Video Games
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'The Old City: Leviathan' an experiment in literary gamingJan 07, 2015 5:01 am - "The Old City: Leviathan" Available on: PC For the developers at PostMod Softworks, "The Old City: Leviathan" was conceived as something of an experiment. At stake ...
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Pac-Man-themed eatery opening soon at WoodfieldDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - An opening date hasn't yet been set for the Pac-Man-themed restaurant and entertainment center coming to Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall, but its developers now know when th...
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Nintendo designer talks 'amiibo,' 'Zelda' and 'Mario'Dec 22, 2014 5:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Shigeru Miyamoto seems giddy — and with good reason. The veteran Nintendo designer behind such landmark video-game franchises as “Mario Bros.” an...
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McCartney reflects on yesterday, today and tomorrowDec 21, 2014 6:15 am - NEW YORK - Sir Paul McCartney is 72, and only the wrinkles give his years away. Interviewed recently at his midtown Manhattan office suite, he seems as boyish and light-...
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'Smash Bros.' makes brutality adorableNov 27, 2014 5:30 am - Every few years, Nintendo rounds up its most popular characters, like Mario, Donkey Kong and Pikachu, and has them beat the daylights out of each other. It's not exactly...
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Gift Guide: Dragons, aliens, heroes for the gamerNov 27, 2014 5:15 am - Sony's PlayStation 4 video-game console has built an impressive lead over its competitors. That's good news for holiday shoppers because it has driven Microsoft and Nint...
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For video games, a trek to more exotic localesNov 21, 2014 4:45 am - LOS ANGELES - At the beginning of "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare," the recently released installment in Activision's blockbuster military shooter franchise, the player ...
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'Assassin's Creed Unity' takes a tumbleNov 16, 2014 4:45 am - One of my favorite activities in the "Assassin's Creed" games is diving off the top of a tall building into a conveniently placed haystack. I've done it hundreds of time...
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How to stop anonymous trolls from destroying online gamesNov 15, 2014 6:44 am - "On the Internet," says the iconic New Yorker cartoon, "nobody knows you're a dog." It's a joke, but it's also a problem. More venom than ever before is flowing from beh...
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Libertyville meets on gamblingNov 15, 2014 12:01 am - Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler and the village board will host a town-hall meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, to discuss and answer questions regarding video gambling...