During the transition to the PS3/360 from the prior generation, EA Sports made a gross miscalculation in stripping many long-established modes from the new versions of its games.

I have no problems killing people in sadistic and gory ways — I’ve done everything from scalping a guy with a bandsaw to beheading parents in front of their horrified children without batting an eye — but ask me to cheat on my virtual boyfriend, and you have gone too far.

Building a championship team is one of the most befuddling jobs in professional sports. You can get everything aligned — a collection of star players in their prime surrounded by hardworking secondary players and a motivating head coach — only to watch the season unravel when a critical player goes down to injury, an off-field matter becomes a distraction, or some of the players don’t perform up to expectations.

It begins with the threads of luminescent green, weaving across the stage at Sony’s E3 2015 press conference as the lights dim. “No,” a voice inside my heart says, “no, it can’t be. They’re faking us out. It’ll be another weird spin-off. There’s no way.” But these dirty streets are familiar. “South Edge,” a map […]

Nintendo’s decision to put “Smash Bros.” on the 3DS struck me as an exceptionally weird move, even for a company that pressed its beloved characters into mortal combat in the first place. “Smash” is, after all, an over-the-top social game that’s almost as enjoyable to watch as it is to play.

I never was one for open-world sandbox games. I enjoyed the mayhem of “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City,” but I preferred structure in the form of a straitlaced RPG, from point A to B to C, with minimal diversions. And for years, Vice City was where I stopped.

By Daniel Tack | Game Informer Magazine “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare” Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC Style: 1-Player Shooter (18-Player Online) Publisher: Activision Developer: Sledgehammer Games Rating: M, for Mature After years of modern warfare, the latest “Call of Duty” takes you to a terrifying future just a […]

Normally, I’d tell you that watching someone else play a video game is, as a general rule, stupid. Why would I need to watch someone else play a game when I could just … play the game?

You may come up short of breath trying to say “Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons Super Mario Bros. Edition” aloud. The bundle, which includes an enhanced version of GungHo’s blockbuster game and a Super Mario-themed variant, is an incredible value for match-three enthusiasts, offering a pair of games that easily stand on their own.

Nearly a decade ago, Shinji Mikami and Capcom unleashed “Resident Evil 4.” The game not only revamped the series, it set a new standard for viscerally satisfying third-person gunplay.