Review: Picking through Mass Effect 3′s messy ending
“Mass Effect 3′s” ending, while unspectacular, isn’t worth freaking out about.… Read More »
Dragon Age II hands-on preview
Last week, I got my hands on a demo for “Dragon Age II” that will be released to the general public in a couple of weeks. Here are my impressions of what I’ve played, as well as my thoughts to date on BioWare’s more action-oriented approach to its signature franchises, “Dragon Age” and “Mass Effect.”… Read More »
What to play this weekend (May 28-31)
“ModNation Racers” fires a shot across “Mario Kart’s” bow, and PC strategy title “Sins of a Solar Empire” can be had for just $4 if you download it this weekend.… Read More »
A ‘Mass Effect 2′ side mission I’d like to see
At the end of last week, Electronic Arts and BioWare announced that those of us who bought “Mass Effect 2″ new will be getting more free downloadable content through the game’s Cerberus Network. (For the uninitiated, new copies of the game come with a one-time code to access something called the Cerberus Network, an interface used to download a handful of “free” extra missions and weapons. “Free” has quote marks around it because if you buy the game used, you’ve… 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 »
‘Mass Effect 2′s’ small universe
At times, “Mass Effect 2″ can feel a bit too much like “This Is Your Life.”… Read More »
What to play this weekend (Jan. 22-24)
After taking most of the fall/early winter off, I’m bringing back this weekly roundup of recommendations for the current weekend. At the time I stopped writing it, the feature kind of became a beast in the heart of the fall release schedule. The glut of games coming out each week was so massive that it was taking an eternity to sift through the various new releases, weekly sales and what not. I’ll do my best to stay on top of… Read More »
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 2,” you might want to make your gift card last. Most of us are scrimping and saving where we can, and why buy one or two brand new, blockbuster games… Read More »
Escaping the tyranny of Metacritic
CBS’s review-aggregating website is the go-to source for gamers to find out whether new titles are any good, but is it hurting sales of innovative, underdog games?… Read More »
On-demand console gaming has a ways to go
While it’s nice to see a growing stable of retail games available for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, the gaming industry has a ways to go before the majority of consumers are willing to pony up money to download their games.… Read More »