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E3 preview: Dead Island hands-on

"Dead Island's" 5-minute E3 demo doesn't live up to its initial, emotionally engaging trailer, but its visceral combat and battles with flesh-eating zombies in the harsh tropical sun show plenty of promise.

By | June 21st, 2011|2 Comments

Dead Rising 2 and deadlines

By featuring journalists as prominent characters and requiring players to meet strict deadlines or face the consequences, the "Dead Rising" games appeal directly to this blogger's professional interests.

By | November 12th, 2010|2 Comments

Dead Rising 2 review

"Dead Rising 2" is an incisive critique of the brutality of modern entertainment, but it's not above letting its players beat zombies to death with sex toys.

By | November 11th, 2010|4 Comments

Dead Rising 2 Case Zero review

The $5, downloadable "Case Zero" prequel gives gamers a taste of what's to come when "Dead Rising 2" releases Sept. 28, but deviates from the traditional "demo" formula in a refreshing, inventive way.

By | September 8th, 2010|4 Comments

What to play this weekend (Jan. 29-31)

"Mass Effect 2" (rated M, $60 on PC or Xbox 360): For someone like me, who loves a good story, well-written characters and believable dialogue, this is the huge game this week. If you're at all interested in sci-fi role-playing games and own a gaming PC or an Xbox 360, [...]

By | January 29th, 2010|2 Comments

Getting the most out of your gift cards

Soon, it'll be Christmas morning, or less than a week after the end of Hanukkah, and you’ll have a stack of gift cards. Rather than burning a huge percentage of your haul on a $50 or $60 game like “New Super Mario Bros. Wii” or “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare [...]

By | December 23rd, 2009|4 Comments

What to play this weekend (Sept. 11-13)

This week begins and ends with "The Beatles: Rock Band." In the middle? More "Beatles: Rock Band," just for good measure. Oh, and there were some other games, too.

By | September 12th, 2009|0 Comments

Games that go bump in the night

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 [...]

By | October 25th, 2008|0 Comments