Video Games
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Murky controls, goals leave 'WET' dry
Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Someone at Bethesda Softworks did the right math. Draft-age males play games, so a slashing, pirouetting assassin with a body rivaling that of Angelina Jolie seems like ...
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'Halo 3: ODST' has lots of firepower not freshness
Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The "Star Wars" movies should have taught all science-fiction writers a lesson: One trilogy is enough. Bungie, the developer of Microsoft's blockbuster "Halo" trilogy, w...
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'Scribblenauts' leads parade of DS gems
Sep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Apple has turned the iPhone into a popular device for video games. Sony is about to introduce the PSP go, a slick new version of its handheld PlayStation Portable. But b...
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'Scribblenauts' leads parade of Nintendo DS gems
Sep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Apple has turned the iPhone into a popular device for video games. Sony is about to introduce the PSP go, a slick new version of its handheld PlayStation Portable. But b...
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'Dirt 2' delivers jaw-dropping graphics and off-road fun
Sep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The latest driving title, "Dirt 2," represents a changing of the guard for the genre. The torch is being passed from driving legends like rally race legend Colin McRae t...
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'Beatles: Rock Band' irresistible if incomplete
Sep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - "The Beatles: Rock Band" has produced more buzz than any video game since the last "Grand Theft Auto." When Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr took the stage at Microsoft's ...
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'Guitar Hero 5' makes rocking out easier than ever
Sep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - A few suggestions for the folks who acquire the songs for "Guitar Hero": • How about a moratorium on Kiss? They were lousy when they started, and their songs haven't got...
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Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games
Sep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection ...
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'Arkham Asylum' is Batman at his best, for what that's worth
Aug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The video-game industry has defeated more superheroes than Lex Luthor could ever dream of. Superman, Aquaman, Iron Man, X-Men: All rendered lifeless by forces more focus...
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'Shadow Complex' a triumph of classic game design
Aug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - What's a gamer to do in the summer, when so few high-profile retail titles are released? I look for new challenges to download - and most of those are going onto my Xbox...