Video Games
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Nintendo DSi XL is easy on the eyesMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Over the last few years, Nintendo has discovered a whole new market for video games: seniors. Not a demographic that's known for welcoming new technology, the senior-cit...
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'Red Steel 2' works as first-person slicerMar 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Pigeonholing "Red Steel 2" into a particular genre is no easy task, but here is a first stab: an East-meets-West, samurai-inspired yet futuristic first-person slicer pre...
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Despite high hopes, 'Final Fantasy XIII' falls flatMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - During the 1990s, the Square brand was synonymous with the role-playing video game. A generation of gamers got hooked on the challenging quests, quirky characters and sw...
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Brutal 'God of War III' is all the rageMar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Kratos is one angry guy. Once a Spartan warrior, he was tricked into killing his own family by the god of war, Ares. Since then, he's been on a mission of vengeance agai...
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PlayStation's Move ups the interaction, fidelityMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- At first touch, the PlayStation Move feels awfully familiar. Unveiled at last week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Sony's forthcoming wand-...
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'Battlefield: Bad Company 2' is a blastMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - For the last few years, Activision's "Call of Duty" series has dominated video-game warfare. The latest chapter, "Modern Warfare 2," was the best-selling game of 2009, a...
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PlayStation 3 Network plagued by Y2K-like bugFeb 28, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Sony says it has found a bug that has knocked some PlayStation 3 users off the game console's online network. Sony says the problem was likely caused by a bu...
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'Heavy Rain' more a noir-ish novel than a video gameFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - "Heavy Rain" isn't a fun video game. It's actually not much of a game at all. Quantic Dream has created a captivating mystery set in a bleak urban landscape that happens...
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Jetpack tale 'Dark Void' running on fumesJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - The old-fashioned jetpack doesn't make much sense as a way to get around. Physics, gravity and the limitations of the human physique -- not to mention the potential thre...
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Few politicians willing to take ownership of video gamblingJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - By year's end, thousands of bars and liquor-serving restaurants across the state are set to start rolling out video gambling machines, making Illinois one of the largest...