Back in April, I attended an NHL 09 Community Event, which was meant as a very early sneak peek at this fall’s title. Thanks to non-disclosure agreements, I’ve had to sit on a ton of information for months while watching larger media sites get to spill most of the beans.There’s still a few things that […]

Musing for a slow-moving Monday afternoon…

The Boston Globe reports on - surprise - gaming “addiction”, specifically in the multiplayer online game World of Warcraft. “Known to be particularly habit-forming, World of Warcraft launches players on elaborate adventures in a virtual universe, often in the company of buddies that they meet inside the game. In some […]

As many of our readers know, I write some NBA content for EASports.com, specifically their NBA Game of the Week preview.
No, I’m not compensated in any way for it, save that some new readers might be exposed to 5WG - but I do love talking basketball, and with the NBA Finals tipping off tonight in […]

When Sony’s press release regarding their latest online venture - an PlayStation 3 “monthly lifestyle gaming program” called “Qore”, I had to read it twice… and then check my calendar to make sure it wasn’t April Fool’s Day.
“Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA)… announced that on June 5, 2008 it will introduce Qore(TM): Presented by PLAYSTATION(R)Network, […]

Part One of “The Mendacity of Metacritic” can be found here, and Part Two can be found here.
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Recently, MTV’s Stephen Totilo uncovered that Konami was restricting what reviewers could cover when discussing the much-anticipated Metal Gear Solid 4, including the required (and massive) 4.6 gigabyte installation and the (disputed) length of many cut-scenes within the […]

Part One of “The Mendacity of Metacritic” can be found here.
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Like Hollywood films, the launch of a game can make or break it. If the reviews aren’t good, or the opening weekend isn’t spectacular, the project is likely to be a bust. What we’ve seen in Hollywood is simple; make a film that targets certain […]