Review: 'Patapon' leads a parade of compelling strategy games
March 14, 2008
There are two kinds of video war games: those in which you play a soldier ("Call of Duty 4," "Army of Two") and those in which you play a general. The former, more action-oriented type is better-suited to video-game consoles; the latter, more cerebral type is more popular among computer gamers.
Top Video Games For Gamers Of All Ages (TechWeb)
TechWeb - We look at World of Warcraft, Desktop Tower Defense, Orange Box, Wii Sports, Civilization IV, and other top video games to see why video gamers of all ages are getting hooked.
Microsoft isn't doing all it should to help PC gaming
Microsoft may be responsible for the foundation of Windows-based gaming, but its recent efforts to help the waning PC gaming industry have done little: developers and gamers alike are clamoring for more love from Microsoft.Read More... 
Grand Theft Auto IV: A quick review
To watch the opening scenes of "Grand Theft Auto IV" is to experience the beginning of a new chapter in video game storytelling.
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AP - There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure.
`GTA IV' expected to sell 9 million...
AP - There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure.
Reviews: 'Prof. Layton,' 'Endless...
AP - Video games are all about action: shooting aliens, slaying dragons, crashing cars. But the industry's focus on high-octane mayhem means a lot of other genres romance,...
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Best of Both Worlds: Games you won’t find on the Mac
Some computer games never appear on the Mac. Sometimes the game makers don’t think the limited Mac market is worth it. Other games depend so much on Windows-specific technologies that it’s not feasible to port them without major reengineering. Whatever the reason, here are Peter Cohen’s ten top reasons you might want to install Windows on your Mac.
`GTA IV' Expected to Sell 9 Million Copies at Launch
There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure.
Reviews: 'Prof. Layton,' 'Endless...
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At E3, video games shift their aim to...
USATODAY.com - This year's downscaled E3 video game expo drew about 4,500 gamemakers, analysts, retailers and journalists to L.A. last week - less than a tenth of E3's size two...
"The Club," a game that...
Reuters - Last year's bumper crop
of shooter video games, such as "BioShock," "Halo 3" and "Call
of Duty 4," were notable for coupling bone-jarring realism with
finely...
Nintendo shows off new Wii add-on
Nintendo unveils a highly-sensitive motion controller add-on for its Wii system at the E3 conference in Los Angeles.
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Action games deliver thrills
The truly great action films of our time — "Die Hard," "The Road Warrior," "Aliens," say — can be summed up in one word: relentless. Once they get in gear, they put the...
Review: Gameloft S.A. Chess & Backgammon Classics
Unlike past chess-alikes such as Battle Chess and Archon, Gameloft’s presentation of the 600-year-old chess game is almost completely straightforward: this is a simple one- or two-player game of strategy, with no added action, special rule, or dynamic graphical flourish. You’re presented with a standard board, two control options (scrolling or 8-direction tapping), and nine skill levels ranging from “Monkey” to “Master.”…
'Boom Blox,' 'Echochrome' offer pure fun (AP)
AP - For hardcore gamers, controlling a video-game character is second nature. You use one joystick to run, use another stick to look around, press the right trigger to shoot and use various buttons to open doors, take cover or talk to other characters.
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(AP)
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Reuters - For years, video games have been
blamed for turning kids into idle layabouts who only venture
off the couch to fill up on potato chips and soda.
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