Last Updated: April 18, 2011 9:27am
Download any good games lately?
Download any good games lately? If you’re a console gamer and you haven’t, it’s my contention that you’re missing out big time.
Last Updated: April 16, 2011 12:00am
Gears of War ready to grind its way back
Polish your shotguns and rev up your chainsaws, gang: Gears of War is about to grind its way back into gamers' hearts. And guts.
Last Updated: April 16, 2011 12:00am
Sony Ericsson learns to 'play' nice
Like the classic and enduring mullet -- business up front, party in the back -- a new smartphone aims to appeal to productivity power users while also satisfying gamers who need to get their pew-pew-pew on.
Last Updated: April 9, 2011 12:00am
Total War, Ghost Recon square off
While Japan grapples with the most costly and deadly natural disaster in the country's history, there's some small comfort to be taken from knowing this is a nation built on a foundation of honour, discipline and intelligence.
Last Updated: April 2, 2011 12:00am
Monkeys, heroes and sorcery
The colourful, chirpy monkeys of Sega's long-running Super Monkey Ball series look as happy as can be.
Last Updated: March 26, 2011 12:00am
Nintendo 3DS has an ace up its sleeve
My favourite thing to do with the new Nintendo 3DS has nothing to do with playing games or taking photos or creating little bobble-headed Mii avatars in my own strikingly handsome likeness.
Last Updated: March 26, 2011 12:00am
PilotWings, Steel Diver show off 3D capabilities
Nintendo is sometimes accused of ruthlessly milking its successful video game franchises.
Last Updated: March 20, 2011 2:00am
'Dragon Age II' soars
Some games grab you by the collar in their opening moments, throw you into a roller coaster seat - safety bar be damned! - and take you on a ride that, while short and simple, is satisfying and immediate and accessible to everyone.
Last Updated: March 20, 2011 2:00am
'Torchlight' highly addictive
There are certain games that, upon their release, cause drastic drops in productivity and school grades.
Last Updated: March 15, 2011 12:44pm
Blood, guts and mobsters in The Darkness II
Foul-mouthed New York mobsters, heart-devouring demons and an abattoir's worth of blood, guts and freshly dismembered body parts.
Last Updated: March 12, 2011 12:00am
Vietnam War enjoying shoot-'em-up resurgence
From the Battlefield series to Call of Duty: Black Ops, the Vietnam War is enjoying something of a resurgence as a setting for shoot-'em-up video games lately.
Last Updated: March 11, 2011 8:16am
Microsoft sells 10 million Kinect devices
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it has sold more than 10 million Kinect motion-sensing game system units worldwide in just over four months, making it the fastest-selling consumer device on record.
Last Updated: March 5, 2011 2:00am
'Bulletstorm' a killer game
From Halo: Reach to Call of Duty: Black Ops to Killzone 3, the past year has seen no shortage of guns-a-blazin', sweat-a-drippin', world-a-savin' first-person shooters.
Last Updated: March 5, 2011 2:00am
Playing with guns
One of the downsides of adulthood -- the many, many downsides of adulthood -- is that playing with toys is no longer socially acceptable.
Last Updated: March 4, 2011 8:08am
Fight Night Champion's story mode scores knockout
After experiencing the memorable and thoroughly enjoyable “Champion Mode” in the new boxing video game Fight Night Champion, I find myself reflecting on my sports video gaming “career.”
Last Updated: February 26, 2011 12:00am
Motorstorm: Apocalypse good old-fashioned destruction
There are few forms of entertainment that can't be improved by some good old-fashioned wanton destruction.
Last Updated: February 24, 2011 9:30am
Nintendo 3DS - latest impressions
At a media event at Nintendo’s offices in Vancouver this past week, I was given a demonstration of the company’s much-anticipated new 3D gaming handheld, followed by some free play time.
Last Updated: February 19, 2011 12:00am
Do you know Jack?
You say you've never experienced the irreverent trivia game You Don't Know Jack.
Last Updated: February 17, 2011 12:01pm
LBP 2's creation tools a boon
An informal survey of people I know revealed that, while many have heard of LittleBigPlanet 2 and know it’s a video game with cute graphics, and that some were aware that it’s widely considered a great sequel, few understood it’s also a set of tools for creating your own video games.
Last Updated: February 17, 2011 8:29am
THQ knows Jack, ‘stacks up’ downloadable gem
Video game publisher THQ released two games last week, just a day apart, during a quiet stretch in the marketplace, between the launches of triple-A titles by other publishers.
Last Updated: February 13, 2011 1:22pm
First look at 'Duke Nukem Forever'
You wouldn't believe me if I said that I captured the Loch Ness Monster, or I've seen the alien corpses at Area 51, or I rode into work today on the back of a flying unicorn. But believe this: I have played Duke Nukem Forever.
Last Updated: February 9, 2011 7:47pm
Guitar Hero franchise shutting down
Activision Blizzard said on Wednesday it would it would disband the unit that makes its Guitar Hero games, citing declining popularity for music-themed video games.
Last Updated: February 5, 2011 2:00am
A history of sex in video games
As Valentine's Day approaches, we turn to thoughts of delicate romance, extended courtships, chaste cheek-pecks under a blossoming apple tree" - oh come on, who are we kidding? Let's talk about sex, baby.
Last Updated: February 5, 2011 2:00am
PSP replacement looks impressive
Amazing hardware. Stupid name.