Only the Size of My Head

The U.S. gaming scene owes a lot to The Settlers of Catan, it’s the game that really made people realize that there was more in the gaming world than Clue, Axis and Allies and Chess. The so-called “german games” genre with its emphasis on resources constraints, trading, luck and strategy makes for dynamic, intellectual play. […]

It was with considerable excitement that I heard that Bungie’s venerable classic “Marathon” was coming to the Xbox 360. Marathon was the game that made me realize that FPSs don’t have to be completely story-less, mindless shoot-um ups. When it came out my neighbors and I spent all summer playing and re-playing it. We loved […]