Video Games
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'Thief' delivers some unpolished gemsMar 04, 2014 4:45 am - Video games are filled with scenarios where the only solution is to blast your way out. That's why I have a soft spot for “stealth” games like “Metal Gear Solid,” “Tom C...
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Donkey Kong stumbles in 'Tropical Freeze'Feb 25, 2014 4:30 am - Donkey Kong: He jumps. He punches. He swings on vines and swims with sharks. He wears a monogrammed necktie. He's kind of boring. Still, “Donkey Kong Country: Tropical F...
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Johnson hits the track at Daytona with his eyes on the prizeFeb 23, 2014 4:45 am - Records, as they say, are made to be broken. And a major sports record could be tied this year, the one for Sprint Cup championships in a career: seven, currently held b...
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'Titanfall': 5 ways it's unlike other shootersFeb 19, 2014 4:30 am - LOS ANGELES - The Titans are coming - and they're dropping something new on gamers. "Titanfall," the much-anticipated sci-fi shoot-'em-up from Respawn Entertainment ...
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'Final Fantasy XIII' fizzles at the finishFeb 18, 2014 4:30 am - I love Peter Jackson's “Lord of the Rings” films, but even the biggest Tolkien geek has to admit that “The Return of the King” drags at the end. It's nice to say farewel...
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Not all escapist fare is for kidsFeb 14, 2014 4:30 am - Thanks to Harry Potter, "Lord of the Rings" and Hollywood's insistence that no big-budget movie be rated R, imaginative fantasy and sci-fi films have become synonymous w...
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Another way to play with LegosFeb 07, 2014 4:45 am - "The Lego Movie," a new 3-D animated feature from the makers of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" and "21 Jump Street," arrives in theaters today with an impressiv...
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'Wolfenstein': 5 ways it's being reinventedFeb 03, 2014 4:45 am - LOS ANGELES — In the upcoming video game “Wolfenstein: The New Order,” players will be doing only one thing — killing Nazis — but the creators at MachineGames, who have ...
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Super Sunday: Football funday is finally hereJan 31, 2014 4:45 am - The biggest day on the NFL calendar is here, the virtual holiday known as Super Bowl Sunday. This year's championship game, airing at 5:30 p.m. on Fox, pits veteran QB P...
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Watch the nominees at homeJan 24, 2014 5:00 am - In just a few weeks, one of this year's nine best picture nominees will win the Academy Award - and many of the millions of people watching the telecast around the world...