Video Games
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Third time's a charm for new 'Saints Row'Nov 22, 2011 5:00 am - Though the original “Saints Row” was thought by many to be riding the epic crime coattails of “Grand Theft Auto,” the video game's 2008 sequel did an admirable job of be...
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Top-notch 'Assassin's Creed' puts premium on stealthNov 17, 2011 10:00 pm - In a video gaming world dominated by full-force melees and wanton firearms engagements, the stealthy approach favored by Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed" series is a welcome...
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'Skyrim' reaches new heights of adventureNov 15, 2011 5:00 am - I've explored the highest mountains and the deepest dungeons. I've killed hundreds of wolves, bandits and zombies, and been mauled by bears, trolls and giants. I've help...
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'Modern Warfare 3' is loud, flashy and dumbNov 13, 2011 10:00 pm - Activision's "Call of Duty" releases are to video games what Michael Bay movies like "Transformers" are to cinema. They're loud and flashy, they deliver state-of-the-art...
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'Ratchet' stumbles while 'Skylanders' soarsNov 08, 2011 5:00 am - YouTube Two of the most endearing #8212; and enduring #8212; critters were created by Insomniac Games. In 1998 the developer introduced the adorable dragon Spyro, produc...
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'Uncharted 3' another interactive treasureNov 01, 2011 11:30 am - It was somewhere around the sixth rooftop that I leapt from during a rollicking foot chase above the streets of Yemen that I realized "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception" is...
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'Forza 4' gets your motor runningOct 25, 2011 6:00 am - I'm not what you'd call a "car guy." I've been driving the same set of wheels for more than 10 years. The only maintenance chore I can handle myself is refilling the gas...
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'Arkham City' a crazier Batman adventureOct 18, 2011 6:00 am - Rocksteady Studios has thrown everything but the Batsink into the sequel to "Batman: Arkham Asylum" - and that's probably because the Caped Crusader has yet to invent on...
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As IPO looms, Zynga adding more ways to play gamesOct 15, 2011 5:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Zynga is adding more ways for people to play its Web games as it grooms its business for an initial public offering of stock that is aiming to raise $1 b...
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'NBA 2K12' thrives with new Greatest modeOct 11, 2011 11:00 pm - The National Basketball Association has canceled the first two weeks of its season, and there's no sign the lockout is going to end anytime soon. That's no reason for h...