5WG is pleased to present the following article, written by guest columnist Clay T. Shaver.
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Last week, when I mentioned my quest to obtain the ever-illusive Nintendo Wii, I remarked that I had resorted to putting Wii Alerts to work for me.  Well, just a few short days later, technology has done its job and I’m […]

I love my Xbox 360 almost like a pet - it’s fun and always ready to play… until lately.
For the last two months or so, the system freezes at odd intervals in many different games when the hard drive’s attached. Since I can’t see any reason why a sane person would ever wish to play […]

Here at 5WG, we’re talking games all the time, and as sports fans to boot, MLB 08: The Show provides us with a memorable baseball experience.
No, it’s not perfect, but after playing it almost non-stop since the game’s release on the PlayStation 3, it’s clearly more than impressive enough to have 5WG’s Mark Fossen and […]

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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At 2006’s E3 Expo, the world first learned of Nintendo’s decision to launch their new console with the peculiar name “Wii.”
Most of the industry, who assumed that the final version would hang onto the long-standing […]

Musings for a Thursday afternoon…

EGM Magazine’s current issue has a must-read article about fixing the ESRB. Now, I think that the ESRB works, assuming people pay attention to it, of course - but there’s little question about room for improvement. This insider’s perspective is a fascinating read and offers valuable insight into the inner workings […]

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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“You were never there for me, were you, mother? You expected Mike and Carol Brady to raise me! I’m the bastard son of Claire Huxtable! I am a lost Cunningham! I learned the facts of […]

Last week, the 5WG community selected tonight’s nationally-broadcast Suns-Nuggets tilt as the EA SportsDesk NBA Game of the Week.
Since EA’s site seems to have chopped off the closing sentence to that preview, I’ll post the entire preview here, as well:
“If the playoffs started today, in the Eastern Conference, the Phoenix Suns would be seeded third […]

Midnight openings at Sam’s Club? That’s when you know a game is big - “HALO sized”, as it were. I’ve also seen the signs at my local GameStops that they will open at Midnight on Sunday … in an area (Utah County) where opening any time on Sunday is exceptional enough. This is definitely a […]