Sam Laney
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- 'SimCity' a nice place to visit, but you don't want to live there May 6, 2013
- 'Heart of the Swarm' crafts a welcome makeover April 24, 2013
- 'World of Warplanes' already flying high March 28, 2013
- 'Antichamber': Playing puzzled in a house of madness March 8, 2013
- Latest 'Paper Mario' is a sticky mess January 11, 2013
- Geeking out at MAGFest January 9, 2013
- Our favorite games of 2012 December 29, 2012
- PC gaming leaps to TV December 21, 2012
- Holiday rush December 19, 2012
- Fall diversions November 10, 2012
- ‘XCOM’ revives turn-based gaming November 10, 2012
- No coddling, no mercy November 3, 2012
- King Mario's Midas touch August 30, 2012
- Revamped 'Counter-Strike' stale as it stays the course August 30, 2012
- Hands-on with the WiiU July 7, 2012
- WiiU preview: Hands-on with ‘Game & Wario' July 6, 2012
- WiiU preview: Hands-on with ‘ZombiU' July 6, 2012
- WiiU preview: Hands-on with ‘Pikmin 3' July 6, 2012
- WiiU preview: Hands-on with ‘WiiFit U' July 6, 2012
- WiiU preview: Hands-on with ‘Nintendo Land’ July 6, 2012
- What's up with that U? July 6, 2012
- Diablo III: The post-release rush May 25, 2012
- 'Diablo III': Devilish fun with the Lord of Terror May 24, 2012
- World of Warplanes: High flying history May 22, 2012
- Star Fox 64 3-D: How not to remake May 11, 2012
- 'World of Tanks': Grin, aim and fire May 11, 2012
- ‘Kid Icarus: Uprising’: A hand-cramping control scheme May 11, 2012
- 'Dear Esther': Dreamy game challenges convention March 28, 2012
- 'Fortune Street': Can't beat Boardwalk February 13, 2012
- Mario Kart 7: Treading over skill, luck and bananas January 14, 2012
- Cheap gamer's paradise: The Wii January 14, 2012
- 'Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword': At last, lifting our Wiimotes skyward November 26, 2011
- Taking tower defense to a higher level November 8, 2011
- PAX convention assures like-minded gamers that they're not alone September 6, 2011
- Top 5 surprises of PAX Prime August 28, 2011
- PAX Prime 2011: The geek inherit the Earth (again) August 27, 2011
- Nintendo offers strong lineup in preview of holiday titles July 25, 2011
- 'Sanctum': New twist on tower defense July 24, 2011
- 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time': 3 dimensions of fun June 29, 2011
- PSN accounts hacked April 26, 2011
- ‘Madden NFL Football’: Doesn't score March 31, 2011
- ‘Super Street Fighter IV’: Knockout effects March 31, 2011
- Nintendo makes a visual leap with 3DS March 31, 2011
- The Nintendo 3DS: Gaming’s new depth March 26, 2011
- 'GoldenEye': Stirred, not shaken, remake March 18, 2011
- Nintendo in a new dimension February 16, 2011
- Gifting and giving for gamers December 14, 2010
- 'Kirby' threads the needle; 'Donkey Kong' ups the difficulty December 10, 2010
- Tetris blocks PTSD symptoms November 16, 2010
- Disabled vets may want to wait to Kinect November 5, 2010
- Playing with yarn and bananas October 29, 2010
- 'Civilization V': On a slow burn to rule the world October 22, 2010
- ‘Swords’: Don’t even touch it with a stick October 22, 2010
- 'Spider-Man': Spinning something great in 4 dimensions October 13, 2010
- 'R.U.S.E.' offers WWII strategy with a twist September 24, 2010
- 'Metroid: Other M’: Sci-fi series reborn August 31, 2010
- ‘Alien Swarm’thrills for free August 24, 2010
- ‘StarCraft II’ features thrilling sci-fi battles August 4, 2010
- 'Sin & Punishment' is good & fun July 8, 2010
- 'Green Day: Rock Band': Group's fans will enjoy latest version of rhythm game June 30, 2010
Sam Laney joined Stars and Stripes’ in 2007 as a copy/layout editor, and slowly convinced upper management to support his video game habit. Since then, he’s added game reviews and previews to his list of duties and moved on to the iPad. He covers PC and Nintendo systems.
Contact
Phone: 202-761-0792
laney.sam@stripes.com
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