POSTED // Aug 29,2007 - One advantage to this job is the occasional free title arriving at my doorstep. Because as much as I love playing video games, it sure does hurt to pay $40 to $60 for one. There are tons of free games out there, but some are just samples to get you to...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Like film studios, video game companies love to make money on sequels to blockbuster hits. If a company is lucky enough to string together a popular franchise, it’s money in the bank for them, and a major event for its customers when a new title...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - As Christmas approaches, you’re probably getting the urge to run out and buy expensive video-game consoles and all of the hottest games to make the underside of your tree look like a 1980s shopping-mall video arcade. Not so fast, Donkey Kong. The...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - As the presidential election draws near, every pundit, talk-show host and Internet geek with a poll on his Website has been taking a turn predicting who will lead our country for the next four years. But when you get down to it, it’s all conjecture...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - A lot of factors go into making a great video game—from graphics to playability to walking that fine line between making a game challenging and making it too challenging. A few weeks ago, Sega and ESPN Videogames tried to add another variable into...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - I’m waiting for you, John. I hear good things about that little game of yours and I’m not getting off my couch until you deliver Madden NFL 2005 on Aug. 9. This is the game that both die-hard and casual gamers anticipate all year. In preparation...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - I’m tired of award shows. It’s not that I’m against them philosophically, but they feature the same boring categories year after year. They need to spice them up a little. Go for the gusto. So, as I present my video game awards in the...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - Aaron Knoll would like to see Salt Lake City take a bit of a trip into yesteryear—not culturally or socially, but electronically. Well, at least in terms of video game development. The University of Utah doctoral candidate student remembers a time...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - As Utah law enforcement threatens to crack down on no-limit Texas Hold ’Em games and the new poker gambling craze is condemned by LDS Church leadership, wannabe Doyle Brunsons can still find a game if they turn to cyberspace. If you already know...

POSTED // Jun 11,2007 - The gray, raised seal stared at me like the eye of a mythological Cyclops. What was this mysterious message that found its way to my humble mailbox? A treasure map? Perhaps an invitation to a strange, remote island where a grand adventure awaits? I hurriedly...