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- News, City Weekly REWIND February 24, 2025
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FLASHBACK 2006: Taking up residence inside a video game isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Get a Life
- By no means am I suggesting there should be government regulation of virtual worlds like Second Life just because they aren’t for me. But it’s one thing to pay to play a game and another to create an economy based on pixels and fantasies of people who find virtual lives preferable to their real ones.
- Culture, Video Games April 20, 2011
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Rockstar Games: L.A. Noire
Rockstar Games reaches for a new sophistication in cerebral gaming.
- As a frequent player and fan of titles from Rockstar Games, I’ve pretty much kicked, punched, run over, stabbed, shot and head butted just about every type of digital person known to man ...
- Culture, Video Games February 28, 2011
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Video Game Bits
Random nuggets of headlines from the gaming world.
- The new DC Universe massive multi-player game didn’t arrive in time for my deadline ...
- Culture, Video Games December 6, 2010
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Tea Party Games
The shift to the right could mean a shift in rights for gamers.
- As I sat watching CNN’s election map turn redder by the minute on election night, my sharp political mind immediately sensed a problem: How will these Election Day shenanigans affect video games?
- Culture, Video Games September 29, 2010
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Addicted to Video Games
What do video game makers owe you for using their product?
- Finally, after years of labor, I won’t need to work ever again, and I’ll be financially set for life ...
- Culture, Video Games July 21, 2010
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Video Game Summer
How I Spent My Summer Game-cation: Tips for beating the summer video-game doldrums.
- Summertime may be great for those who enjoy swimming, baseball, picnics, fireworks and going to the beach, but what if you’re a video gamer?
- Culture, Video Games June 9, 2010
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Boy Scout Video Game Merit Badge
Wii Prepared: Joystick prowess rewarded by youth organization.
- Playing video games is no longer a waste of time. It’s apparently a thrifty, brave and reverent activity that is rewarded with a merit badge ...
- Culture, Video Games March 10, 2010
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Nintendo's Competition
Yes, Wii Can: Can Nintendo fight off the new generation of motion-sensing systems?
- When you hear the cliché about imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, it's rarely being tossed about by the person getting ripped off ...
- Culture, Video Games February 3, 2010
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Video Game Industry Is Not Recession-Proof
Slumping sales could be good news for hardcore players.
- Companies like Electronic Arts, UBIsoft and Game Stop had such lousy 2009s that they’ve already had to adjust 2010 forecasts.
- Culture, Video Games December 2, 2009
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Video Games for Christmas
Reindeer Games: A look at what’s ahead to fill a video-gamer’s holiday stocking.
- If you’re a video gamer who still has a job, a home and money to spend on games, there’s a pot of gold at the end of the recessionary rainbow...
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Rockstar Games: L.A. Noire
Rockstar Games reaches for a new sophistication in cerebral gaming.
April 20, 2011
