Video Games
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Microsoft: Live television coming to Xbox 360Jun 05, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Live television is landing on the Xbox 360. Microsoft Corp. announced plans to bring live TV and YouTube to the video game console at a press conference ki...
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Activision bets on online play for 'Call of Duty'May 30, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Activision knows it's more fun to blast on-screen enemies into oblivion with friends, so this fall it's launching an online service for its "Call of Duty" gam...
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Hard-boiled 'L.A. Noire' harbors a few cracksMay 24, 2011 3:00 am - The hard-boiled crime story has become so ingrained in our culture that most Americans know all the clichés even if they've never read a Raymond Chandler novel or seen a...
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Tennis games hit different approach shots and missMay 16, 2011 11:00 pm - For the sport of tennis on the video game console, a simple question remains: When will they get it right? Considering the latest releases “Top Spin 4” and “Virtua Tenni...
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'L.A. Noire' magnifies game actingMay 12, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Aaron Staton doesn't like watching himself on "Mad Men." It makes the 33-year-old actor uneasy when it comes time to step back in front of the boozy AMC dr...
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Once promising 'Brink' loses its edgeMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - The most appealing element of “Brink,” the new first-person shooter from the U.K. studio Splash Damage, is the blue. It's a vivid hue that provides an arresting contrast...
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'MotorStorm: Apocalypse' a rough but fun rideMay 04, 2011 11:00 pm - After weathering a confluence of real-world events, “MotorStorm: Apocalypse” has arrived in fine form. It's the third installment in the adrenaline-fueled MotorStorm rac...
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Nintendo cuts Wii price, offers cheaper gamesMay 03, 2011 11:00 pm - REDMOND, Wash. — Nintendo is dropping the price of its Wii game system by $50 to $150 and introducing a new line of cheaper Wii games. Starting May 15, the newly priced ...
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'Mortal Kombat' as brain-dead as everApr 27, 2011 11:00 pm - There are a handful of games that critics like to discuss when we talk about the evolution and maturation of the video game. “Braid.” “Red Dead Redemption.” “Mass Effect...
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'Portal 2' a blast for the thinking gamerApr 20, 2011 11:00 pm - The Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device could change your life. Imagine a tool that lets you instantaneously cross vast distances by blowing holes through the time-s...