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What to play: ‘Wilmot’s Warehouse,’ a puzzle game about sorting for our Marie Kondo age

What to play: ‘Wilmot’s Warehouse,’ a puzzle game about sorting for our Marie Kondo age

Special to the Viewpoint October 3, 2019

Life is a mess. And within that big mess is a bunch of little messes. I’m writing this from my bedroom, with a view straight into my disaster of a closet. It stresses me out. I’m sure my cat sitter...

How US video game companies are building tools for China’s surveillance state

How US video game companies are building tools for China’s surveillance state

MCT Campus September 12, 2019

Last October, software developers at Riot Games in Santa Monica fielded an unusual request. Like other video game makers, Riot’s success depends on its ability to make games that are compulsively playable,...

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Nontraditional funding may have nearly killed e-sports video firm

January 19, 2017

By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Video games as a professional sport made no sense to Lars Windhorst, a European oil and agriculture investor, until a summer evening in Seoul....

Blizzard Entertainment plans to launch a worldwide competition for Overwatch featuring the games highest-caliber players. (Blizzard Entertainment/TNS)

Blizzard wants to create ‘Overwatch’ league with city-specific video game fans

November 10, 2016

By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Blizzard Entertainment pioneered e-sports with its “Starcraft” franchise more than a decade ago. Now, with “Overwatch,” the Los Angeles-area...

‘Ratchet & Clank’ review: high-caliber rounds

November 1, 2016

By Steve Watts Shacknews.com (TNS) “Ratchet & Clank” has tinkered with a lot of elements over the years. Each game for the last decade has attempted to add some new twist or spin on the familiar...

‘Quantum Break’ review: Show, don’t tell

November 1, 2016

By Steve Watts Shacknews.com (TNS) In “Quantum Break,” a time travel experiment gone wrong leads to a tear in time, as possible realities crash into each other in shattered pieces throughout the...

Game Review: A Monster Mash In ‘Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe And The Blight Below’

Game Review: A Monster Mash In ‘Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe And The Blight Below’

October 20, 2015

GamerHub.tv (TNS) It’s been nearly 10 years since “Dragon Quest” fans have had a proper sequel to its main series on consoles, though we’ve seen a number of spinoffs and remakes across a variety...

NBA 2K16, A Thundering Slam Dunk

NBA 2K16, A Thundering Slam Dunk

October 6, 2015

Letting a championship slip out of your grasp can be a harrowing experience for a franchise. Some teams never get over the hump, fading back into the pack never to emerge as a contender again. Others use...

Game Review: Honor, Blood And Brains In ‘Warhammer 40,000: Regicide’

Game Review: Honor, Blood And Brains In ‘Warhammer 40,000: Regicide’

October 1, 2015

By Steven Wong GamerHub.tv (TNS) Take “Battle Chess” and add in a little tactical combat with a “Warhammer 40K” flair, and you have “Warhammer 40,000: Regicide.” This game combines the cerebral...

‘Madden NFL 16’ Review: Roughing The Passer

‘Madden NFL 16’ Review: Roughing The Passer

September 17, 2015

By Asif Khan GamerHub.tv (TNS) The exclusive deal between Electronic Arts and the NFL can be a double-edged sword. The lack of a viable competitor to the Madden franchise can sometimes yield a mediocre...

Game Review: ‘Until Dawn’: Here Comes The Sun

Game Review: ‘Until Dawn’: Here Comes The Sun

September 15, 2015

By Daniel Perez GamerHub.tv (TNS) I feel there’s always been a time and a place for teen horror films in all of our lives. Growing up, they serve as a great introduction to more hard-core horror films...

The “Resident Evil” Remakes Just Keep On Coming As Capcom Has Remade a Previous Remake Of The Classic Game That Kicked Off Survival Horror, “Resident Evil.” And, Boy, Is It a Stinker.

The “Resident Evil” Remakes Just Keep On Coming As Capcom Has Remade a Previous Remake Of The Classic Game That Kicked Off Survival Horror, “Resident Evil.” And, Boy, Is It a Stinker.

February 5, 2015

Nostalgia is a funny thing. It can be used to reminisce about days gone by when times were more simple. It can also be used to reflect about some of your decisions in life, both good and bad, as well as...

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