Video Games
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'Rock Band 3' hits all the right notesOct 25, 2010 11:00 pm - I've spent so much time playing "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" over the last five years that, by now, I ought to be able to give Eric Clapton a run for his money. That's ...
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'New Vegas' a great 'Fallout' installmentOct 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The lights of Vegas have always been a draw, but for a wasteland traveler trudging around a post-apocalyptic desert, a night's rest in a luxury penthouse suite never see...
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Redbox to expand video game rental testOct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Oakbrook Terrace-based Redbox Wednesday said it will expand its video game rental test this month to include additional markets in the West, Midwest and Atlantic Coast. ...
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'Medal of Honor' no 'Call of Duty'Oct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - It's unfortunate that "Medal of Honor," the reboot of the 11-year-old military shooter franchise set in present-day Afghanistan, was banned from being sold on U.S. milit...
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Brains hard to find in zombie-centric 'Dead Rising 2'Oct 03, 2010 11:00 pm - When did zombies become so unthreatening? "Night of the Living Dead" scared me silly when I was a kid, but in movies like "Zombieland" and "Shaun of the Dead," it's the ...
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Soundgarden releases new album through video gameSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After a 13-year break, Soundgarden is releasing its new album through the "Guitar Hero" video game series -- and its frontman believes it's the perfect way t...
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Simon Pegg, Michael Fassbender among 'Fable' castSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Peter Molyneux is upgrading the star power of his next "Fable." The creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Europe has tapped Simon Pegg, Michael Fass...
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'Civilization V' rules the PC game worldSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - When legendary designer Sid Meier and his Firaxis Games studio produced a console version of their PC classic "Civilization" in 2008, purists howled: How dare they take ...
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Sedentary gaming gets a shot in the arm with MoveSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Sony Corp. gets gamers off the couch with its new motion controller, the PlayStation Move. The Move is a sensitive device with extremely accurate character and object co...
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'Halo: Reach' more fun with more than oneSep 13, 2010 11:00 pm - When "Halo 3: ODST" was released last year, the once vibrant Halo universe felt exhausted, as though even its creators at Microsoft's Bungie Studios were bored with it. ...