Video games worth giving
A look at titles worth picking up for whatever types of gamers might be on your holiday shopping list.… Read More »
Update: Best of Black Friday deals
Here’s a look at a few Black Friday deals that caught my eye, the most exciting of which is Kmart’s selling “Mass Effect 2″ for a paltry $10. (Updated with more deals from Microsoft, Steam.)… Read More »
What to play this weekend (Oct. 1-3)
It’s officially fall, with “Dead Rising 2,” “FIFA Soccer 11,” “Wii Party” and a new “Guitar Hero” headlining this week’s new releases.… Read More »
Highlights from Gamescom
The European counterpart to E3 (except bigger and open to the public) has been going on in Cologne, Germany this week. The big headlines include “Mass Effect 2″ coming to the PlayStation 3 early next year and a new “Age of Empires” social game for the PC.… Read More »
What to play this weekend (Aug. 6-8)
There’s not much in the way of quality new releases this week, unless that “quality’ is forgettable. There are, however, a few sales and special offers of note. Plus a game I enjoyed gets patched to fix one of its irritating flaws.… Read More »
Games of the half-year
With the year half-over and having brought more high-profile new games than the typical winter/spring months, it’s a good time to handicap the Game of the Year race. Here’s a list of the five titles I’ve enjoyed the most this year, along with a sixth that could move up based on software patches and online play.… Read More »
What I played this week (June 27-July 3)
Every week, I recap what I’ve been playing and offer some quick thoughts. Unfortunately, the embargo on “Crackdown 2″ until 6 a.m. Monday prevents much discussion of the game that dominated my days off.… Read More »
ModNation Racers review
At its best, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable exclusive “ModNation Racers” is a worthy challenger to the “Mario Kart” throne. With fast, arcadey kart racing, a cute art style and an impressive box of tools for creating custom racers, karts and tracks and sharing them online, it ups the ante for an entire genre. Diehard fans of Nintendo’s classic series might find that the infinite possibilities for customization keep them from ever going back to their original love, especially given… Read More »
What I played last week (June 20-26)
Before you read my recap of last week, get over to Steam before their sale on downloadable PC games ends.… Read More »
What I played last week (June 13-19)
If I don’t include what I played at E3, there’s not much to talk about, so I’ll quickly run down everything I played at the show in a big giant list at the end.… Read More »