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  • E3 2015: 7 highlights from Microsoft’s conference

    By on June 15, 2015

    Microsoft needed a good E3. The Xbox One is a powerful, capable console, but a high launch price pushed many prospective buyers into the waiting...

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    Review: Bungie’s Destiny

    By on September 18, 2014

    Bungie’s newest franchise is messy and imbalanced, but still a lot of fun

  • Playtime: The Most Anticipated Games of Fall 2014

    By on September 13, 2014

    Something happens to the gaming industry in Fall. In the run-up to juicy holiday sales, every major studio seems eager to push out a number...

  • 10 of the best first-person shooters

    By on May 1, 2013

    I still remember the first time I played Wolfenstein 3D. “What fresh hell is this?” I exclaimed as I gleefully mowed down marauding, bitmapped Nazis...

  • Gaming the System

    By on April 14, 2011

    In the Kodachrome memories of my youth, I'm sprawled on the brown shag carpet of the living room in front of the Zenith floor-model television,...

  • Mova Movin' On

    By on December 8, 2010

    The last word from Mova Lounge, previously Halo, at 1435 P St. NW, was owner Babak Movahedi filing for bankruptcy protection in mid-October. A new...

  • Mova Files for Bankruptcy

    By on October 20, 2010

    Babak Movahedi, the owner of the Washington, D.C. gay bar Mova Lounge, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today for the business that operates the...

  • Going Green

    By on January 7, 2010

    ''I need to stop saying Halo. It's MOVA!'' exclaims Babak Movahedi, after repeatedly referring to his own lounge by its pre-2010 name. ''It will take...

  • Here in the Real World

    By on September 9, 2009

    When word came that the nation's capital would become a part of the real world – make that The Real World – it was only...

  • Good Taste

    By on August 20, 2008

    The Halo experience, always one of lounge-cool relaxation, has since mid June added to that ambience with a hint of sommelier sophistication. With the help...

  • Miami Sizzle

    By on January 30, 2008

    DJ Oren Nizri will make his D.C. debut next week, but chances are you've already heard his deck-work. Nizri's recorded sets as resident DJ at...

  • Going to Town

    By on August 8, 2007

    Exterior of new club, Town, at 8th St & Florida Ave/U Street With nearly 20 years of experience under their belts, Ed Bailey and John...

  • Change of Scene

    By on July 25, 2007

    Ed Bailey and John Guggenmos, the masterminds behind a string of gay nightclubs and bars for nearly two decades in Washington, including Tracks and VelvetNation,...

  • Chris Pichola

    By on December 13, 2006

    Chris Pichola will be heading into uncharted waters when he steps aboard an Atlantis cruise in February to celebrate his 21st birthday -- not just...