PlayStation 3 price cut, new model
Sony's announcement of a $100 price drop for the PlayStation 3 should signal the beginning of the end of the $400 video game console, at least until the next round of hardware.
Seeing red in “The Bigs 2”
A hitting minigame in "The Bigs 2," 2K Sports' arcade-style baseball game is sure to challenge players with red-green colorblindness, and not in a good way.
What to play this weekend (Aug. 14-16)
This week's What to Play pretty much begins and ends with the new "Madden NFL," which released Friday.
What to play this weekend, catch up edition (Aug. 7-9)
An extra long version of What to Play. Thanks to my recent computer woes and vacation, this week's installment features the highlights from the last three weeks.
What to play this weekend (July 17-19)
You'd think with kids out of school for the summer, game publishers would be flooding the marketplace with quality titles looking to capture some of that summer job dollar. But you'd be wrong. "NCAA Football 10" is the only big retail release this week. Luckily, Sony and Microsoft are filling the void with some downloadable goodness.
What to play this weekend (July 10-12)
Arcade baseball title "The Bigs 2" is the only big retail release, but a slew of new downloadable games plus a temporary sale of "N+" for $5 on Xbox Live keep things interesting.
What to play this weekend (June 26-28)
The Wii gets a first-person shooter that's said to have fantastic controls but lack heart. Over on the Xbox 360, the beta version of the Xbox Live game show "1 Vs. 100" is free to anyone with a 360 and a high-speed Internet connection through Sunday. "Fallout 3" gets another add-on on the PC and Xbox 360, and Electronic Arts rolls out the latest installment of its well-received boxing franchise.
What to play this weekend (June 19-21)
The "Ghostbusters" game with appearances from most of the original cast members looms like a colossus over the gaming landscape this week. Plus, this console generation's first "Magic: The Gathering" card game comes to Xbox Live Arcade.
What to play this weekend (May 29-31)
"inFAMOUS" (rated T, $60 for PlayStation 3): I'm itching to try out Sucker Punch's PS3-exclusive, open-world superhero adventure. For one thing, the creation of a new superhero unshackles the game's writers from the expectations of fans and the oversight of a license holder. They'll never have to hear the words, [...]
What to play this weekend (May 15-17)
"Rag Doll Kung-Fu: Fists of Plastic" (rated E10+, free on PlayStation Network through Wednesday): It's pretty hard to complain about a free game, so you might as well grab this one, which normally sells for $10. The sequel to a game from 2005 is meant to be the PlayStation Network's [...]