Video Games
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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...
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Sci-fi clichés mar superior graphics of 'Crysis 3'Feb 26, 2013 5:00 am - “Crysis 3” is a gorgeous game. Its creator, the German studio Crytek, has lived up to its promises that it will set a new benchmark for computer graphics. On a state...