Video Games
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App review: Food Network in the Kitchen, Ninja UpAug 02, 2014 7:33 am - Food Network in the Kitchen We could all use a little more inspiration in the kitchen, whether we're master chefs or amateurs struggling to boil water. The Food Net...
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App Reviews: Jetpack Joyride, MindlyJul 26, 2014 7:27 am - Jetpack Joyride You don't need a lot of time to understand Jetpack Joyride. That doesn't mean that you won't spend a lot of time playing it. This infinite side-scro...
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Weaver, 'Alien' cast reprising roles in new gameJul 10, 2014 5:30 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Sigourney Weaver and the cast of "Alien" are virtually returning to the starship Nostromo. The actress who portrayed unflappable officer Ellen Ri...
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'Valiant Hearts' a grim WWI tributeJul 08, 2014 5:45 am - The 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I has been relatively subdued, without much of the ceremony one would expect around such a historic date. Oddly enoug...
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Anime Midwest in Rosemont home to the fantasticalJul 06, 2014 7:00 am - At this weekend's Anime Midwest convention in Rosemont, Lisle resident Kamal Khan towers above the grade-school boys dressed in Pokemon costumes, the sword-wielding toug...
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Nintendo's 'Tomodachi' colorful but dullJun 24, 2014 5:45 am - Japanese imports have a mixed record of success in the United States. Sure, Americans love karaoke and Hello Kitty. Sumo wrestling and fugu, not so much. So while Ninten...
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Why are video action games such a dude fest?Jun 22, 2014 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Where the ladies at? At last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, video game developers hyped upcoming titles featuring super-soldiers, assassins, bank ro...
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'EA Sports UFC' a respectable first round for EAJun 20, 2014 5:30 am - LOS ANGELES — After the closure of “UFC Undisputed” publisher THQ, it's been a few years since gamers have been able to set foot in the virtual octagon of the most famou...
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University offers scholarships for slaying video game foesJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - Note to parents: All those hours your kids spend blazing a trail of destruction in video games may not be a complete waste of time, after all. A small private university...
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Lombard board to consider lifting video gambling ban tonightJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - The Lombard village board will continue discussions Thursday night about the possibility of lifting a ban on video gambling. At 6 p.m., prior to the start of the regula...