It’s been such a great year for video games I could make a convincing year-end top-five list featuring only games I came nowhere near finishing. The games I did play in 2011 astounded. This year’s tops five are all worthy of being Game of the Year, but decorum [...]
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.
The Summer of Japanese Strangeness (TM) comes to an end, and I start working through my backlog.
Based on an ancient religious text about a mortal sent from heaven to capture fallen angels, "El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron" is a treat for the eyes and ears, if not always the thumbs.
Last week was dominated by "Duke Nukem Forever," but I still managed to cleanse my palette with some "Magic: The Gathering" and two-player co-op zombie games.
One of the demos I played at E3 can be downloaded right this second. If you own a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 and are a fan of games with unusual art styles, go grab the "El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron" demo.
Big titles like "BioShock Infinite," "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" and "The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim" were the highlights of my second full day on the show floor at E3.
I'm spending the week in Los Angeles, at the video game industry's annual showcase known as E3. Here's a look at what I expect to see, and what I'm most excited about.
An unusual-looking game that takes its story cues from ancient religious texts could be one of this fall's sleeper hits.
Eric Wittmershaus got a ColecoVision for Christmas in the early ’80s and never looked back. He became a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan because the Milwaukee Brewers weren’t in RBI Baseball. Email him at gamewit[at]gmail[dot]com and find him on Twitter @gamewit. Dirk Dorkelson on Xbox Live and Dirk_Dorkelson on PSN and Steam.
All it took was a half-hour in 1986 playing Super Mario Brothers on the NES to get Emmanuel Lopez hooked on video games. When he’s not gaming, Emmanuel enjoys spending time with his dogs, watching professional wrestling and keeping up his “read at least one book a month” quota. Reach him by email at emmanuel.lopez@pressdemocrat.com or elopez1882@gmail.com. Find him on Xbox Live, gamertag Allyourbase18.