Video Games
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Metamorphosing beast center-stage in new PS4 gameNov 05, 2013 4:45 am - TOKYO — Knack was created to be the perfect beast to show off the spectacularly vamped up visual powers of the PlayStation 4 game console. The hero of the game, which is...
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'Call of Duty' has new dog but old tricksNov 04, 2013 10:00 pm - “Call of Duty” adds a new dog but trots out mostly old tricks in the latest installment of the first-person shooter franchise. Much was made of players' new canine compa...
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'Assassin's Creed IV' a swashbuckling rompNov 03, 2013 10:00 pm - Pirates have gotten a bad rap in 21st-century pop culture. There are the desperate, haggard pirates tangling with Tom Hanks in “Captain Phillips.” Or the stumbling, sous...
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War at home and Middle-earthNov 01, 2013 6:00 am - Ah, autumn. A wonderful time of year. Beautiful colors, a pleasant chill in the air, warm snuggles with loved ones ... and the sounds of a million n00bs getting lit up b...
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EA Sports, Tiger cut ties on golf video gameOct 29, 2013 9:00 am - EA Sports’ popular PGA Tour game will no longer be named for Tiger Woods. The company announced on its blog that it and Woods have made a “mutual decision to end our...
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Batman's black-and-blue Christmas in 'Origins'Oct 29, 2013 5:30 am - It's Christmas Eve in Gotham City — not the merriest time to be Bruce Wayne. For one thing, he's probably had enough of the “Jingle bells, Batman smells” carolers. This ...
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New 'Skylanders' divide and conquerOct 22, 2013 6:00 am - As Activision's Skylanders franchise has exploded in popularity, more parents have asked me: Is it as cool as it looks, or just an insidious plot to separate my kids fro...
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Dog of War: Meet ‘Call of Duty’s’ new barkout starOct 19, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — His name is Riley. Unlike his squad mates in the next installment of the rabidly popular “Call of Duty” series, he’s not adept at sniping enemy combatants ...
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In 'Beyond: Two Souls' the spirit is weakOct 14, 2013 6:00 am - David Cage doesn't care if you have fun. The lead designer of “Heavy Rain” and “Indigo Prophecy” has loftier goals for his video games. He wants them to make you feel so...
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Batman set to begin again in 'Arkham Origins'Oct 06, 2013 6:00 am - BURBANK, Calif. — Ben Affleck is poised to portray a new incarnation of the Caped Crusader in a film that also features Superman. However, the developers of the upcoming...