
RTS titles are a rare breed in the console market. It's easy to see why as the controls to quite lend themselves too well to the genre, especially in comparison to the PC counterparts. Well Creative Assembly Studios and Sega have something up their sleeves that could revolutionize the genre with Stormrise for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The RTS genre has had a rough ride on consoles through the years, but which are the 7 best games available today?

The Black Panel writes: In this (very special) Christmas episode of Australia’s grooviest gaming podcast, the team tackle Sadistic Santa, The Year in Review, Reader Recollections and much more!

Kim Sellentin, Producer behind Medieval II Total War: Kingdoms at SEGA Studios Australia, discusses her start as a QA tester, her approach of cultivating a learning culture in the studio, and strategies for current and future producers.