Video Games
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Pac-Man-themed restaurant opens at WoodfieldFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - On the verge of his 35th birthday, Pac-Man has a new home at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. Level 257, Wood Dale-based Namco Entertainment Inc.'s prototype restaurant...
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Grim Fandango Remastered: A witty but tedious classicFeb 16, 2015 5:00 am - Grim Fandango Developed by: Double Fine Productions Published by: Double Fine Productions Available on: Linux, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita Since it...
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Will Arnett talks new Xbox show, celebrity gaming palsFeb 15, 2015 6:15 am - LOS ANGELES - Despite a recognizably raspy voice that's been featured in everything from "The Lego Movie" to GMC truck commercials, self-professed video gamer Will Arnet...
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Game remasters give new life to old video gamesFeb 01, 2015 5:01 am - LOS ANGELES - For some video games, what's old is new again. Following last year's re-release of "Halo 2," "The Last of Us" and "Grand Theft Auto V," several other title...
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'Resident Evil': Still suffering beautifully after all these yearsJan 26, 2015 5:00 am - You hear Lisa Trevor before you see her. Her wail rises from a locked basement stairwell, more searching than threatening, but shrill enough to signal trouble. Later, yo...
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'Zelda,' 'Batman' among anticipated games due in 2015Jan 25, 2015 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Link, Master Chief, Batman and Nathan Drake will be back in action. The leading men are among the protagonists starring in totally new video game installme...
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Hollywood films draw more video game interestJan 17, 2015 5:22 am - Kabam Inc., a closely held publisher of free-to-play mobile games, acquired two Los Angeles-based developers, advancing the company's plans to make more titles based on ...
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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...