http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/d_esterhazy en-gb Sat, 25 May 2013 15:39:14 CDT Dishonored was one of my favourite games of 2012. I loved the stylish Victorian setting, the gothic narrative and the gameplay's combination of stealth, supernatural powers and steampunk gadgetry. The world of Dunwall, inspired by 19th-century Edinburgh and London, was immersive and encouraged... Fri, 3 May 2013 12:36:59 CDT Like many gamers, I loved BioShock and BioShock 2. These first-person shooter games took place in Rapture -- an underwater decopunk world populated by crazed genetic scientists, Ayn Rand-inspired industrialists, creepy little girl clones and the iconic cyborg Big Daddy. The BioShock games have Thu, 4 Apr 2013 12:46:24 CDT I have never been a fan of the Tomb Raider franchise. My friends and I used to call the game "Boob Raider." I was not tempted to buy games that featured a female avatar who did not own pants. But, flash forward to March 2013, and Lara Croft now owns pants. Tomb Raider is a new game by Square Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:42:20 CDT Pandemic is a Euro-style board game designed by Matt Leacock and published by Z-Man Games. Unlike most board games, it is played co-operatively with a team of two to four players. The concept of Pandemic may seem somewhat macabre. Four virulent diseases have broken out in the world and your team Fri, 1 Feb 2013 10:30:13 CST The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a fantasy role-playing game set in a massive, open-world northern medieval setting. Dragonborn is a DLC (downloadable content expansion) that provides new quests and a new map. It is currently available for Xbox 360 and will be released for both Playstation 3 and PC Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:21:08 CST Winnipeggers love their games. When the temperature drops way below zero and the wind chill brings tears of pain to your eyes, there is nothing better than staying in with a great video game or board game. Here are some of my favourite games from the last year -- all of them guaranteed to amuse Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:20:51 CST If the saccharin sweetness of holiday cheer is getting you down, the perfect antidote may be Cards Against Humanity. Cards Against Humanity is an indie card game touted as "a free party game for horrible people." Originally created as a New Year's Eve party game by a group of friends, the game Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:20:33 CST Omega is a new DLC (downloadable content) for Mass Effect 3 -- a game that combines role-playing and first-person action in a science-fiction world. Released on Nov. 27, Omega offers a new quest featuring a popular character from Mass Effect 2: Aria T'Loak. Aria is a ruthless crime boss and Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:20:16 CST Board games are all the rage these days, but it's not Monopoly or Risk, those classic childhood games, that are causing the excitement. These days, you will find young and old alike gathered around the new German-style board games. These tabletop games, also called Euro-style, feature economic or Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:19:59 CST I confess that I was drawn to this game by the word "Hollywood" in the title. Who doesn't want to train with the same fitness coach as Kate Beckinsale and Robert Pattinson? Harley Pasternak is an established workout trainer to the stars -- and a Canadian with a masters of science in exercise Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:19:42 CST