Video Games
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Nintendo says Wii U will launch on Nov. 18Sep 13, 2012 11:13 am - NEW YORK — Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U gaming console will start at $300 and go on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 18, in time for the holidays, the company said Thursday. A “del...
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'Papo & Yo' innovative but somewhat disturbingSep 11, 2012 6:00 am - Big-budget video games are becoming more and more like Hollywood blockbusters - plenty of spectacle, but not much room for small, personal stories. Independent game desi...
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Can ‘FarmVille 2’ save struggling Zynga?Sep 08, 2012 7:55 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Not long ago, online games company Zynga looked on pace to unseat much bigger, well-established rivals as it rode the popularity of “FarmVille,” the clic...
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'Madden NFL 13' a bold revamp of franchiseSep 04, 2012 6:00 am - EA Sports has rolled the dice on a major overhaul of its best-selling "Madden NFL" football franchise this season - and most of its gambles have paid off. "Madden NF...
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Mario's latest gold rush doesn't pan outAug 28, 2012 6:00 am - Whenever video-game companies stretch out popular franchises for financial reasons rather than creative ones, disenchanted customers call it a "money grab." It's a charg...
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Death takes a holiday in 'Darksiders II'Aug 21, 2012 6:00 am - We all know the apocalypse is nigh. Surely you've heard about the Mayan calendar coming to an end in December. Perhaps you've seen the political ads promising Armageddon...
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The beat goes on in Sony's 'Sound Shapes'Aug 14, 2012 6:00 am - The platform game abides. It may have the least appealing name imaginable - see, your character has to jump between platforms - but in recent years the genre has attract...
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EA wants its games on Windows phonesAug 13, 2012 1:30 pm - Electronic Arts Inc., the second-largest U.S. video-game maker, is in talks with Microsoft Corp. to bring mobile games to the next version of Windows as it sees the oper...
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Can an addictive video game be an educational tool?Aug 12, 2012 8:00 am - Have you heard about Minecraft, the computer game that uses virtual building blocks and teems with opportunities for creative problem-solving? Have you yet been swept in...
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Online accounts for Blizzard video games hackedAug 10, 2012 10:58 am - IRVINE, Calif. — The maker of video games such as “Diablo” and “World of Warcraft” is warning players that hackers have gained unauthorized access to some online account...