knockknock.biz luggage tags. Photo courtesy of justinph. I guess it's finally time for me to level up. It was the summer of '99 when I convinced my then editor to send me on a tour of the U.S. videogame industry. When I finally returned three weeks later, my head was still spinning. I felt as though I'd seen the future of entertainment. It ...

 The Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Photo courtesy of wallyg. Are reviews primarily a consumer guide, or should they serve another purpose? Do review scores deter intelligent discussion of videogames? Is the presence or absence of a review score the only difference between a reviewer and a critic? What is the role of the reviewer when the ...

The Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Photo courtesy of wallyg.

The Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Photo courtesy of cambiodefractal.

 The Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Photo courtesy of cambiodefractal. Are reviews primarily a consumer guide, or should they serve another purpose? Do review scores deter intelligent discussion of videogames? Is the presence or absence of a review score the only difference between a reviewer and a critic? What is the role of the reviewer ...

 The Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Photo courtesy of caribb. Are reviews primarily a consumer guide, or should they serve another purpose? Do review scores deter intelligent discussion of videogames? Is the presence or absence of a review score the only difference between a reviewer and a critic? What is the role of the reviewer when the ...

The Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Photo courtesy of caribb.

 The Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Photo courtesy of tsak_d. Are reviews primarily a consumer guide, or should they serve another purpose? Do review scores deter intelligent discussion of videogames? Is the presence or absence of a review score the only difference between a reviewer and a critic? What is the role of the reviewer when the ...

The Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Photo courtesy of tsak_d.

Yesterday, we posted excerpts from Round 2 of the second annual Slate Gaming Club, featuring four journalists discussing the year in videogames. The lineup consisted of New York Times op-ed page staff editor Chris Suellentrop, MTV News reporter Stephen Totilo, New York Times games reporter Seth Schiesel, and the staff of Level Up. Round 1 was ...