Video Games
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'Duke Nukem' a mean-spirited messJun 30, 2011 11:00 pm - There's a sequence in “Duke Nukem Forever” that's destined to be remembered as one of the all-time low points in the history of video games. It takes place in the Hive, ...
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'Rage' clamors to cure franchise fatigueJun 28, 2011 3:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Three seemed to be the magic number at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo, with "Gears of War 3," ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" and "Uncharted 3:...
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'Child of Eden' both dizzying and dazzlingJun 26, 2011 11:00 pm - The latest game to take full advantage of Microsoft's Kinect motion sensor does so with a mind-bending approach that is probably unlike anything you've ever played. “Chi...
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'Alice' returns to a twisted WonderlandJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - If Lewis Carroll were alive today, I suspect he would enjoy playing video games. After all, he was a devotee of puzzles and board games, and the twisted dream logic of, ...
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'Battlefield 3' takes aim at 'Modern Warfare 3'Jun 13, 2011 11:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Beyond the flashing flatscreens, blaring speakers and "booth babes" at last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, there was no bigger showdown at the video...
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Study: Minority youth have big media appetiteJun 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Minority youth spend more than half their day consuming media content, a rate that's 4.5 hours greater than their white counterparts, according to a Northwestern Univers...
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'Red Faction' travels the road to ruinJun 07, 2011 1:00 am - Even the most pacifistic video-game player has a favorite gun. Perhaps yours is the Lancer, the combination assault rifle/chain saw in “Gears of War.” Maybe you like the...
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Sony shows off new portable gaming consoleJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Sony Corp. on Monday took the wraps off its next generation portable gaming machine, PlayStation Vita, a touch-interface and motion-sensitive handheld that...
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Nintendo unveils new console, new controllerJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Nintendo has introduced the world to the Wii’s touchy new big brother: the Wii U. The Japanese gaming giant on Tuesday unveiled the Wii video game console ...
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'inFamous 2' a shockingly slick sequelJun 06, 2011 11:00 pm - There's no lack of superheroes on the big screen this summer with Green Lantern, Thor and Captain America receiving the film treatment. However, one of the most electrif...