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What to play, catch up edition (Oct 23-25, 16-18, 9-11)

What to play returns after a brief hiatus. Heavy metal adventures, "Indiana Jones"-style tomb raiding and romping around a post-apocalyptic setting with three friends are among the virtual activities you could be taking part in.

By | October 25th, 2009|0 Comments

What to play this weekend (Sept. 25-27)

"Halo 3: ODST" (rated M, $60 on Xbox 360): The latest game set in the "Halo" universe will confuse folks who are only passably familiar with the game's universe. Let's start with its ill-conceived name. See, unlike most video games with a number and a colon in the title ("Call [...]

By | September 26th, 2009|2 Comments

What to play this weekend, catch up edition (Aug. 7-9)

An extra long version of What to Play. Thanks to my recent computer woes and vacation, this week's installment features the highlights from the last three weeks.

By | August 9th, 2009|2 Comments

What to play this weekend (July 17-19)

You'd think with kids out of school for the summer, game publishers would be flooding the marketplace with quality titles looking to capture some of that summer job dollar. But you'd be wrong. "NCAA Football 10" is the only big retail release this week. Luckily, Sony and Microsoft are filling the void with some downloadable goodness.

By | July 17th, 2009|2 Comments

What to play this weekend (July 3-5)

The new release schedule is a bit light this week, but PC gamers should strongly consider downloading a massive bundle of 20 2K Games releases for a cool $54.

By | July 4th, 2009|0 Comments

‘Fallout 3’s’ downloadable do-over

SPOILER ALERT: This blog post revolves around "Broken Steel," the new downloadable content for "Fallout 3" that continues the game's story beyond its original ending. In the course of reviewing "Broken Steel," I'll be discussing the conclusion of "Fallout 3" as well as how "Broken Steel" reworks it. I also [...]

By | May 13th, 2009|1 Comment

‘Fallout 3’ review

While the popularity of the Wii and the success of music titles and online first-person shooters have helped make 2008 the Year of Social Gaming, sometimes you want to spend a few hours alone in a deep, immersive world, without sitting in an online lobby or coordinating strategy with a [...]

By | December 14th, 2008|1 Comment

New games for week of Oct. 26

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 [...]

By | October 27th, 2008|0 Comments