Video Games

Growing Up Gamer brings world-record video game collector to speak in Aurora

In just more than forty years, video games have evolved from technological novelty to cultural staple. That transformation is chronicled in the Aurora History Museum's "Growing Up Gamer", a look back at the history of video games as home entertainment that documents not just gaming's origins but its ... More >>

From Resident Evil to Need for Speed, Colorado offers a prime setting for video games

Joystick to the World

10 video games set in Colorado

Today's release date for Forza Horizon for Xbox, which takes place entirely in Colorado, got us thinking: In over forty years of video-game history, there had to have been a few other games set in the Centennial State. Little did we know, a veritable mountain of electronic entertainment has depicte ... More >>

Game On

Indie Game: The Movie explores the underground art form of brand-free video games

Marc Wilhelm has not seen Indie Game: The Movie yet, but he's already a fan. At 7 p.m. today, when the film comes to the Denver Film Center for a special presentation, he and his family will watch it for the first time -- and maybe, just maybe, the documentary will help them understand what he does ... More >>

Hands on with Nintendo's holiday lineup

​Nintendo was in town yesterday showing off some short product demos for their holiday lineup. We had a chance to sneak into the Nintendo van (which was hidden away in an alley) and get our grimy paws all over Zelda, Mario and everything else they have on tap for the November and December cale ... More >>

Charles Chaput: Denver Archbishop's attack on video-game ruling bugs Gamer Nation (VIDEO)

Charles Chaput.​Denver-based Archbishop Charles Chaput better watch out next time he plays Call of Duty online. Why? A lot of gamers are gunning for him in the wake of an editorial in which he criticized the U.S. Supreme Court for striking down a California law meant to protect minors from vi ... More >>

A first look at "The Deadliest Game," the lead video from Sole's Mansbestfriend Volume 5

Sole has been very hard to ignore recently. He's been releasing tons of content in a variety of formats for free or cheap as he's preparing for his next album in the Mansbestfriend series (due May 15), as well as a new release from Sole and the Skyrider Band (Hello Cruel World due July 19). His late ... More >>

Guitar Hero franchise overdoses and dies

​In a statement alongside it's quarterly and annual fiscal report, Activision, the company behind the Guitar Hero series, effectively put the axe on the series. Over the course of the last two years, the series has seen dropping sales due to a market that's completely saturated and an expensiv ... More >>

Activision tries to connect with consumers via 4chan, gets nothing but dinosaurs

What, no dinosaurs? Lame.​What do you get when a popular game company swallows its pride and asks the anonymous users of 4chan's video game forum why they didn't like the new Call of Duty? You certainly don't get a courteous discussion of the merits of the game along with some constructive cri ... More >>

LEGO Universe — colorful plastic's answer to World of Warcraft — is the brainchild of Colorado-based NetDevil

Better hope Santa still reads daily newspapers, kids...

A Flickr photo"Reading letters online is a lot easier than going to the mailbox -- especially when you're built like I am."​In the era before folks at daily newspapers were desperate to get anyone to pay for their product, they regularly reached out to kids -- the idea being that they'd grow u ... More >>

If the Nintendo van's a-rockin', don't come a-knockin'

David Thomas shows off the Nintendo Airstream​I got an intriguing e-mail yesterday from my buddy David Thomas, a local syndicated videogame columnist and professional contemplator of all things related to joysticks. "I am meeting the Nintendo van tomorrow at 1 if you want to come along," he wr ... More >>

No vacation this year? Nintendo wants to help

Photo by JohntexNintendo wants to take you here, via the Wii​Since you probably can't afford that getaway to a remote beach this year, how about the next best thing: video games. In this case, Wii Sports Resort, which is coming to Southwest Plaza, 8501 West Bowles Avenue in Littleton (www.sout ... More >>

"Ghetto Golf:" The new title from a Tony! Toni! Tone! singer's Denver-based videogame company

Raphael Saadiq, ghetto golfer. So this is ... odd. Raphael Saadiq, a former singer from Tony! Toni! Tone! -- the California R&B group that serenaded most of my middle-school-dance makeout sessions -- apparently has a Denver-based videogame company called Illfonic. And that company has apparently cr ... More >>

The latest games from Nintendo prepare to rock the holidays.

Game On

Blast Works makes blowing stuff up DIY-friendly

Empty Castle

Castle of Shikigami III tests the bounds of Wii loyalty

Direct to Video Game

The king of Hollywood takes on the small screen.

Still Lapping It Up

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

Undead on Arrival

House of the Dead returns for the Wii, stiff as ever.

Paging Freaks

Guinness writes the book on gaming, but doesn't shatter any records.

Keep Dreaming

NiGHTS' second coming feels more like a first draft.

Gaming's Greatest Hits

A look back at the best of 2007.

The New Face of Evil

Call of Duty 4 might hit a little too close to home.

Wii the People

Video games have grown up. I haven’t.

Big Bang for Your Buck

It’s five great games for $60. Shoot first and ask questions later.

Hype Machine

Does Halo 3 live up to its billing?

Star Dreck

Alien Syndrome will alienate some, infect others.

All Class

The Wii's Big Brain Academy makes summer school cool.

Bored Games

All the beer in the world can't save Mario Party 8.

Bored Games

All the beer in the world can't save Mario Party 8.

Three's a Charm

A promising glimpse of the next Halo.

Blames, Trains and (Grand Theft) Automobiles

No Replay for Wii Play

There's not much besides an extra controller to these mini-games.

Bus-ted

Could an RTD ad for Grand Theft Auto drive kids crazy?

The Devil’s in the Details

Turning LEGOs into a massively multi-player online game.

The Legend of Leeroy Jenkins

Ben Schulz issued the battle cry that echoed across World of Warcraft.

Channel Surfing

There's more than one way to play with your Wii.

Wii Love It

Nintendo finally gets 1-Up on the competition.

Copycat Killer

Saints Row shamelessly apes Grand Theft Auto.

Next Big Things

The five biggest attention-getters at E3.

Back to the Future

The Xbox Live Arcade is a high-tech twist on the old-fashioned coin-op.

X-Man Reunited

There's nothing rusty about Mega Man X's old-school 'bots.

Enter the Dragon

Dragon Quest VIII is the biggest thing from Japan since Godzilla.

Generation Next

Microsoft's Xbox 360 fires the first shot in the next-gen console war.

Near Perfect

Perfect Dark Zero isn't a bull's-eye, but it hits the target.

Puppy Love

Nintendogs' charm will win over the most jaded of gamers.