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Update: Best of Black Friday deals

Friday, at 2:11 by

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 »

Games of the half-year

Wednesday, at 1:21 by

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 last week (June 6-12)

Sunday, at 5:22 by

I crammed in lots of “Super Mario Galaxy 2″ in advance of my review that ran in Friday’s paper, managed my weekly couple of hours of Borderlands and sampled a few other titles. Now, it’s time to pack for my trip to E3.… Read More »

What to play this weekend (May 21-23)

Saturday, at 4:44 by

All right, there’s been a lot of good stuff in the past two weeks, so I’ll just cut to the chase. I hit a lot of the major releases here, but I’ll still mention ‘em here briefly. “Super Mario Galaxy 2″ (rated E, $50 on Wii, due out Sunday), “Red Dead Redemption” (rated M, $60 on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3), “Alan Wake” (rated M, $60 on Xbox 360) and “Split/Second” (rated T, $60 on Xbox 360 or PS3): I… Read More »