get really good: Dungeoneering and Pursing Quests in RuneScape. There's a lot more you can do that's fun, however, so this time I am going to give you three more options, three more cool ways to enjoy RuneScape and have fun: Creating an achievement diary, exploring the wilderness and checking out the action in the Falador party room.

Ready? Let's go!

Have you ever wondered what you should do on RuneScape after you get out of Explorer Jack's Cellar with Sir Vant and Roddeck? Well when I started playing RuneScape in April I was wondering the same thing.

Today I am going to talk about some fun things to do on RuneScape.

Before you start doing those things is to train yourself up a little in combat (in case you have to fight some aggressive monsters). You can train right where you come out: In the village of Lumbridge. There are goblins and giant spiders close to Explorer Jack's house.

Even before you start fighting them you should get a weapon. Go to the Lumbridge general store and get the free bronze dagger. Then you can start training...

I don't have one of those fancy iPod Touch units, but my recent iPod Classic appears to have the ability for me to buy and install games on it. Problem is, when I go to the App Store, it's all iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad related and there's no link of any sort to iPod games. Do they still sell these games?

This is part six of a complete walkthrough of all boss battles in Ubisoft's Prince of Persia. The walkthrough was created while playing Prince of Persia on the Playstation 3, but will translate fine to the Xbox 360 version as well.

When playing through keep in mind that the number of times you've fought a boss will determine on how tough each boss battle will be, so the locations do not really matter much.

This is the sixth of a series of Prince of Persia walkthroughs we'll be publishing here on Ask Dave Taylor, all written by gamer Alex Juel. The first you can find here: Prince of Persia walkthrough: Beating Elika's Father, the second here: Prince of Persia walkthru: Defeating the Hunter, the third: Prince of Persia walkthru: Defeating the Alchemist, the fourth: Prince of Persia walkthru: Defeating the Concubine and the fifth: Prince of Persia walkthru: Defeating the Warrior.

This is part five of a complete walkthrough of all boss battles in Ubisoft's Prince of Persia. The walkthrough was created while playing Prince of Persia on the Playstation 3, but will translate fine to the Xbox 360 version as well.

When playing through keep in mind that the number of times you've fought a boss will determine on how tough each boss battle will be, so the locations do not really matter much.

This is the fifth of a series of Prince of Persia walkthroughs we'll be publishing here on Ask Dave Taylor, all written by gamer Alex Juel.Like to read the entire series? Here are all the links: Prince of Persia walkthrough: Beating Elika's Father, Prince of Persia walkthru: Defeating the Hunter, Prince of Persia walkthru: Defeating the Alchemist, Prince of Persia walkthru: Defeating the Concubine, Prince of Persia walkthru: Defeating the Warrior, and Prince of Persia walkthru: Defeating Ahriman.

I've read all your other Sony PSP articles fanatically, but I haven't found anything you've written about how to access the Skype service from the PSP. Can you show me how to connect with my Skype friends through my Sony PSP, please?

One of the reasons I bought the Sony PSP was so I could listen to some of the radio broadcasts available via the Internet from Switzerland, where I grew up. Can you explain how I can do that?

I've written about this before, about how to connect your Sony PSP to the Internet, but I think it's worth writing about again, detailing one of the most common questions people have with their Sony PSPs: how to connect them to the Internet.

I just bought my son a new Sony Playstation Portable and every time he starts it up to play a game we see the error message "No Memory Stick Duo found. A Memory Stick Duo is needed to save game data". What does it mean and why wasn't it included with our PSP?

Hi Dave and Merry Christmas! I just got a new Nintendo Wii and am so, so psyched! Problem is, my folks gave me a coupon for a free game rather than giving me a couple of games. Which means I need to figure out what are the best video games for the Nintendo Wii. Can you help?

How much would it cost if someone made me my own grand theft auto: san andreas my style like [ no prostitutes, better looking cars, customize any vehicle, no missions, every thing unlocked for free play, and two player both can run free with out being with eachother every second of two player,plus real police cars such as sheriff and regular squad cars, plus you can steal cruise ships, freight liners and other big ships. plus unlimited ammo,and health,never damaged your vehicle,plus unlimited money and you have to pump your own gas into your own vehicle plz send back and tell me how much it would cost.

I saw on Twitter that you have a Nintendo Wii now. Nice! Maybe you can finally answer a question I've had for a long time: is there some way to adjust the volume on the wireless controllers on the Wii? I play late at night and am always afraid of waking up my kids!

So many games, so little time! What are the best games for the Microsoft Xbox 360, Dave? I don't want to drop $40-50 on some clunker, obviously!