Barring the invention of an ideogram, the above 12 characters express my dilemma as succinctly as possible. As a devoted fan of the series, I’m counting down to the release of Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29. The series’ reinvention on the PS2 with Grand Theft Auto III set the bar for adult storytelling […]

I’ve been fighting off the flu/cold/crud/whatever for two weeks now, and I think I finally lost the battle this morning.
Since my headache has turned my brain to mush today, I recommend that you visit The Escapist, which is a lot more than Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw’s famously hilarious and definitely not-safe-for-work rants on “Zero Punctuation”.
Even though […]

“It has been termed a national disaster, this unholy union between our children and Nintendo or similar weapons of mass destruction. The fallout has been much lamented, ills ranging from obesity to mental lassitude. If we search deeper into the rubble, we may find the greatest tragedy of all - a growing disconnect from nature, […]

Last week, I had the opportunity to visit Vancouver, British Columbia to attend a most unique community event for NHL 09.
EA Canada has been a surprisingly nimble studio in the last few years, especially in contract with sister studio EA Tiburon in Florida, as the Burnaby-based developer has been able to make momentous strides from […]

5WG is pleased to present the following article, written by guest columnist Clay T. Shaver.
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Being a slave to the cliché, I’m torn between opening this segment with the proverbial “inmates running the asylum” or “when the cat’s away” to describe my “borrowing” of Scattershots in Shawn’s absence. I figure with Drotar hard at work […]

I’m jetting off to beautiful Vancouver this morning to take part in a unique community event for EA Sports’ NHL 09.
After successful events in New York City for NBA Live 08 and in Burnaby for NHL 08, EA Canada, the game’s developer, decided that there would be an advantage to bringing certain members of the […]