David Wilcox
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New York man, at odds with city, arrested over wildflower patch
Auburn, N.Y., police led the man away in handcuffs. City employees then cut the wildflowers down to 6 inches. → Read More
Review: 'Control' (PS4) a phenomenon, paranormal and otherwise
It's hard to tell what you're seeing in Remedy Entertainment's "Control." In more ways than one. → Read More
'Metro Exodus' (PS4) review: A breath of not-so-fresh air
The first two games in the "Metro" series were defined by one part of the underground transportation system. → Read More
'Red Dead Redemption 2' (PS4) review: Searching for meaning
We watched a lot of westerns in the film classics course I took my freshman year at college. → Read More
'Assassin's Creed Odyssey' (PS4) review: A 'mater' of time
"Odyssey" sure is an appropriate name for the first "Assassin's Creed" set in ancient Greece. → Read More
'Spider-Man' (PS4) review: Great, greater, greatest
Spider-Man makes every superheroic thing he does look easy, and in that regard, his new video game is a lot like him. → Read More
'Shadow of the Tomb Raider' (PS4) review: Lara Croft the relic
A few hours into "Shadow of the Tomb Raider," Lara Croft comes across a towering Mayan contraption deep in the Peruvian jungle. As she looks over its gears and spokes, she remarks to herself how improbable it is that the five-story structure still stands after centuries of storms and earthquakes. Then, as Lara Croft does, she climbs it. And the thing halfway crumbles into ruin. That's because no… → Read More
'Far Cry 5' (PS4) review: The ideas, like the action, are accidental
"Far Cry 5" and its subject matter have more in common than developer Ubisoft might have intended. → Read More
'Assassin's Creed Origins' (PS4) review: Stalk like an Egyptian
Last year, I wrote that "Assassin's Creed Syndicate" was the best game in Ubisoft's stealth action series. → Read More
'Call of Duty: WWII' (PS4) review: You can never go home again
"Call of Duty: WWII" is a decent game, but a remarkably dead-on metaphor for Activision's first-person shooter series. → Read More
'Call of Duty: WWII' (PS4) review: Home again?
"Call of Duty: WWII" is an OK game, but a stunningly insightful metaphor for itself. → Read More
'Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus' (PS4) review:
Bismarck, ND (58501) Today Sunny. High near 35F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight Mainly clear. Low 18F. Winds light and variable. Updated: November 11, 2017 @ 7:52 am → Read More
Review: 'Middle-earth: Shadow of War' (PS4) juggles swords and slavery
Licensed video games tend to go wrong when they miss what their source material is about. → Read More
'Middle-earth: Shadow of War' (PS4) review:
Bismarck, ND (58501) Today Variably cloudy with snow showers. High near 30F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70%. Snowfall around one inch.. Tonight Cloudy with snow showers mainly during the evening. Some mixed winter precipitation possible. Low 26F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50%. Snow accumulations less than one inch. Updated: November 3, 2017 @ 7:52 am → Read More
'South Park: The Fractured But Whole' (PS4) review: Franchise fatigue
When your New Kid walks by the movie theater in "South Park: The Fractured But Whole," dressed as a member of Cartman's Coon & Friends superhero alliance, the ticket taker asks: "Aren't superheroes kind of played out?" The Avengers and Justice League movies creating that franchise fatigue are what motivate the role-playing action of Ubisoft's "The Fractured But Whole." Stan and Kenny's… → Read More
Review: 'Destiny 2' (PS4) reduces the grind but its gears are transparent as ever
For the most part, the success of "Destiny 2" is as simple as the fact that Bungie increases the drip. → Read More
'Knack 2' review: PS4 sequel bigger and better, but sometimes still bland
Let it be known: Knack is no joke. → Read More
The 10 best video games of 2015: 'Bloodborne,' 'Fallout 4' and more
There were no six-column headlines in the world of video games in 2015 — no new consoles — but there were a lot of games. A lot of lengthy, enormous games. And a lot of hours spent playing them. Here are the 10 best. → Read More
'Fallout 4' (PS4) review: Finding balance after the bombs fall
I'd find out that, depending on which faction you side with, there are three possible endings to "Fallout 4." But you can only choose one, live in one. → Read More
'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain' (PS4) review: Just pay attention
(Warning: Spoilers below.) Thup-thip-thup-thip-thup-thip-thup-thip. Five times, now, I had lapped the ramparts of the Yakho Oboo Supply Outpost. I came to the cliffside military base — and put about 15 of its Soviet occupants to sleep — to secure the remains of a particularly hated enemy. Surely, I thought, he'd be holed up behind a locked door or two. But I had picked every one I could find.… → Read More