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Review: The Darkness II

The heart of the matter
Have you ever felt a rage so powerful and consuming that it seemed to be operating under its own control? That's the Darkness.
By MITCH KRPATA | February 15, 2012

Words with Friends

Failure
What the fuck?
By KARL STEVENS | February 08, 2012

Lame Games

Big Fat Whale
The worst video games you can imagine.
By BRIAN MCFADDEN | January 31, 2012

Embedded in South Portland's seven-nights-a-week bingo hall
Let's start out by sharing how inauspiciously this adventure began — on a Tuesday evening, with both of us entirely bewildered by the South Portland Bingo Hall on John Roberts Road.
By DEIRDRE FULTON AND NICHOLAS SCHROEDER | January 25, 2012

Review: Infinity Blade II

Touch the future
Nothing is better than playing a game that takes full advantage of its hardware.
By MITCH KRPATA | January 05, 2012

The games of winter

Sci-fi, fantasy, and Sony's new handheld
Despite a quiet January, this winter gives gamers much to look forward to: long-awaited sequels, promising original franchises, and even a new handheld system.
By MITCH KRPATA | December 27, 2011

Review: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The siren call
My introduction to The Elder Scrolls series involved watching a friend use the same spell over and over in a forest full of endlessly re-spawning rats, in an effort to level up his magical abilities.
By MADDY MYERS | December 01, 2011

In Providence, Pokémon perseveres

Games
Pokémon — the video-game, trading-card, and anime franchise — may have reached its high water mark in the late 1990s. But at the Rhode Island Convention Center in downtown Providence this past weekend, the 20th Century geekery lived.
By STEPHEN BEALE | November 16, 2011

Man with a load of mischief

Casinos: money and morals
According to the Maine Sunday Telegram, gambling is OK in Biddeford or Washington County, but if it happens in Lewiston, it's pure evil.
By AL DIAMON | November 02, 2011

Review: Gears of War 3

The COG's sordid past comes to light
Gears of War 3 should feel familiar. Except the female characters have guns now.
By MADDY MYERS | October 05, 2011

Our games, ourselves

Action Speaks!
Action Speaks!, the panel discussion series at Providence art space AS220, continues its fall program with a look at the rise of video games.
By DAVID SCHARFENBERG | October 05, 2011

Review: Shadows of the Damned

A new cult classic
Over the next couple of months, you'll be bombarded with ads for big-budget games.
By MITCH KRPATA | September 27, 2011

Taking gaming to the masses

Laser Orgy
Welcome to the first night of Barcraft Boston, where, a few times a month, video gamers take over the upstairs of the Greatest Bar to watch professionals battle it out in Starcraft 2 .
By DAVE BARKER | September 21, 2011

Review: Bastion

A Bastion of creativity for Xbox Live Arcade
At the start of Bastion , the Narrator feels like a contrivance.
By MITCH KRPATA | August 09, 2011

Don’t fear the sphere: The tao of wiffleball

The Sporting Life I
If you're the type of person that spent your youth perfecting that Nomahh Garciaparra batting ritual, or you still find yourself bragging about the wicked riser you used to throw in your backyard, then head to Slater Park this weekend and show your stuff.
By DANIEL MCGOWAN | August 03, 2011

Children's Party at the Museum of Fine Art

Hoopleville
The party games are a little ... different.
By DAVID KISH | August 03, 2011

Review: Child of Eden

Sensory overload
Although the list of video game auteurs is short, few would deny Tetsuya Mizuguchi a spot.
By MITCH KRPATA | July 26, 2011

Review: InFamous 2

Power out
InFamous 2 is the worst game I couldn't stop playing since — well, since inFamous 1 .
By MITCH KRPATA | June 22, 2011

Review: Outland

Inspiration meets execution
Rare is the game whose controls are so finely calibrated that the gamepad seems to vanish from your hands. Outland , a downloadable sidescroller for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, is such a game.
By MITCH KRPATA | June 07, 2011