Video Games
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'Legend' has brutal story, but middling gameplay
Oct 22, 2009 11:00 pm - No style of music has taken more of a beating over the years than heavy metal. Critics don't respect it, kids are more likely to spend their allowances on hip-hop, and p...
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'Borderlands' a blast for shooter, RPG fans
Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Like most video gamers, I've wielded enough virtual weapons to equip a small army. We all have favorites, from the classic BFG-9000 in "Doom" to the chainsaw-equipped as...
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'Uncharted 2' delivers high-octane PS3 adventure
Oct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Harrison Ford is getting old. Bruce Willis looks tired. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a state to run. And Hollywood doesn't make action heroes like it used to. Shia LaBeouf?...
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Murky controls, goals leave 'WET' dry
Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Someone at Bethesda Softworks did the right math. Draft-age males play games, so a slashing, pirouetting assassin with a body rivaling that of Angelina Jolie seems like ...
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'Halo 3: ODST' has lots of firepower not freshness
Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The "Star Wars" movies should have taught all science-fiction writers a lesson: One trilogy is enough. Bungie, the developer of Microsoft's blockbuster "Halo" trilogy, w...
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'Scribblenauts' leads parade of DS gems
Sep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Apple has turned the iPhone into a popular device for video games. Sony is about to introduce the PSP go, a slick new version of its handheld PlayStation Portable. But b...
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'Scribblenauts' leads parade of Nintendo DS gems
Sep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Apple has turned the iPhone into a popular device for video games. Sony is about to introduce the PSP go, a slick new version of its handheld PlayStation Portable. But b...
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'Dirt 2' delivers jaw-dropping graphics and off-road fun
Sep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The latest driving title, "Dirt 2," represents a changing of the guard for the genre. The torch is being passed from driving legends like rally race legend Colin McRae t...
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'Beatles: Rock Band' irresistible if incomplete
Sep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - "The Beatles: Rock Band" has produced more buzz than any video game since the last "Grand Theft Auto." When Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr took the stage at Microsoft's ...
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'Guitar Hero 5' makes rocking out easier than ever
Sep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - A few suggestions for the folks who acquire the songs for "Guitar Hero": • How about a moratorium on Kiss? They were lousy when they started, and their songs haven't got...