Interactive films

Today, I'd like to take a moment to talk a bit about the upcoming PS3 game Beyond: Two Souls, which is the spiritual successor to Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain. In Beyond, players experience the story of a girl name Jodie and her struggle with life and the paranormal. Like Heavy Rain, Beyond looks to be a very story-centered game, but is there such a thing as too much story in gaming?

Not-so-late in the game review: Bioshock Infinite

Game title: Bioshock Infinite
Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC/Mac
Developer: Irrational Games
Release date: March 26, 2013

Late in the game review: Assassin's Creed III

Game title: Assassin's Creed III
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Developer: Ubisoft
Release date: October 30, 2012

A quarter-century

Today is my 25th birthday. While I can honestly say I feel like an adult these days, it still seems hard to believe quite that much time has passed. Besides the oddly quick advancement of the ages, the last quarter-century has treated me well. I hope I'll be able to say the same in 2048.

Late in the game review: Bioshock

Game title: Bioshock
Platforms: Xbox360, PS3, PC
Developer: Irrational Games
Release date: August 21, 2007

Late in the game review: Quantum Conundrum

Game title: Quantum Conundrum
Platform: PS3 via PSN, Xbox 360 via XBLA, PC via Steam
Developer: Airtight Games
Release date: June 21 - July 11 (depending on the platform) 2012

Late in the game review: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Game title: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Platform: Nintendo DS
Developer: Nintendo
Release date: December 7, 2009