Video Games
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'Defiance' merges video game with TV dramaApr 15, 2013 2:00 pm - What if you could take up swords against the Lannister family on “Game of Thrones”? Or solve mysteries with the “NCIS” crew? Or pitch an ad campaign to Don Draper on “Ma...
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'BioShock Infinite' embraces history, philosophyApr 13, 2013 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Video games are called revolutionary so frequently it's easy to forget what the word means. Irrational Games, founded and led by Ken Levine, has become one o...
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Indie sensibilities embraced at gaming conferenceMar 30, 2013 8:32 am - LOS ANGELES — It’s a time of transition for the video game industry. With last year’s launch of the Wii U, the impending arrival of the PlayStation 4 and the likelihood...
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Brilliant 'BioShock Infinite' takes flightMar 26, 2013 11:00 am - No one in video games likes taking on big political ideas more than Ken Levine. In 2007's “BioShock,” Levine and his team at Irrational Games tackled objectivism, buildi...
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'Gears' spins weak story, frantic gunplayMar 26, 2013 6:00 am - Blockbuster game franchises like Epic Games' “Gears of War” don't just fade away — even if the primary antagonist, the voracious Locust Horde, was obliterated at the end...
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'BioShock' sidekick more than a damsel in distressMar 22, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Locked in a tower lingering above a fantastical floating city, past electrical barricades and steel doors, is a curious young brunette woman in a long blue...
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Kratos is exhausted in latest 'God of War'Mar 20, 2013 6:00 am - Kratos is angry. That's all you need to know about the motivation of the durable protagonist of Sony's “God of War” series. Yes, the Spartan warrior got tricked into mur...
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'Lego City Undercover' builds fun for Wii UMar 19, 2013 6:00 am - Over the past eight years, those cute little Lego people — minifigs, as they're known — have virtually traveled to Middle-earth, Hogwarts, Gotham City and a galaxy far, ...
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Sony's rascally raccoon Sly Cooper returnsMar 12, 2013 6:00 am - It's been seven years since ring-tailed master thief Sly Cooper has headlined a video game — about three times the life span of a typical wild raccoon. The guy's been on...
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Lara Croft refreshed in new 'Tomb Raider'Mar 05, 2013 5:00 am - It's been four years - almost a generation in video game years - since Lara Croft embarked on a "Tomb Raider" expedition. The unenviable task of rebooting the well-known...