Video Games
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'Trials of Mana' is a perfect little escapist fantasy with simple rules and immediate rewards
May 26, 2020 6:00 am - Role-playing games can be intimidating. They involve all this math, stats and different mechanics to memorize and track. Enemies might explode into a treasure trove of n...
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6 party games you can play over a Zoom call
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Nintendo Switch is in high demand, and there aren't enough of them
May 02, 2020 6:10 am - I was late to the whole Animal Crossing thing, but a few days ago I, too, decamped for a virtual island utopia, where I can breathe fresh digital air, chase butterflies,...
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'Ms. Pac-Man' and 4 more old-school games you can play on your next-gen video consoleApr 01, 2020 11:00 pm - Perhaps these last few weeks have inspired you to try your hand at “Fortnite” on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch that your kids are hogging when they're n...
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Widescreen: 'Final Fantasy VII Remake' demo shatters most of the skepticismMar 07, 2020 6:30 am - PlayStation 4 gamers can finally own the inelegantly named "Final Fantasy VII Remake" on April 10, five years after the new version of Square Enix's groundbreaking role-...
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'The Last of Us' goes from PlayStation to HBOMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - HBO is turning to the world of video games for the latest addition to its lineup of high-profile TV series. "The Last of Us," a popular and critically acclaimed PlayStat...
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Six things we learned during the 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Nintendo Direct livestreamFeb 22, 2020 6:20 am - Eight years after "Animal Crossing: New Leaf," fans of the franchise are finally getting another mainline installment. With "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" just around t...
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6 spectacular things you can do at C2E2 this weekendFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - The biggest and best pop culture convention in the Chicago area is back a little earlier than usual this year, bringing a wide array of fun experiences to the South Buil...
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'7th Sector': An inspired sci-fi game from the point of view of a spark
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For Xbox, it's time to ditch the 'console wars' narrative