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.
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.
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.
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.
Building my PC: The gory, nerdy details
Here's a more detailed, look at how I built my gaming rig last weekend. You'll find detailed descriptions of all the parts I ordered, plus a step-by-step synopsis of what I did to put my PC together.
Got PC envy? Building your own is easy
With nearly six years having passed since the launch of the Xbox 360, PC gaming is starting to look appealing to even the most dedicated of console players. As I recently discovered, putting your own gaming rig together is about as easy as hooking up a home theater system.
E3: Quick hits on Day 1
Some quick thoughts on Nintendo's press conference, Atlus' erotic adventure/puzzle game "Catherine," Ubisoft's "Rayman Origins" and four big titles from EA.
E3: Thoughts on Day 0
On Monday, Sony named and priced its new handheld gaming device, and publishers showed off about a bazillion games. And E3 hasn't even started yet.