Gaming

Driving games have been around in one form or another at least since Commodore 64 days. What always annoyed me about them was their lack of reality. I knew how to drive. Yet, every time I picked up a joystick to try out Gran Turismo, Le Mans or Indy whatever, I’d inevitably crash.

'Dead Island' is still a fun game of zombie mayhem and the new Definitive Edition certainly looks good, but the upgrade is only skin deep.

E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, invaded the Los Angeles Convention Center and environs from June 12-16, and left craziness and delight in its wake. I’ve never been a great fan of the shoot’em up games, so I searched the humongous displays in the Los Angeles Convention Center for build’em ups. I found two: a relative newcomer, 'Farming Simulator', and the newest iteration of a classic, 'Sid Meier's Civilization'.

'Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst' offers significantly more gameplay, but at a cost, and is unlikely to inspire the same passion as the original game.

Players lay tiles to gather points and be proclaimed Architect of Rome.

'Doom' made me long continuously for the feeling of accomplishment that comes from surviving a hellish onslaught.

In the end, I enjoyed Marrakesh far more than Sapienza, but I am still unconvinced.

Aliens are lost and need help finding Earth!

Match atoms and bonds to create molecules, but watch out for the sticky fingers of other players!

Throw piles of trash at each other, and the last one standing wins.