Guitar Hero 5

This version finds Nirvana’s revered frontman singing— shudder—Bush.

But as you make your way through the platter of nirvana, you see it sitting there, streaming from the center of the potatoes and onto the steak—a long, disgusting hair...

PC vs. Console

Computer gaming has its charms.

I’ve always been a console guy. From Atari to Nintendo to Playstation to Xbox, my transition from one gaming system to the next never really included my PC...

Wii Fit

Fit to Be Tried: Two new products follow Wii Fit’s lead encouraging active gaming.

EA Sports President Peter Moore made headlines recently when he challenged President Barack Obama to take a 30-day challenge on his company's new fitness game, EA Sports Active, for 30 days.

Character Assassination

Can a game be a sequel if it has nothing to do with the original?

My eyes started to roll back in my head, and I felt a melodramatic seizure coming on. How can you have a sequel without any remnants of the original game? Rockstar did it last year with Manhunt 2 ...

The Great Escape

In a down economy, the immersive world of video games is thriving

As I stare at my account balances, I have a hard time believing that the economy is in such bad shape. In one account, I have just a little over $4.6 billion; there's about $12.6 billion in the other. And if I really get tight, I can always cash in the $3 million in blood that I have in a third.

Eight-Legged Freaky

The creepy Deadly Creatures makes perfect innovative use of the Wii.

I’m not exactly afraid of spiders and other creepy crawlies; they just give me the creeps. But I didn’t know how much they creeped me out until I played Deadly Creatures for the Wii.

Extinct Guerilla

The death of Slamdance’s games competition dates back to one ill-fated decision.

By January 2007, Slamdance wasn’t only a place for indie filmmakers to show off their wares, get a little recognition and, hopefully, catch the eye of a distributor looking to take a chance on an unknown.

Videogames | Artificial Intelligence: Madden 2009 puts a user’s knowledge'and patience'to the test.

When I think of the term “IQ test,” the name John Madden is not the first thing that pops into my head. There’s no doubt that the man has some football knowledge. But maybe it’s the okey-doke tone of his voice or the way that...

Videogames | Playing Politics: Political Machine gives you another chance to take your virtual candidate to the White House

In case you were wondering who will be our country’s next president, have no fear. You’ll once again be able to consult the mystical powers of a video game—Political Machine 2008—in case you want to know on whom to lay down a bet...

Videogames | Fit to Be Wii’d: The revolutionary platform is now your home exercise regimen

I’m starving. I’ve been waiting for my breakfast for hours but still it hasn’t come. It’s not for lack of trying, mind you. I’ve asked for it, begged for it and now I’m screaming for it. Oh, well, I guess cooking eggs...