Video Games
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New Dave & Buster's part of Westfield Hawthorn one-stop shop strategyMar 21, 2014 5:15 am - New businesses tout their bells and whistles, but at the new Dave & Buster's restaurant/arcade in Vernon Hills the pitch is literal. Besides the thumping music, visitors...
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Search for old Atari games to go on in New MexicoMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - ALAMOGORDO, N.M. - Organizers say a planned dig into a New Mexico landfill for a rumored cache of what some consider the worst Atari video game of all time is expected t...
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'Titanfall' a beauty and a beast of a gameMar 17, 2014 5:30 am - I fear I won't survive. My vision is blurred. I'm being chased by a pistol-packing militia member across the rooftops of an abandoned neighborhood. He's already shot me....
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Raunchy new 'South Park' game is sweetMar 11, 2014 5:45 am - Remember when “South Park” debuted on Comedy Central in 1997? Remember how shocking the cursing, toilet humor and black comedy seemed? Take that level of shock and multi...
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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...