“Fable III is all about power,” begins legendary game designer Peter Molyneux, during a presentation at the recent X10 event in San Francisco. “We want you to feel power in a way you haven’t before in a game.” Read on how you’ll rule on this anticipated Xbox 360 sequel.

Great computer games never die – they’re just reborn at Good ‘Ol Games (www.gog.com), a website devoted to resurrecting classic computer games.

If you haven’t already picked it up, be sure to play the awesome Mass Effect 2 for Xbox 360 and Windows PCs – created by Edmonton’s BioWare studio. Sync sat down with Casey Hudson, BioWare’s project director, to chat about the game that’s garnering worldwide critical acclaim.

It might be one of the last video games to trickle out of the gate in 2009, but Konami’s Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is one of the best Nintendo Wii titles of the year — if you’re into scary stories, that is.

It’s been one of those years, so in this round-up of recommended games and tech toys, I tried to focus on value gifts that deliver a lot of bang for not a lot of buck. This includes a free online PC game, inexpensive dSLR, iPod nano, Blu-ray Discs, and more.

At the Intel Extreme Masters in Edmonton, a professional gaming tournament that awards more than $50,000 in cash and prizes, I chat with thre three members of the Microsoft SideWinder-sponsored Check-Six pro gaming team (World of Warcraft), how they got started and what advice they can give on starting out.