Extra Life
By Kyle Orland


High-End Games Move Beyond Button Pushing Our columnist takes a hands-on look at the new hardware on display at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo.May 11, 2006

Nintendo's 'Revolutionary' Controller Nintendo offered revolution when they revealed the controller for their next console at Japan's recent Tokyo Game Show.November 15, 2005

Expo Expository. Kyle travels to Los Angeles to report on the unique sensory overload experience of the Electronic Entertainment Expo. June 16, 2005

Gamers are People Too. A look at the gaming industry and the people who play them. June 1, 2005

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Kyle Orland
works on NPR's internal web network. In his free time, he writes snarky commentary about the gaming media on his blog, Video Game Media Watch.

Gamers are People Too. A look at the gaming industry and the people who play them.
June 1, 2005

Expo Expository. Kyle travels to Los Angeles to report on the unique sensory overload experience of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
June 16, 2005


Nintendo's 'Revolutionary' Controller Nintendo offered revolution when they revealed the controller for their next console at Japan's recent Tokyo Game Show.
November 15, 2005