When I complained on Twitter about how exactly lacking in imagination I discovered the suggested user levels to become, Joystiq’s Ben Gilbert quickly recommended several levels for me to try. They weren’t terrible, however i had the same knowledge about them that I had with many of the rest: an initial burst of “Oh, cool!” [...]

Before I say anything else about Mass Effect 2, I’ll say this: I played the whole thing. I can’t say the same about many games, especially those that nobody is paying me to play. All told, it took just under 30 hours. I explored every star system I could get to. I completed every mission [...]

After 14 years, what’s another little while to wait for my overview of Duke Nukem Forever. I tried something quite different this time, writing like a credulous fanboy in an alternate universe by which DNF was released more or less promptly. I think it’s pretty funny, but I’m never the very best judge of my [...]

Above: Garcia Fucking Hotspur.  With the fall review season under way, I’ve done the only logical thing and devoted all my column space to some game that arrived on the scene in June. Pardon me if I want to share the love. I result in the case for Shadows among those litmus test games — [...]