Stick Shift

You press a button; a character on the television screen jumps. You press the same button again, while the on-screen…

Some Saturdays I feel like I should start my shift with NPR's Weekend Edition theme and the dulcet vocals of its…

My drummer has this story he tells sometimes, about this one time when he was drumming in some other band, and some…

Sept/Oct 2009

Tokyo Games Show dominated this week but it didn't account for all the news. Just like this week won't account for…

Need for Speed Shift is about an apt a title as you'll find, referring not only to, obviously, its auto-racing…

Last night, Square Enix held its Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party, giving a handful of individuals a chance to…

The scene is familiar: Midway through the first period of an NHL game, and the shot knots up the score. Randy Hahn…

Time was, EA Sports' Madden franchise released on the weekend, not a Tuesday. "Madden Football Friday" predated the…

Madden football is always like a new girlfriend. You spend about four dates wondering where this is going, and then…