Video Games
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Review: A new 'Doom' is both cursed and blessed by nostalgiaMay 21, 2016 7:25 am - Before there was "Halo" or "Call of Duty," the first-person shooter video games "Wolfenstein" and "Doom" defined the trigger-happy genre in three dimensions. While the f...
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4-star 'Uncharted 4' finds brotherly love amid spectacleMay 16, 2016 6:00 am - Everyone has a relative like Sam Drake - that seedy brother (or uncle, or in-law) who shows up every now and then with a bottle of bourbon, a pack of cigarettes and a fr...
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'Space Invaders,' 'Grand Theft Auto III' hall of fame games
May 05, 2016 7:00 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A video game that allowed players to zap marching aliens with dot lasers and another that gave them flamethrowers and put them in the driver's seat in ...
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Hollywood is pushing reset button on video game adaptationsApr 30, 2016 7:19 am - LOS ANGELES - At long last, it seems Hollywood has pushed the reset button on its approach to video game adaptations. From the reviled 1993 live-action rendition of "Sup...
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Review: Nintendo's 'Star Fox Zero' crashes and burnsApr 24, 2016 7:21 am - How do you solve a problem like Fox McCloud? The vulpine aviator, sort of a bushy-tailed Han Solo, has been headlining Nintendo games for nearly two decades. And yet, he...
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'Dark Souls 3′: A worthy addition to the seriesApr 18, 2016 6:00 am - "Dark Souls 3" Developed by: From Software Published by: Bandai Namco Entertainment Available on: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One "Demon's Souls" was quite the anomaly ...
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Insomniac Games to release a trio of VR games in 2016Apr 17, 2016 11:00 pm - BURBANK, Calif. - Insomniac Games is ratcheting up its work in virtual reality. The developer best known for the "Resistance" and "Ratchet & Clank" franchises is set to ...
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Review: Trippy 'Quantum Break' marred by tiresome playApr 11, 2016 6:00 am - What would you do if you could control time? Visit the future and grab an iPhone 50? Kill a despised historical figure while he's still a baby? Carve out some time to ca...
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Dungeons, dragons and fantasy rule at CODCONApr 07, 2016 11:00 pm - This weekend you don't have to travel across realms — or even very far from home — to enter the magical worlds of warlocks, sorcerers and Druids. At College of DuPage in...
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'No Man's Sky' reaching to infinity and beyondApr 04, 2016 5:47 am - LOS ANGELES - "No Man's Sky" creator Sean Murray wants everyone in the world to know that his galaxy simulator isn't merely a ridiculously ambitious idea that's wowed cr...