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Review: Dungeon Defenders absurdly deep

Trendy Entertainment's downloadable "Dungeon Defenders" packs a ton of content into an affordable, $15 package.

By | December 23rd, 2011|0 Comments

2011 holiday gift guide, extended remix

A much longer version of the holiday gift guide that recently ran in The Press Democrat features plenty of suggestions for all sorts of gamers.

By | December 11th, 2011|0 Comments

Review: Batman Arkham City bigger, not always better

"Batman: Arkham City" is every bit as good as 2009's excellent "Arkham Asylum." Still, it's not hard to be a little disappointed it doesn't surpass it's predecessor.

By | December 8th, 2011|0 Comments

Review: Skyrim a staggering solo play

"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" is a towering achievement of interactive, single-player fiction. At a time when the games industry is embracing online and social features, it digs in its heels and says, "Wait a minute."

By | November 25th, 2011|1 Comment

Review: Modern Warfare 3

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" delivers the same thing as its predecessors: a campaign full of ridiculous spectacle and a deep online multiplayer experience that features a robust, addictive leveling/unlocking system.

By | November 18th, 2011|2 Comments

Review: Battlefield 3 flawed yet fun

With two super-addictive, well-polished multiplayer modes and a suite of fantastic maps, "Battlefield 3" does a couple of things really well while whiffing in a bunch of other areas, setting the game up for plenty of video gaming's tired review-score controversies.

By | November 3rd, 2011|6 Comments

Diablo III beta, quick thoughts

Activision Blizzard's closed beta is a great example of how to test software and be open with your fans.

By | October 24th, 2011|0 Comments

Battlefield 3 hands-on

Some players raged against "Battlefield 3's" recently completed public beta test, which used unpolished code. Here's a look at some hands-on time that I got with the game featuring code more representative of the final product.

By | October 21st, 2011|0 Comments

Review: id’s Rage spectacularly above average

The studio behind classic first-person shooters "Wolfenstein 3D," "Doom" and "Quake" has released its first new franchise in over a decade. While "Rage" is technical marvel and certainly a decent game, it's hard not to come away a little disappointed, given id Software's pedigree.

By | October 14th, 2011|1 Comment

Review: Dead Island a toad prince

You'll find a lot to love in Techland's zombie-filled fusion of open-world role-playing game and visceral, first-person slaughterfest, provided you can overlook its numerous warts.

By | September 22nd, 2011|0 Comments