I should have known,
should have known,
should have known again,
But here it goes again.
Oh, here it goes again.
- OK GO
It’s a brand new year, but the same old tune: sports gamers and righteous indignation confirmed!
In an 80-minute turnaround from rumor to confirmation, another major piece in the sports gaming picture has gone exclusive. And once […]

Though I’m a bit late to the party, I wanted to point out an excellent series that the MTV Multiplayer blog ran last week: “Women Working In Games”, written by Tracey John. This five-part series profiled women working in various areas of the gaming industry, from development to press to PR. Prompted in part by […]

We all read the stories of families being brought together over Thanksgiving by the transformative power of Rock Band. My humble suggestion for Harmonix to get that buzz going again? A free Song Pack released on December 24: “Run, Run, Rudolph“, “Jingle Bell Rock“, and “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”

I was all a-tingle for the […]

I’m sure many of you reading this are like me: the well-informed gamer whom family turns to around the holidays. Last year was counseling my sister through a 360 for her husband (including a call as she was checking out to consult on the games), and this year I’ve had some other family members ask […]

The friend of my friend is the enemy of friend’s enemy’s friend’s enemy … twice removed.
- some confused 6th century philosopher
I’m sure I botched that quote, but it’s no matter. I’m just excited for December 4th. Now that the Triple A Gameblizzard Of Ought Seven has passed, dashboard updates will be one of the […]

Though our readers are worldwide, the 5WG Collective is based in the U.S. and will be enjoying a holiday weekend full of football, turkey, and the fruits of what must be one of the greatest months gaming has offered. As a gamer, there’s a lot to be thankful for and some of it’s on display […]

Having wrapped up the single-player portion of the game last night, Call Of Duty 4 is essentially “cartoon Tom Clancy” and that unnerved me throughout the experience. While dressing up like a complex modern shooter, at its heart it is the same good vs. evil setpiece extravaganza that the series has always delivered. That simplistic […]

The PS3 is still looking for that platform defining title, and while many have tried and just slightly missed the mark, this holiday season is a retail battleground and Sony is pulling out one of its biggest development guns: Naughty Dog. Having defined the first two generations of PlayStation with Crash Bandicoot and Jak and […]

Having finally carved out enough time to complete the HALO 3 single player campaign, I am utterly conflicted. It’s the sticky issue of innovation: burdened with a generation-defining franchise, it’s no easy task to reinvent a 300 million dollar wheel. Does one mess with it’s roundness? I can’t resist the urge to damn Bungie […]

Between a bad head cold, rehearsals for a show opening next week, crushing work deadlines and a newly un-shrinkwrapped something sitting in my field of vision Scattershots is all you’re getting on this Mid-October Friday, my friends.

‘Twas HALO 2 which killed my 360. Thus, it was with great trepidation that I put the disc in […]