Email Author Chris Ward

2008 Stories by Chris Ward

• Leave It Alone

  published July 9, 2008

  Upon playing Atari's new horror/puzzle game Alone in the Dark — the newest and most hyped in the increasingly limp franchise — you... More >>

• Blast Happy

  published June 25, 2008

  The words "user-generated content" usually mean you're about to encounter one of two things: an irritating Super Bowl commercial made by... More >>

• Guitar Hero and Rock Band give new meaning to "rock and roll excess"

  published June 11, 2008

  I am absolutely dreading the arrival of Guitar Hero: World Tour. Can't even enjoy the summer. It might sound like insanity,... More >>

• Nintendo's Wii Fit ignites yet another fitness fad

  published May 28, 2008

  Somebody forgot to tell Nintendo that "strenuous indoor exercise" does not top anyone's summer fun list. This, of course, does not... More >>

• Steven Spielberg goes direct-to-video-game with Boom Blox for the Wii.

  published May 21, 2008

  Steven Spielberg may rule Hollywood, but in the video-game biz — the more profitable of the two industries, becoming more so with each... More >>

• There's more of the same in Mario Kart Wii, and that just might be plenty.

  published May 7, 2008

  This year marks the 16th birthday of Mario Kart, the landmark Nintendo franchise that consists of eight identical racing games and legions of... More >>

• Undead on Arrival

  published April 16, 2008

  If you don't remember a game called The Typing of the Dead, you're not alone. Released on the failed Sega Dreamcast system, this gory,... More >>

• Paging Freaks

  published April 2, 2008

  Guinness writes the book on gaming, but doesn't shatter any records. As a kid, I spent countless hours thumbing through a dog-eared copy of... More >>

• Fuzzy Fights

  published March 19, 2008

  Sometimes it's the terrible ideas — say, a TV show about nothing, or stirring corn into your mashed potatoes — that turn out to be... More >>

• Thinning Crowds

  published March 5, 2008

  To all the gun-toting video-game bad guys out there: Please stop standing next to exploding barrels. Seriously now. Of the hundreds of... More >>

• Dante’s Inferno Rages on in Devil May Cry 4 for Xbox 360, PS3

  published February 20, 2008

  Let's just get it out right now: "Devil May Cry" is a weak-ass name for a wicked action game. But what's in a name? In three... More >>

• Burnout Paradise Rekindles Auto Erotica on PS3, XBOX 360

  published February 6, 2008

  Long have we waited to be taken down to the Paradise City, where the girls are green and the grass is pretty, or whatever. Now, thanks to... More >>

• Guitar Hero Peripherals Getting Cheesy, Lamer Than Original (in a Bad Way )

  published January 23, 2008

  There's a point at which every fad overstays its welcome. Could it be that Guitar Hero is already just a sour note from being booed out of... More >>

• Shift Happens

  published January 9, 2008

  When I was 12, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway totally screwed me over. After visiting the famed Brickyard and eagerly paying 10 bucks... More >>