Video Games
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Zynga turnaround hinges on Dawn of Titans
Dec 10, 2016 6:16 am - Arvan is a Thor-like giant with flowing blond hair, a breast plate and flaming axes in each hand. Zynga investors are counting on him and other ferocious characters in D...
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Review: Oculus Rift Touch controllers make huge difference
Dec 10, 2016 6:15 am - The Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset debuted earlier this year to much fanfare, but it was missing something that would have made playing around in the digital world ...
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App reviews: Really Bad Chess, C25K 5K Trainer Free
Dec 10, 2016 6:11 am - Really Bad Chess Really Bad Chess is an engaging and wacky version of the classic game, which assigns players a random set of chess pieces. The pieces move in the s...
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WW South becoming known for winningDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - In the first three weeks of the season, Wheaton Warrenville South's boys basketball team shifted quickly from unknown to scary. The Tigers stayed unbeaten with Wednesda...
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'Dishonored 2' thrills in subtle, shadowy waysDec 04, 2016 6:15 am - Most video games are about as subtle as a jackhammer. You don't dive into "Call of Duty" or "Gears of War" with the expectation of nuanced characters or finely detailed ...
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On the eve of 'Assassin's Creed,' a look at the few decent video game moviesDec 02, 2016 5:00 am - Any list of the best movies adapted from video games is likely to be short, and even more likely to be nonexistent. A successful video game movie needs to find a happy m...
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Year's top video games satisfy fans of sports, 'Star Wars'Nov 29, 2016 5:00 am - If you're looking to put video games on your holiday wish list, we're here to help. We sorted through dozens of this year's new titles for kids and picked our five favor...
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After mastering Go, bots are learning to play StarCraft
Nov 19, 2016 6:10 am - Earlier this year, researchers' artificial intelligence beat a human in the dazzlingly complex board game known as Go. Not just once, but four times. It was a milestone ...
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App reviews: Qiktionary, Brain It On!
Nov 12, 2016 6:14 am - Qiktionary Do you pride yourself on being a wordsmith? Try Qiktionary, a game made by the same people as the British quiz show "QI," which will test your wits and y...
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'Mafia III' took a risk with a black protagonist; it's really paid off
Nov 05, 2016 7:00 am - When the developers of latest version of the “Mafia” franchise revealed their protagonist last summer, they surprised a lot of people with a very risky decision. Not onl...