MiamiHerald.com: Video Games http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Video Games http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Video Games 60 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:41:41 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com Video-game review: 'Grid' http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/671890.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/671890.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:42 EDT Resist, for a moment, the entirely understandable urge to penalize the Nintendo DS version of "Grid" for what it isn't and never could be - specifically, the gorgeous, blissfully intuitive sleeper that emerged from left field to become one of Xbox 360 and Playstation 3's best racing sims. Game Review: ‘Mercenaries 2' releases amidst the fire and the flames http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670614.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670614.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:26 EDT "Mercenaries 2: World in Flames" Game Informer Top 10: Top Xbox 360 games http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670620.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670620.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:26 EDT The editors of Game Informer Magazine rank the top 10 Xbox 360 titles for September: Downloadable Game of the Week: ‘The Last Guy' http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670617.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670617.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:26 EDT "The Last Guy" Game Preview: ‘Guitar Hero' goes on world tour, but the studio is the place to be http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670619.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670619.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:26 EDT "Guitar Hero World Tour" Making the call http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670618.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670618.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:26 EDT Is the iPhone the next great handheld gaming device? Blockbuster's Top 10 video game sales and rentals http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670867.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/670867.html Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:01 EDT RENTALS New video game releases http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/668646.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/668646.html Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:42 EDT The following games are scheduled for release this week, according to www.GameSpot.com. Jonathan Takiff: Price cuts coming on game systems http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/667419.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/667419.html Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:23 EDT THE GIZMO: Lower prices and more features are coming on video game systems this fall. Woods' golf limited to video game http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/662706.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/662706.html Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:52 EDT The only golfing Tiger Woods is doing these days is in video games. Blockbuster's Top 10 video game sales and rentals http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/660685.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/660685.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:23 EDT RENTALS Game Preview: ‘World of Warcraft' creators resurrect a classic http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/661444.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/661444.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:31 EDT "Diablo III" Downloadable Game of the Week: 'Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty' http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/661215.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/661215.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:51 EDT With "Quest for Booty," the celebrated "Ratchet & Clank" series ventures into new territory: episodic gaming. Media hub adds inputs to PS3 http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/661445.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/661445.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:31 EDT Nyko PS3 Media Hub+ Game Review: Tiger Woods returns with great gameplay, questionable coaching http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/661216.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/661216.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:51 EDT It seems there's always a new golf tip to learn. Just ask Larry David. The problem is that they aren't always good. Game Informer Top 10: Top September games http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/661446.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/661446.html Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:31 EDT The editors of Game Informer Magazine rank the top 10 titles for September: Video-game news: Europe's big show http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/656660.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/656660.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:33 EDT Real news from the virtual world: 'Spore' designer spills on explicit creatures http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/657406.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/657406.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:47 EDT Will Wright is not offended by the explicit monsters some folks have created using his evolution simulator, no matter which private parts they may resemble. In fact, Wright said he's been impressed with the indecent beasts spawned by a slimmed-down edition of "Spore," his much-anticipated but difficult-to-describe game. 'Wii Fit' games can separate the player from the couch http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/653628.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/653628.html Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:54 EDT Nintendo's $90 "Wii Fit" promises to use your Wii video game console to make you sweat. Hulk's long on power, short on brains http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/583853.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/583853.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:01 EDT Someone sure enjoyed Hulk: Ultimate Destruction when it was released three years ago. Edge of Reality, which delivers a product that, depending on your level of cynicism, either pays major homage to Destruction or rips it off wholesale. New Wii lets you sweat off the blubber http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/540387.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/540387.html Tue, 20 May 2008 16:29 EDT The Nintendo Wii has already done what video game naysayers said couldn't be done -- get children and adults off the couch with active games such as Wii Sports. The innovative Wii Fit takes it a step farther by creating a virtual gym in your living room that helps families incorporate fitness, as well as the escapist fun of video games, into their daily routine. GT5 Prologue: The demo that keeps on giving (sorta) http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/520224.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/520224.html Sat, 03 May 2008 22:13 EDT The long-awaited follow-up to the 2005 hit driving simulation game "Gran Turismo 4" is teased with an extended demo that serves a lot of flash but little bang. Characters, city come alive in Grand Theft Auto IV http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/516647.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/516647.html Fri, 02 May 2008 03:01 EDT Grand Theft Auto IV is all about the American Dream. An immigrant comes to this country with dreams of escaping his past and building his fortunes. But instead of finding streets paved in gold, he finds a city where hookers and hustlers work the streets and crime is a way of life and the only way to survive. Not all zombie games are created equal http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/490438.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/490438.html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:01 EDT How will you survive the inevitable zombie apocalypse? After 40 years of zombie movies, from Night of the Living Dead to 28 Days Later, your first line of defense should be clear: Don't get infected. Then run. Halo 3 is worth the wait, worth the hype http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/249801.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/249801.html Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:05 EDT The gamers stood in line for hours, from Los Angeles to Miami. Three years without a Halo fix and the day finally arrived. At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, thousands of fans rushed inside stores across the nation to reach the holy grail of video games - a copy of Halo 3. Was it worth the wait? Games releasing week of Sept. 24 http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/248649.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/248649.html Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:00 EDT The week belongs to Halo 3. Does it really matter what else is out in stores? For those few gamers without the Halo fever, CSI 4: Hard Evidence is also debuting. Games releasing week of Sept. 17 http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/241194.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/241194.html Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:10 EDT This week the Sims franchise comes to the Wii, street racing gets Juiced and composer Frederic Chopin stars in Eternal Sonata. Games releasing week of Sept. 10 http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/232885.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/232885.html Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:35 EDT Gamers are in for a tough choice this week: competing NHL titles, a promising action-adventure game for the Playstation 3 and a skateboarding simulator. Decisions, decisions, decisions.