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09.21.2009 10:00 am

‘Halo 3: ODST’ is better than the original

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Halo 3: ODST”
Genre: First-person shooter
Developer: Bungie Studios
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB rating: “M” for Mature
Release date: Tuesday, Sept. 22
Price: $59.99
Grade: A

Game Guy went along with the pundits who marveled at “Halo 3″ two years ago. He resisted, not wanting to parrot the crowd, but agreed that Bungee’s conclusion to…

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01.05.2009 7:44 pm

‘Halo 3′ is top Xbox Live game of 2008

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Master Chief just keeps fighting and fighting.

The first-person shooter “Halo 3,” a star on DVD in 2007, was the star of the online gaming service Xbox Live into 2008 as well, according to Live programming director Larry Hryb in an announcement on his…

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10.17.2008 8:30 am

Video game sales fall off in September

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Two schools of thought persist regarding how video game sales will respond to the recession-leaning economy.

The first says sales should remain stable as Americans opt for at-home entertainment to save money, and video games last longer and are more engaging…

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07.13.2008 6:35 pm

Not much new expected from E3

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

No big game releases coming this week; no new hardware due out, either. Just promises and speculation.

This week, gamers everywhere put down their controllers for a few days to see what comes out E3, the annual big show for gaming…

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06.29.2008 11:42 pm

The best games played on Xbox 360

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In surfing around the Web this weekend, Game Guy found this list constituting one gamer’s choice of best titles to play on Xbox 360 (One of many “best of on Xbox” lists out there, it turns out). Take a look and…

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05.26.2008 11:58 pm

Broad consumer appeal drives Wii Fit’s success

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The gaming world is changing direction, and “Wii Fit” has begun to lead the way.

After about a week of availability in the United States, Nintendo’s latest brainchild is, well, unavailable. Stores everywhere are sold out, and waiting lists are likely…

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04.02.2008 11:17 am

Wii Fit poised to become America’s best-selling game ever

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mark your calendars, folks. On May 19, gaming will change forever in this country.

That’s the scheduled North American release date for “Wii Fit,” the exergaming title now moving out of game stores in Japan like crushed ice at a frozen-drink bar.…

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01.18.2008 12:44 am

Gaming boom of 2007 echoes into 2008

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you couldn’t guess, gaming had a great year in 2007 — one of its best ever.

The one-two punch of unquenchable demand for Nintendo’s Wii console and sales of Microsoft Corp.’s “Halo 3″ super-shooter sequel helped boost game sales to a record…

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