Video Games
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'Remember Me' a mind-blowing head tripJun 25, 2013 6:00 am - Amnesia is one of the most resilient plot devices in video games, from early classics like “Deja Vu” to this year's “BioShock Infinite.” It's so common that, by now, for...
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’Watch Dogs’ video game a sign of the timesJun 22, 2013 6:50 am - However, the role that seems to have captured the most buzz from the gaming community is one that’s far less fantastical but surprisingly topical: an eavesdropping hacke...
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Humanity abides in 'The Last of Us'Jun 18, 2013 6:00 am - Pop culture has shown us so many apocalypses that we all know what the real problem is going to be. It's not the feral animals, the nuclear mutants or the lumbering zomb...
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Microsoft makes pitch to gamers with Xbox One E3 presentationJun 15, 2013 8:11 am - Microsoft Corp., under pressure to generate excitement among video-game enthusiasts for its coming Xbox One entertainment console, showed exclusive, hyper- realistic tit...
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Companion apps, open worlds: 5 trends from E3Jun 15, 2013 8:01 am - LOS ANGELES — From companion apps with the power to affect gameplay to racing games where players persistently speed across virtual roads, there’s several innovations on...
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Parker, Stone talk ‘South Park’ game at E3Jun 15, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Trey Parker and Matt Stone have killed Kenny hundreds of times on “South Park,” but the video game based on their popular Comedy Central animated series is...
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'Animal Crossing: New Leaf' charms on 3DSJun 11, 2013 6:00 am - They're whiny, materialistic, gossipy and co-dependent. If they weren't so cute, I would really hate the little animal people who populate Rooty, a seaside village I ina...
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EA's sci-fi shooter 'Fuse' lacks sparkJun 04, 2013 6:00 am - If you discovered an energy source as potent as Fuse — a combination of alien and human technology that promises unlimited power — how would you use it? Would you delive...
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Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainmentMay 21, 2013 3:28 pm - REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that promises to be the one system households will need for...
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Improved 'Metro: Last Light' digs deep under MoscowMay 21, 2013 6:00 am - What are you doing after the apocalypse? Video-game creators have been asking that question for years, with results ranging from Bethesda's sublime “Fallout 3” to id Sof...