The two most noteworthy games in stores this week both look like they could be worth playing. Despite its movie tie-in roots, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine -- Uncaged Edition" (rated M, $60 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, $40 on PC) looks like a semi-competent hack-and-slash title, although it seems like [...]
With "Rock Band 2" having been on the market for a couple of months, the conventional wisdom has been established: It's more like "Rock Band 1.5" than a true sequel to last year's acclaimed series starter. But that thought just isn't fair. Sure, the sequel to "Rock Band" doesn't include [...]
The announcement that the Beatles have, at long last, allowed their music to be licensed for use in a video game may usher in a bold new era of "Behind the Music"-style, single-band titles. But don't count on it. The short version of the story is that MTV Games, which [...]
It won't get the ink of "Grand Theft Auto IV," but if "Fallout 3" isn't on the short list for Game of the Year, I'll smash up my copy of the game and eat it in front of my editor. The latest title from "The Elder Scrolls" developer Bethesda Softworks [...]
If you're tired of trudging every year to see "Saw Umpteen," there's a good chance you can find a scary video game that'll satisfy the same craving, and for longer. While horror has always been something of a niche genre, we're far enough into the newest generation of consoles that [...]