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The 'Gears' Keep Turningnew

Is Gears of War the next big thing in first-person shooters?
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  12-19-2006  |  Video Games

Grand Theft Skateboardnew

Why does Rockstar Games' latest video game Bully have politicians up in arms?
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  11-22-2006  |  Video Games

Boyz in Da Rownew

It's OK for a game to copy Grand Theft Auto if it does a better job.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  11-02-2006  |  Video Games

Zombie Marlon Brando!new

OK, he's not really a zombie -- but The Godfather will let you rub elbows with him as you head out to wack people.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  10-18-2006  |  Video Games

Crime Really Does Paynew

Hitman 2: Blood Money delivers with a bang.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  07-15-2006  |  Video Games

Cops, Killers and Thugsnew

Nick Judin explains how Indigo Prophecy will make you run from yourself and how The Warriors will want you make to show them all who really owns the street.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  04-28-2006  |  Video Games

A Star Wars Game? Brilliant!new

Battlefront II is a fun but relatively unspectacular addition to the massive library of Star Wars games.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  02-23-2006  |  Video Games

Crash, Bang, Boomnew

After playing “Burnout Revenge,” I have to simply sit back and ask myself something: Why has no one thought of this before?
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  11-03-2005  |  Video Games

He Is the Night: A Review of Batman Beginsnew

After a string of boring, ugly, repetitive games, it’s good to see Batman get an interesting, pretty, repetitive game. Batman Begins -- the movie -- blows the previous films out of the water, and so does the game. But it’s not without its flaws.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  07-07-2005  |  Video Games

Nooooo!!! A Review of "Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith" for PS2new

Time after time, crappy games are released under the “Star Wars” title. Attention all designers: Slapping a popular franchise name onto your high school science project is not an excuse for a game.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  06-03-2005  |  Video Games

I Came, I Saw, I Nukednew

Strategy games are a mixed bag. But when you become good at a well-made one, you’re sure to have fun. Example: Empire Earth II.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  05-12-2005  |  Video Games

(Don't) Think Like a Snipernew

"JFK Reloaded" is not just a violent video game in extremely bad taste. There's something very different about it, something that makes it bizarrely sinister.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  12-02-2004  |  Video Games

What Went Wrong with Fable?new

Fable took four years, a huge cast and, as reported in the credits, several thousand take-out dinners to make. But the plot sounds like it took three guys, one night and a batch of “special” brownies.
Jackson Free Press  |  Nick Judin  |  11-07-2004  |  Video Games

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