Experienced Points
Dear Santa
Dear Santa, This is the 34th time I’ve sent you my wish list. I don’t know what your problem is. Admittedly, I’m not ...
Reviews
Preview: Civilization V
I am Hiawatha, chief of the Iroquois peoples. In the beginning, I built the great city of Onondaga and my people’s culture spread ...
Reviews
Review: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
If you are the kind of gamer that wants a shooter that feels like a gritty crime film, complete with colorful expletives and ...
Stolen Pixels
Stolen Pixels #211: This is Not Funny
[folder_nav][folder_nav] True story. Fun fact about me: I actually can’t grow facial hair. Maybe I just need to give it more time? I ...
Reviews
Review: Duels of the Planeswalkers on PC and new Xpac on XBLA
I’ve been playing a lot of Magic: The Gathering recently. For the uninitiated, Magic is a collectible card game released by Wizards of ...
Experienced Points
Steam Gets Civilized
Six years ago Half-Life 2 came out as a Steam exclusive. Fans of the series got a chance to figure out what the ...
Editorials
Fighting for Second Place: An Interview With Brad Wardell
The war between Steam, Impulse, Direct2Drive and other digital distribution networks is heating up. The release of Modern Warfare 2 and its inclusion ...
Editor's Choice
Steam: A Monopoly In the Making
I love Steam. How could I not? Browsing Steam for games often feels like browsing a buffet full of my favorite dishes, all ...
Experienced Points
Activation Bomb
It’s the old action scene trope: The bad guy is holding an unpinned grenade or a bomb connected to a dead man’s switch, ...