Video Games
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3 reasons why Microsoft buying Activision is a big deal (besides the dollar amount)Jan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - Microsoft on Tuesday announced the largest acquisition in the history of the video game industry, a $68.7 billion, all-cash deal for Activision Blizzard. If regulators a...
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Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Microsoft is buying the gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, gaining access to blockbuster games like "Call of Duty" and "Candy Crush." The all-cash dea...
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Electric Gamebox coming to Oakbrook CenterJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Electric Gamebox is aiming to become the next group entertainment evolution of the old-school video arcade or the clue-filled escape room. And suburban Chicago game...
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Widescreen: The best new movies, shows you can watch at home in JanuaryJan 06, 2022 5:00 am - The snow has arrived, the holidays are over, and our unwelcome viral friend still won't leave. Luckily, there are plenty of new offerings coming to our televisions and m...
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NFL: Legendary coach, broadcaster John Madden dead at 85Dec 28, 2021 12:00 am - John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decade...
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Widescreen: Lessons learned one year into the new era of PlayStation, XboxNov 04, 2021 6:00 am - We are one year into the next generation of Sony and Microsoft video game consoles, which means we should be calling it the current generation - except that most fans of...
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You don't have to be a wizard to enjoy Pinball Expo 2021Oct 25, 2021 11:00 pm - Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running pinball exposition in the world, Pinball Expo 2021 is returning for its 37th Annual Pinball Show....
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Video gaming arena chain first launched in U.K. coming to SchaumburgSep 27, 2021 1:00 am - Belong Gaming, a British-launched chain of video and computer gaming arenas, will open a location at Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg as part of the company's expansio...
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China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a weekAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regu...
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Candace Parker to be first woman on cover of NBA 2K gameJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - Candace Parker grew up playing video games, and now she'll be the first female basketball player on the cover of one. The Chicago Sky star will appear on the NBA 2K22 co...