Shawn DrotarEA’s making you an offer you might refuse

Posted on October 25th, 2006 in Gaming, Xbox 360, News, Opinion by Shawn Drotar

When Electronic Arts started selling Madden NFL 07 and NCAA Football 07 tutorials over Xbox Live Marketplace, I was less than enthusiastic about EA’s decision to sell what was already covered in Prima’s EA-licensed books, and felt strongly that such tutorials should have been included in the game in the first place.
Since then, EA has […]

Mark FossenReviewing The Demo: Viva Pinata!

Posted on October 25th, 2006 in Gaming, Xbox 360, Reviews by Mark Fossen

While the rest of you were assuming virtual Welsh citizenship to get your hands on the Rainbow Six: Vegas demo, I was happily downloading a Marketplace demo that didn’t require residence in a land where words are composed of random consonant strings: the “interactive video” of Viva Pinata! which was lauded as the most anticipated […]

The New Sport

Posted on October 25th, 2006 in Gaming by Guest Writers

5WG is pleased to present the following article, written by guest columnist Bryan Wiedey, administrator and sports game guru at Madden Nation.

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“By supporting them, you allow them to continue to make bad games.”
“That game is only for arcade players.”
“Everyone knows that game is trash.”
“You’re just a fanboy!”
Comments such as these have become commonplace within sports […]