Digital | ON: GAMES Oct 28, 2018
Gaming's ongoing fighting spirit
by Brian Ashcraft
There are different ways to battle — swords, guns and just being smart.
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Business / Tech Jun 13, 2018
Cloud play on the horizon in changing video game world as companies tout new technologies at E3 expo
Console-makers long at the center of the video game universe are adapting to an exploding constellation of ways to play, with the cloud looming on the horizon. Rival giants Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony remained the stars, with their Xbox, PlayStation and Switch gaming hardware respectively, ...
Digital | ON: GAMES Apr 22, 2018
Classic ways to boost new games
by Brian Ashcraft
Nintendo goes analog, "Dark Souls" remains relentless and "Gods of War" finds new mythology
Digital | ON: GAMES Feb 25, 2018
by Brian Ashcraft
'Metal Gear' is a survivor When Hideo Kojima , the creator of the original "Metal Gear," left Konami, it seemed like the action-adventure series was over. Yet here it is again — this time in the form of "Metal Gear Survive," which introduces zombie attacks ...
Digital | ON: GAMES Nov 26, 2017
Getting your money's worth in the game world
by Brian Ashcraft
The power of the Xbox One X It was an amazing sight. On the morning of Nov. 7, it seemed the impossible had happened: A sign outside the Yodobashi Camera electronics store in Tokyo's Akihabara district read "Xbox One X Sold Out." What happened? It turned ...
Digital | ON: GAMES Aug 27, 2017
Game industry vamps up classics
by Brian Ashcraft
The 'Sonic' boom Among video game fans, there's something called the Sonic Cycle — when a new "Sonic" game is announced and players get incredibly excited, and then the game comes out — with both good and bad results. With the game's uneven track record ...
Digital | ON: GAMES May 21, 2017
Summer releases: bring your A-game
by Brian Ashcraft
Stuff they don't teach at school It's May and it's virtually summer — the perfect time to play "Summer Lesson: The Hikari Miyamoto Collection," in which you tutor and hang out with schoolgirl Hikari Miyamoto. This game was released as a download last October, but ...
Digital | ON: GAMES Jan 21, 2017
New releases for wintry nights in
by Brian Ashcraft
Bring on the virtual terror New "Biohazard" ("Resident Evil" in the West) games are always a very big deal, so it's no surprise that "Resident Evil 7" is causing a fuss. "RE7" is set in Louisiana four years after "Resident Evil 6." The protagonist is Ethan ...
Digital | ON: GAMES Aug 27, 2016
Games you've been waiting a long time for
by Brian Ashcraft
An endless exploration The biggest game to land this fall is "No Man's Sky." And we mean literally the biggest. This sci-fi survival adventure title features an estimated 18 quintillion planets! The massive game is procedurally generated, meaning that data algorithms randomly create the universe, ...
Digital | ON: GAMES Jun 27, 2015
Releases that will make you re-think your gameplay
by Brian Ashcraft
Here comes a devlish re-release Hack-and-slash game "Devil May Cry 4" is getting a spiffed-up re-release. Originally for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC, this special-edition version is headed for Xbox One, PS4, and once again, PC. This time, however, the game packs a whole host ...
Digital | ON: GAMES May 23, 2015
Dystopian futures, ink-gun battles and rhythmic beats
by Brian Ashcraft
An Xbox One exclusive not to pass on Xbox One hasn't exactly lit Japan ablaze, but fans of the console do exist and they'll be happy to hear that the Xbox One is getting a Japan-exclusive game based on the popular TV anime series "Psycho-Pass." Created ...
Business / Tech Dec 26, 2014
Xbox, PlayStation game networks felled by known hacker group
Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox Live and Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Network, Internet services that video gamers use to play online, were hit by connection failures Christmas Day, with the hackers Lizard Squad claiming responsibility. The group, which took credit for an attack on Sony earlier this year, ...