Dishonored my Game of the Year for 2012
Arkane’s “Dishonored’s” open-ended gameplay helps make it my favorite game from 2012.… Read More »
Review: Picking through Mass Effect 3′s messy ending
“Mass Effect 3′s” ending, while unspectacular, isn’t worth freaking out about.… Read More »
Calendar full of promising games
Blogger’s note: This list of upcoming games I’m looking forward to appeared recently in The Press Democrat, but I held it back for publication so that I could add a few more titles I didn’t have room for in print. Now that every video game company has cleared the decks of new titles to get ahead of Christmas, gamers are catching up on three months’ worth of stellar games. But that doesn’t mean we can’t pause between sessions of “Skyrim”… Read More »
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.… Read More »
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.… Read More »
What we’ll see from 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.… Read More »
‘Mass Effect 2′ a sci-fi epic
While “Mass Effect 2″ isn’t perfect, BioWare might be two-thirds of the way through telling gaming’s greatest story. (Updated)… Read More »