Video Games
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'Max Payne 3' a cinematic masterpieceMay 22, 2012 6:00 am - Max Payne hasn't graced video gamers' screens for nearly nine years, and when we reacquaint ourselves with the former New York City detective, we find a man drowning his...
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'Diablo III' fans celebrate game's releaseMay 15, 2012 12:00 pm - IRVINE, Calif. - Fans of "Diablo III" celebrated the midnight launch of the long-awaited video game. A crowd of more than 1,500 gathered Monday night around a stage bu...
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'Starhawk' soars, with a bumpy landingMay 15, 2012 6:00 am - Here's the problem with science-fiction video games: At some point, you know you're going to run into some alien race that wants to crush humanity. From "Halo" to "Gears...
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'Star Wars,' Pixar characters boost KinectMay 11, 2012 6:00 am - George Lucas' sprawling "Star Wars" universe has always lent itself to games - even if they were as simple as pretend light saber duels in your backyard. "Kinect Star W...
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Video-game company can pursue suit against BeyonceMay 10, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A Manhattan judge says a lawsuit by a video-game developer against Beyoncé can go to trial. The decision was made by Justice Charles Ramos. The compa...
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'Witcher 2' casts a spell on the Xbox 360May 01, 2012 6:00 am - There's always an element within any role-playing game that fans of the genre will gripe about. While last year's "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" was lauded for a beautif...
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Best bets: See 'Elmo's Super Heroes' fly into actionApr 24, 2012 6:00 am - Super ‘Sesame' What's Super Grover to do when he loses his super powers? Find out when Sesame Street Live “Elmo's Super Heroes” plays starting Thursday at the Akoo ...
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Puzzling 'indie' games build mysteryApr 24, 2012 6:00 am - The goals in video games are usually well-defined: Kill the bad guys. Rescue the princess. Knock the pigs off their pedestals. But there's a whole underground movement o...
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Man takes Ubisoft to court over 'Assassin's Creed'Apr 23, 2012 11:00 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man is suing the maker of the popular “Assassin's Creed” video game series for copyright infringement and asking a federal court to stop...
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‘Halo 4’ due in NovemberApr 17, 2012 4:55 pm - LOS ANGELES — Master Chief will awaken in November. Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday that “Halo 4” — actually the seventh game in the popular sci-fi franchise starring...