Video Games
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So many ways to 'Trek Into Darkness'Sep 06, 2013 6:00 am - J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek Into Darkness" will be 2013's first summer blockbuster to beam its way into your home Tuesday on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD rental, and while we may no...
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West Dundee business to focus on retro video gamesSep 05, 2013 5:15 am - An arcade that offers video games exclusive to Generation X may totally be coming to West Dundee. Owner Scott Lambert, an Addison native, says Underground Retrocade wil...
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'Madden NFL 25' takes a victory lapSep 04, 2013 10:00 am - John Madden's name has been synonymous with video-game football since 1988 — which means most current NFL players don't remember a time when there wasn't a “Madden” game...
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New channel, same 'Sunny' gangAug 30, 2013 6:00 am - New channel, same 'Sunny' gang Charlie, Mac, Dennis and Sweet Dee are coming back to Paddy's Pub on Wednesday night, but you won't find them on FX. The new season of "...
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Nintendo cuts price of Wii U game console by $50Aug 28, 2013 10:59 am - WASHINGTON — Nintendo is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of new, competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Nintendo ...
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'Splinter Cell' saves the world, sneakilyAug 27, 2013 6:00 am - What does America need to fight terrorists? Pervasive surveillance, missile-firing drones, even torture — everything's open to debate. “Tom Clancy's Splinter...
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'The Sims 4' adds emotional, multitasking SimsAug 26, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — “The Sims” are getting in touch with their feelings. The fourth edition of Maxis' successful life-simulating game will include more emotional versions of t...
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Going gaga for football seasonAug 22, 2013 6:00 am - They live for the applause MTV's annual train wreck known as the Video Music Awards airs at 8 p.m. Sunday. Those Moonman statues mean next to nothing, but the show will...
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'Saints Row IV' goes off the deep endAug 20, 2013 6:00 am - “Saints Row,” the shoot-'em-up video game franchise that debuted in 2006 as a knockoff of “Grand Theft Auto,” has always been unapologetically lowbrow and self-consc...
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'Disney Infinity' invites you to dream bigAug 18, 2013 11:00 pm - In ancient times B.V.G. (Before Video Games), here's how kids played: Take all your toys — dolls, soldiers, cars, blocks, that thing you got from a cereal box — and dump...