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Game of the Year: ‘Dragon Age: Origins’

Despite its boilerplate medieval fantasy setting, the latest role-playing game from BioWare bests anything else I played in 2009, thanks to its carefully crafted branching dialogue, memorable supporting characters and nuanced take on morality.

By | January 7th, 2010|3 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

A great time to get started on ‘Demon’s Souls’

I just wrapped up my first playthrough of BioWare's excellent "Dragon Age: Origins" (rated M, $60 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, $50 for PC), and I knew the next two games from 2009 I wanted to play were "Demon's Souls" and "Batman: Arkham Asylum." I wasn't sure how I [...]

By | December 22nd, 2009|1 Comment

Fixing Spike’s Video Game Awards

It's hard to debate the results of Spike TV's annual Video Game Awards show when we've had so little time to play the games that won. Switching up the show's air date is just one of my ideas for making the show more relevant to gamers.

By | December 16th, 2009|0 Comments

Holiday gift guide

Holiday gift suggestions for just about every gamer on your list.

By | December 2nd, 2009|0 Comments

Black Friday ad roundup

A partial rundown of what retailers have to offer in the way of Black Friday video game sales.

By | November 25th, 2009|0 Comments

Impressions: Facebook, Twitter on game consoles

A quick look at how Twitter holds up on the Xbox 360, and at how Facebook works on both the 360 and PS3.

By | November 20th, 2009|2 Comments