Video Games
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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...
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E3 unleashes next generation of gruesomenessJun 17, 2014 5:45 am - LOS ANGELES - Game makers at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo went for the jugular. That's not just a metaphor about the competitive spirit of the video game i...
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Winners,losers from the E3Jun 13, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - The 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo wasn't as dramatic as last year's, when Sony and Microsoft were battling for attention in advance of the fall debuts...
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Barrington 5th-grader mines success with gamer novelJun 12, 2014 5:00 am - Most elementary-age students don't see summer break as an opportunity to work on their next novel, but Jake Mayer is not your average fifth-grader. Jake's book, “A Tale ...