Sean Plott tends to stay at home most days. But when he emerges from his Los Angeles house, he’s a star.
“Pretty much every time I go out somewhere, I get recognized at least once,” he says. Though he says he appreciates his …
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The Last of Us E3 Preview: Violence for a Reason
After a protracted fight scene in The Last of Us, Ellie stops and shudders as she stands over a bloodied, burning corpse.
“Oh, God.”
“I know,” says Joel, a 40-something grizzled man and de facto guardian of 14-year-old …
Why the Wii U Isn’t the Dinosaur Some Are Making It Out to Be
Hey look, it’s the Wii U. It rhymes with “Wii 2,” and that probably means a whole bunch of people are going to buy one, then shelf it, just like the Wii, right?
I have no idea how well the Wii U’s going to sell, but …
Review: SteelSeries’ Simple, Durable, Dependable Diablo III Mouse
As expected, games peripheral-maker SteelSeries has released Diablo III-themed accessories for Blizzard’s uber-popular hack-and-slash. In one corner, the tamely named “Diablo III Mouse” (henceforth, D3M) — in the other, the …
Hands On with the Wii U, Nintendo’s Next-Generation Game Console
Most things about personal technology change at a relentlessly fast-forward pace that can make your head spin. Video game hardware design is not one of them.
The three major manufacturers stretch out the useful lives of their …
Sony’s E3: Games, Games, Games
No 3D glasses. Not a mention of Blu-ray. Just a footnote for PlayStation Move. Instead of the familiar kitchen sink sales pitch, Sony went back to basics and spent nearly all of its E3 press conference talking about video …
11 Things to Expect (or Not to Expect) from E3 2012
Here comes E3 2012, like Slim Pickens strapped to the world’s fattest ballistic missile, carrying a bottomless Santa Claus tote full of goodies. Don’t let the June 5-7 dates fool you: The show actually kicks off on Monday June 4, …
The 10 Best New Skyrim Mods for May 2012
Want a lantern you can wear at the hip? Bags and pouches that clip to every body part? Brighter outdoor lights? Cats, dogs or rabbits that’ll call you master? You’ll find all that and more in our pick of this month’s best new Skyrim mods
Microsoft Says Xbox 360 ‘Defying Gravity’ at 67M Sold (This Is Why No New Xbox at E3)
Microsoft executive Yusuf Mehdi moved from the company’s Online Services Business, where he was involved in MSN’s mid-2000s profit turnaround, to its Interactive Entertainment Division (overseeing the Xbox 360) last November. At …
Diablo III Review: Drop By for the Grind, Stay for the Achievements
If all you play of Diablo III is its no-cutting-in-line “normal” mode, you haven’t played the better game Blizzard wants you to. That one involves epic boss fights, crafting killer gear, questing for legendary item sets and …
Delay Diablo III‘s Real Money Auction House ‘Until It’s Ready’ Blizzard
Diablo III‘s real money auction house, which in case you’re just joining us refers to a place you can use actual cash to buy and sell in-game equipment, has been delayed again, and this time Blizzard isn’t saying when it’ll be …
Diablo III: So Far, So Rolling a Boulder Downhill
For the first 20 levels or so, Diablo III is like skiing down a gently sloping hill, one you’d label whatever comes before “green” at an actual resort. You can pretty well wade into any combat situation and wander back out by …
