Calls for heavier video game restrictions are once again set ablaze following the German school shooting yesterday, where 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer opened fire in his former high school in Winnenden Germany, killing 16, and himself in addition shortly after. Kretschmer was believed to be a skilled Counter-Strike player, and now European reps in Strasbourg have voted for a resolution in order to prevent retailers from selling inappropriate games to minors.

Love Live? Well here are three Top 20 lists of the 2008's best Xbox Live games based on the Xbox Live connectivity. We've got Top Live Titles, Top Arcade Titles, and even Original Xbox Top Live Titles. Check them out inside.

Game developer Starbreeze has detailed a few of the multiplayer game modes in Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PS3, Xbox 360, PC). Aside from the usual deathmatch mode (Dark Athena's allows for up to 12 players), the game also features a couple of interesting new gameplay modes, including one called Pitch Black. Details are in the full article.

Paul Wedgwood considers it his personal mission to bring more depth to console gaming. With a strong PC gaming background, he knows what he's doing, and now he wants to do it for the consoles. Read more in the full article.

We all know that Valve's Half-Life 2: Episode 2 kicked some serious booty last year, and it's still among today's favorites because of its superior gameplay. The only downside in this scenario is that fans are asking for more, and they've started looking at E3 2008 as the possible birthplace of the next episode. Valve says "not yet", but they've got another thing for itchy trigger fingers. More after the jump.

Xbox Live Activity has been in a kind of rut lately, with the top spots dominated by the same games for weeks now. Xbox Live Arcade is another matter though since new games come in more frequently. Case in point: Lost Cities, which debuted last Wednesday, enters the charts on top of the top Arcade titles. Find out what other games are in the charts by following the "read more" link below.

Everything's pretty quiet at Xbox Live. Well, gamers can be pretty noisy, but what we mean by quiet is that there's hardly been any changes to game rankings in Xbox Live activity since the previous week. One notable entry this week is Ikaruga, which shot to the top of Xbox Live Arcade in its debut week. More in the full article.

Major Nelson, on his blog, revealed the Xbox 360 Live activity for the week of March 31, 2008. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360 (also available on PlayStation 3 and PC) is at the top of the list once again. To check out the full list for yourself, head on over to the full article.

With all the concerns circulating violent video games, horror author Stephen King joins in on the discussion. Writing novels for more than four decades, he's one of those credible enough to speak about the matter. Instead of writing down what he believes in, King chooses to speak up his mind. Find out what he said in the full article.

You read that right - professional gaming now has a huge venue in China where the best players can train and compete. The Championship Gaming Series league went all out, and it's expected that the CGS 2008 Pan-Asia Final which will be held in the facility will be the most explosive yet. Find all the details at the full article.