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Video games: Sony’s next handheld gives Nintendo real competition
When it comes to portable gaming, Nintendo is clearly the king. From the Game Boy to the DS, people associate portable gaming with the house Mario built. Many other companies have tried to compete with Nintendo's handhelds, but almost all have failed.
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Nintendo gives original 3DS adopters the middle finger
Nintendo is undoubtedly a dominant powerhouse in the video game world, as well as the tech world. Unfortunately, even powerhouses make mistakes. Nintendo first ventured into the realm of 3-D with the release of the "Virtual Boy" in 1995.
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“Madden 12” starts with a bang, though falls short soon after
It's a shameful pun, and I'm quite embarrassed to use it. It has to be said, though, with no exception. The best way to describe "Madden 12" is that it's…maddening.
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Column: The real ‘Madden Curse’
Madden is cursed. No, not the man himself — a Super Bowl title, Hall of Fame career and the second-highest winning percentage among all NFL coaches should be enough to establish that — but rather the video game franchise that bears John Madden’s name.
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Column: Retailers introduce console streaming
There will soon be no need for trips to the local GameStop. All of the big-name retailers’ video games are going to be coming straight to your living room with the advent of game streaming.
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Video games: EA Sports gains ground with improvements in ‘NCAA Football 12’
EA Sports' college football franchise "NCAA Football" has never really been an easy game to fairly assess. Each year, it makes a little bit of progress. The game gets better with each new title. But in the big picture, a lot of key things were missing from last year's game.
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Video games: “Trenched” immerses you in alternate post-war reality
Double Fine Studios' newest release "Trenched" takes a historic time of peace and prosperity and turns it into a chaotic scene of soldiers and robotic monsters in an alternate realty. "Trenched" is a new take on the classic tower defense game familiar to most iPhone gamers.
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Column: Video game values
Last month, the Supreme Court struck down a never-enacted California law banning the sale of violent video games to minors.
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Column: Right to simulate epic violence
You can take away our freedom to use assault rifles on innocent civilians, but you cannot take away our right to do the same in Grand Theft Auto IV.
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