Video Games
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'Lego Rock Band' latest game in the franchise
Apr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The Electronic Entertainment Expo, the video-game industry's biggest party, is a little more than a month away, but companies are already jumping the gun with early anno...
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'Madden NFL 10' cover to feature Polamalu, Fitzgerald
Apr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- For the first time in its storied (some say cursed) history, the cover of EA Sports' "Madden NFL" video game will feature two cover athletes: Pittsburgh St...
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Crime doesn't pay in 'Godfather II,' 'Wheelman'
Apr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Back when video gaming was a wholesome family activity, there weren't many games that let you pretend to be a bad guy. At best, you might get something like 1999's "Driv...
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Sony's baseball sim scores, while 2K Sports whiffs
Apr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - We're just a couple of weeks into the baseball season, and most fans are still enjoying that flush of springtime optimism, hoping their team will make it to the playoffs...
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Nintendo DSi worth the investment
Apr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - When Nintendo introduced its portable DS system in 2004, many longtime fans were skeptical. Its innovations the dual screens, the stylus-based controls, the built-in mi...
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'MadWorld,' 'Deadly Creatures' freshen up Wii
Mar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that we're in the third year of the Age of Wii, Nintendo's popular console is pretty easy to find. Which means that a lot more people are learning its unpleasant sec...
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'Grand Theft Auto' brings mayhem to new formats
Mar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Rockstar Games has made an insane amount of money off "Grand Theft Auto." And the "GTA" brand has such cachet that you could slap it on anything and make a bundle. "GTA"...
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No disks needed for startup's streamed video games
Mar 23, 2009 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Music and movies can be streamed over the Internet, so why not video games? A startup founded by technology entrepreneur Steve Perlman says it has devel...
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Looking for some nonlethal fun? Mellow out with relaxing games
Mar 20, 2009 11:00 pm - I've spent an awful lot of time this winter battling deadly alien armies on bleak, ravaged planets. Last week I was on Helghan, fighting laser-eyed supersoldiers in "Kil...
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'HAWX' takes fresh approaches to combat game
Mar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Video-game combat has come a long way since the turn of the century. In the 1990s, 3D shooters like "Doom" and "Half-Life" were aimed at the PC audience, with the occasi...