Actually, Adventure, the Atari 2600 game that introduced video game Easter eggs to the popular imagination, among other things, now has its second sequel. Both were programmed by Byte Knight over on the Atari Age forums, and the latest, Evil Magician Returns II got an update on Thursday delivering a third level to the… Read… 8/26/12 11:00am 8/26/12 11:00am

Rather burnt to a crisp here, coming out of Los Angeles, and not sure I'll be playing much of anything this weekend as I recover my mental faculties from E3. There's still a lot left to say from what we saw down there, and it's hard to break out of mental note-taking, since you can't write and play at the same time. Read… 6/08/12 9:20pm 6/08/12 9:20pm

You have any idea how hard it is to get off a phone call discussing options to install a heat pump, or fire insurance discounts, or school district taxes, and then pick up Prototype 2 and pretend you're still an adult? Read… 5/11/12 10:00pm 5/11/12 10:00pm

At the University of Texas "every Friday before finals there's a thing called 'Foam Sword Friday,'" writes Austin H., a computer sciences major at the university. Students go to the university district's main drag, cross the street during a red light, and then battle it out with foam swords. Read… 5/06/12 6:00pm 5/06/12 6:00pm

Freakin' nothin' for me, it looks like. Read… 3/23/12 7:00pm 3/23/12 7:00pm

Pitchers and catchers reported today on my Xbox 360 when MLB 2K12 arrived. 2K Sports' baseball simulation will be getting the most of my attention in preparation for a review this coming week. I'm not sure I'll have much time for anything else. Read… 3/02/12 10:30pm 3/02/12 10:30pm

When I travel, I usually frontload my gameplaying, trying to pack in progress in an RPG before I leave, and then kill time with handhelds in transit. But Monday, I'll be flying to Washington. My grandfather will be buried at Arlington. Forgive me, I'm not in much of a games-playing mood right now. Read… 2/24/12 10:00pm 2/24/12 10:00pm

Last week when I was on vacation I picked up an original Xbox from a friend (some of you may have seen me Tweeting about that.) Considering the new-release doldrums we're in, this has been as good a time as any to reacquaint myself with some games I loved on that console but haven't seen since I got rid of mine back in … Read… 1/20/12 8:30pm 1/20/12 8:30pm

I have always said you don't need family for the holidays, you need family for after the holidays. This weekend kicks off the long slog to March, or April if you're really in a bad climate. For those who aren't hanging around their family, it's a good time to sink into a game and punch away at the dreariness of leaden… Read… 1/06/12 8:30pm 1/06/12 8:30pm

This is the weekend I finally get around to playing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Funny thing about picking it up today. Read… 12/23/11 9:00pm 12/23/11 9:00pm

Is anyone reading this still on campus? This was my favorite time of the year when I was an undergraduate student. I stayed at school until they threw us all out, usually going four days to a week after my last exam. There's no better lifestyle than a college town at the end of the semester. Read… 12/16/11 9:00pm 12/16/11 9:00pm

This week I rediscovered my love for DC Universe Online thanks to its "Lightning Strikes" DLC, to the point I was up at 1 am last night and swearing at the television when I couldn't connect to the server. Read… 12/09/11 9:00pm 12/09/11 9:00pm

December is a fantastic month for video gaming. First, you get about four hours of daylight, so who the hell can blame you for staying inside all day. Second, all of the major releases have hit shelves, so unless you're waiting on something for Christmas, chances are anything you want to play is already in your drive… Read… 12/02/11 9:00pm 12/02/11 9:00pm

Tuesday I fly home for Thanksgiving, so I have about 72 hours to get all the pre-holiday console gaming done that I want before those things go dark for a week. Read… 11/18/11 9:40pm 11/18/11 9:40pm

Look at you people, all happy and smiling with your "Skyrim" and your "Modern Warfare." I'm winding up my time with Super Mario 3D Land, which hits shelves on Sunday. That's right, fuck off Bowser. I'm coming to kick your ass and there's nothing you can do about it because I'm dressed like a sparkly raccoon. Read… 11/11/11 8:30pm 11/11/11 8:30pm

I don't know about you, but I feel like playing some MLB 2K11 after seeing that. Who knows what I'll feel like saying, doing or playing after the conclusion of Game Seven of the World Series tonight. Last night's epic was one of the greatest things I've ever seen on live television. Read… 10/28/11 8:30pm 10/28/11 8:30pm

Payday was last week. Payday is this week. And PayDay is a candy bar. One out of three in my household ain't bad for this weekend. I'm looking to log some time with Overkill Software's crime caper Payday: The Heist (PS3, PC). You? Read… 10/21/11 8:40pm 10/21/11 8:40pm

Another weekend, another couple days to spend on my Dark Souls obsession. As I grind my way through new game+, I find myself marveling at just how long this game is (again). Read… 10/14/11 3:40pm 10/14/11 3:40pm

The Dark Souls obsession continues into the weekend for me, as I explore the things I missed during my first playthrough of the PlayStation 3 version and invest in new game+ mode. Yes, I'm still rather obsessed. Read… 10/07/11 5:40pm 10/07/11 5:40pm

Oh, man, me and my buddy up there are going to meet up in Dark Souls this weekend, as I enter my 70th hour of playing the game that is seriously becoming detrimental to my health. Read… 9/30/11 5:20pm 9/30/11 5:20pm

Ahhh, the weekend. The perfect time to build up ones poison resistance, fight flying fire-breathing spiders and climb down the rickety architecture of Blighttown. I am, of course, talking about playing more Dark Souls this weekend. What else? Read… 9/23/11 3:40pm 9/23/11 3:40pm