Lou Kesten

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Lou Kesten

It's a good time to be a gamer, as studios continue to release thrilling adventures with clever stories, tight gameplay and spectacular production values. So many fine games have been released in 2011 — particularly in the last few months — that you'd need to use up a lot of sick days to catch up to them all. But there's a downside to the quality glut: The big video-game companies are taking fewer chances.

1 week ago | telegraphherald.com | Lou Kesten

WASHINGTON — I’m cruising around Bowser’s Castle with my old pal Toad. It’s not exactly relaxing, what with all the lava pits and banana peels and turtle shells littering the road. Add 23 other characters — is that a cow driving? — who are trying to get to the finish line first, and it’s chaos. The hectic, high-speed insanity of any race in the new Mario Kart World would have caused the eight-year-old Switch console to wheeze a bit.

2 weeks ago | decaturdaily.com | Lou Kesten

WASHINGTON — I'm cruising around Bowser's Castle with my old pal Toad. It's not exactly relaxing, what with all the lava pits and banana peels and turtle shells littering the road. Add 23 other characters — is that a cow driving? — who are trying to get to the finish line first, and it's chaos. The hectic, high-speed insanity of any race in the new Mario Kart World would have caused the 8-year-old Switch console to wheeze a bit.

2 weeks ago | stripes.com | Lou Kesten

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a demo package that offers an inside look at the features and tech that power the gaming experiences. (Nintendo) I'm cruising around Bowser's Castle with my old pal Toad. It's not exactly relaxing, what with all the lava pits and banana peels and turtle shells littering the road. Add 23 other characters — is that a cow driving?

2 weeks ago | bismarcktribune.com | Lou Kesten

I’m cruising around Bowser’s Castle with my old pal Toad. It’s not exactly relaxing, what with all the lava pits and banana peels and turtle shells littering the road. Add 23 other characters — is that a cow driving? — who are trying to get to the finish line first, and it’s chaos. The hectic, high-speed insanity of any race in the new Mario Kart World would have caused the 8-year-old Switch console to wheeze a bit.