5WG is pleased to present the following article, written by guest columnist Clay T. Shaver, Senior Staff Writer at Operation Sports.
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I remember sitting in a movie theater 25 years ago and suddenly being overtaken with a craving for Reese’s Pieces. I was nine at the time, so the concept of hardcore candy-seeking was not new […]

How to make The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided:

Take Call Of Duty.
Subtract Allied Khaki, add Union Blue.
Subtract Thompsons, add Springfield Muskets.
Subtract D-Day, add Gettysburg.
Subtract best-of-class multiplayer, add The History Channel.

(That last one’s not quite a fair trade-off, is it?)
It’s no surprise that Activision has borrowed heavily from its bestselling Call Of Duty […]

I couldn’t get my hands on a PS3 today if my life depended on it - and I’m OK with that, because, honestly, the launch titles don’t thrill me, and the multi-platform releases look at least as good - if not better - on my Xbox 360 anyway — and all of them ooze with […]

When is a Halo 3 commercial not about Halo 3?
When it’s released months prior to an unspecified release, yet smack dab in the middle of the holiday shopping season.
Last night’s CGI Halo 3 commercial was developed by Digital Domain - the Hollywood special effects house originally co-founded by “Titanic” director James Cameron - and contained […]

Happy Halodays!: Last night’s HALO 3 ad was pretty fantastic. I was completely caught off guard by the quiet beginning and was on my way for a slice of pizza when it suddenly broke into the battle sequence and I realized “Ohmyheck …This Is It.” It certainly delivered, providing what comics blogger extraordinaire Dave Campbell […]

You know what I love about Burger King? They know who they are. They have decided that playing to the oxymoronic “healthy fast food” market will only ensure them a continued second place to McDonald’s, and are instead trying to do what they do best: over-the-top fast food catering to those who love calorie-stacked food. […]

In this monthly feature, the 5WG Collective will take a look at upcoming games and highlight what we’re most looking forward to over the next 30 days. As always, release dates are subject to change.

After the cornucopia that November offered, December is a bleak wasteland, as everyone seems to have shot their proverbial loads getting […]