Video Games
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'HAWX' takes fresh approaches to combat game
Mar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Video-game combat has come a long way since the turn of the century. In the 1990s, 3D shooters like "Doom" and "Half-Life" were aimed at the PC audience, with the occasi...
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Move over Tyler; Beatles edition of 'Rock Band' planned
Mar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Rock Band is getting the perhaps greatest rock group of all time: The Beatles. The Beatles' management said Thursday that a Beatles version of the Rock Band ...
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'Street Fighter IV' kicks it old-school
Feb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Adding a third dimension to a popular 2-D classic doesn't always work, and a "Street Fighter" installment just wouldn't be worthy of the moniker without a character on t...
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Sony's 'Killzone 2' war game lives up to hype
Feb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - When Sony announced the PlayStation 3 at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo, its centerpiece was a breathtaking chunk of footage from a game called "Killzone 2." The...
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'F.E.A.R. 2,' 'House of the Dead' deliver chills
Feb 16, 2009 10:00 pm - In the movies, the horror genre covers a surprisingly wide range of moods. At one extreme, you have all-out splatterfests like "Friday the 13th" and "My Bloody Valentine...
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New GTA, Resident Evil, F.E.A.R. highlight deluge of new releases
Jan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Real news from the virtual world: Most gamers spend the early part of the year catching up on software they couldn't get around to during the holiday glut. Maybe you've ...
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TV, movies, board games inspire games
Jan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Like so many American creations - baseball, comic books, rock 'n' roll - the video game is a mongrel art form. Literature, music, art and film all get jumbled together i...
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Nine for 2009: The best in art, entertainment and eatsDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Mark your calendars. The new year has barely begun, but it's already time to start scheduling new things to see and do in 2009. Here's what's coming up: A popular restau...
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Game news: Airing grievances against 2008's worst
Dec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - With so little happening in the video-game industry this week, there's no better time to conduct an Airing of Grievances. So, in honor of "Seinfeld" patriarch and Festiv...
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Hasbro drops suit over Scrabble-clone Scrabulous
Dec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Hasbro Inc. has dropped its lawsuit against the makers of a popular online version of board game Scrabble. According to documents filed in U.S. District Cour...