Thursday, July 31, 2014

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Gaming & Gadgets

It started out as a simple concept. Let people virtually grow gardens, raise farm animals and become farmers. It soon became a social media and gaming phenomenon.
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Virtual reality: The next frontier in gamingupdated June 16, 2014

In recent years, the gaming industry has seen a number of hyped trends come and go: games on social networks, 3-D gaming, systems that let you control in-game avatars by moving your body.
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E3 2014: The top 9 games to watchupdated June 11, 2014

With no new video game consoles announced during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the talk this week has been about the myriad of gaming choices players are going to have.
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10 gadget gifts for Father's Dayupdated June 10, 2014

At this point, dad's already got his smartphone, a tablet and a couple of laptops, if you include the chunky old one collecting dust in the closet.
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Sony presses console lead with exclusives, extrasupdated June 10, 2014

Sony looked to capitalize on its early sales lead in the console wars at its Electronic Entertainment Expo media briefing on Monday, repeating the mantras of "first," "better" and "only on" as selling points for its PlayStation 4.
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At E3, all games, no Kinect for Microsoftupdated June 9, 2014

Microsoft kept its eyes forward and revealed what is coming for the Xbox One this year and next at its 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo briefing in Los Angeles, California. However, it is what they didn't talk about that might be more interesting.
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At E3 2014, the games are the thingupdated June 6, 2014

A year ago, Sony and Microsoft were kicking off their new next-generation video game consoles at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California. This year, the event will be all about the games, as developers show what they can do with that new technology.
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Can 'Mario Kart 8' save the Wii U?updated June 5, 2014

It's the gaming industry's gold standard, once named by Guinness World Records as the most influential video game in history.
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40 years later, 'Dungeons & Dragons' still inspiring gamersupdated May 19, 2014

Four decades before anyone took an arrow to the knee in "Skyrim," adventurers were sitting down with paper and pencil to battle fantasy monsters and explore rich, new worlds in a different kind of role-playing game.
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Microsoft to sell $399 Xbox One without Kinectupdated May 13, 2014

Microsoft has slashed the price of its Xbox One console and is offering the device without the accompanying Kinect motion-control system.
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Meet the 'NeRD,' the Navy's new e-readerupdated May 8, 2014

For cybersecurity reasons, sailors on U.S. Navy vessels can't always use smartphones and tablets. And in the cramped quarters of a submarine, there's little room for shelves full of books.
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Nintendo apologizes for games' same-sex slightupdated May 8, 2014

Nintendo on Friday apologized to gamers for leaving same-sex couples out of an upcoming "life simulation" game that lets players, flirt, date, marry and have children.
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Wearable tech for kids coming from LeapFrogupdated May 1, 2014

The wearable technology movement is in full effect, and exercise-based activity trackers lead the way. Now, it's becoming child's play.
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Why Microsoft is getting into TV showsupdated April 29, 2014

Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott. John Goodman and Kevin Spacey. "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau and "Robot Chicken" creator Seth Green.
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Searchers unearth grave of "E.T.," the video game Atari wanted us to forgetupdated April 27, 2014

"E.T." may have soared in the movies. But as a video game, it was an epic turkey.
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A consumer's guide to streaming TV devicesupdated April 25, 2014

When Amazon released its Fire TV system this month, it propelled the company into the increasingly competitive marketplace of devices that stream Web content into the living room.
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