Super Mario Galaxy 2, Red Dead highlight hot month
A slew of quality new video games has the normally sleepy month of May looking a lot like October.
What to play this weekend (May 7-9)
If you've got a 360, this weekend's all about "Halo: Reach." But don't let the free beta dissuade you from checking out a handful of solid-looking handheld titles.
What to play this weekend (April 16-18)
"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction" (rated M, $60 on Xbox 360): Former covert operative Sam Fisher, on the run from his former employer, hunts for the killer of his daughter in the new overhaul of Ubisoft's popular stealth franchise. I got a chance to try this game out at Microsoft's [...]
What to play this weekend (April 9-11)
With a paucity of new releases this week, it's a great time to go back and play those old Xbox games, since Microsoft is ending online support for "Halo 2," Crimson Skies" and a host of older games on Thursday. Plus, the first two "Borderlands" add-ons show up on a retail disc, and "Geometry Wars 2" is on sale.
What to play this weekend (April 2-4)
There's not much in the way of compelling new games this week, but a handful of existing titles got compelling downloadable content.
What you should’ve played last weekend (March 26-28)
I've fallen a bit behind on these, as there've been a fair number of new releases and I've found myself working weekends. Let's get caught up, shall we? Nintendo DSi XL ($190): Nintendo's latest handheld, in stores Sunday, is simply a bigger version of the last one. If you eyed [...]
What to play this weekend (March 19-21)
If you own a PlayStation 3, this week is all about "God of War III." If not, well, there are plenty of other games to play.
What to play this weekend (March 12-14)
"Final Fantasy XIII" (rated T, $60 on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360): After nearly five years, Square Enix's flagship franchise finally arrives on the PS3 and 360. Plotwise, it's the standard fare of a band of misfits teaming up to save the world, but the gameplay has been shaken up [...]
What you should have been playing this weekend (March 5-7)
"Battlefield: Bad Company 2" (rated M, $60 on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, $50 on PC): Like its closest competitor, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," this game features a single-player campaign but is really all about the online multiplayer. The main things this game offers over its rival are [...]
What you should have been playing (Feb. 19-21)
I've been a busy lad in the newsroom over the past few days, so rather than a "what to play this weekend" post, you're getting a "what you should have been playing" post. So if you haven't been rocking "Aliens vs. Predator" multiplayer or eating delicious pie in "The Misadventures [...]