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Video Games October 22, 2015

Unpaid bill costs gamers more than $300,000 in EVE Online

James Carl was asleep when the first shot was fired. As he slumbered away in Costa Mesa, Calif., the 29-year-old banker's virtual space fleet was under siege early Monday morning in what's become the most destructive and expensive battle in the 10-year history of "EVE Online," the gargantuan online sci-fi video game.

Southeast October 22, 2015

Duck Dynasty video game offers more gun fun

If Duck Dynasty鈥檚 long-awaited return to TV screens this week isn鈥檛 enough for you, a new video game may help you get an even bigger fix of the Robertsons and their shenanigans. The question is, is it any good?

Microsoft October 22, 2015

Xbox One dominates PlayStation 4 in Black Friday console war

While the PS4 launched a week ahead of Microsoft鈥檚 new console and therefore took an early lead, the Xbox One dominated Black Friday sales at two of the biggest retailers in the country.

Video Games October 22, 2015

Rovio reveals 'Angry Birds Star Wars II'

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (actually Nov. 8, 2012 in Espoo, Finland) Rovio released "Angry Birds Star Wars." The follow up will cover the prequel trilogy, episodes I through III.

Toys October 22, 2015

Tiny helicopter piloted by human thoughts

You may have had remote controlled airplanes growing up, but they probably weren't as cool as the quadcopter.

MILITARY October 22, 2015

Chinese videogame lets players attack Japanese forces over island dispute

China and Japan are deadlocked over control of an island chain in the East China Sea, but now a nationalist newspaper is letting gamers decide the issue 鈥� with force.

Security October 22, 2015

Online game servers full of security holes

It's bad enough that hackers could compromise multiplayer servers for a number of popular first-person shooters, but it's potentially even worse that they could use the same knowledge to infiltrate the U.S.

Microsoft October 22, 2015

Can the new Xbox One save gaming?

For years -- and I mean years -- consumer electronics and computer companies have been struggling to replace the panoply of boxes hanging off American televisions. Game consoles, DVD players, cable boxes, DVRs -- it's a mess. Can the Xbox One fix all that?

Values October 22, 2015

Video games embrace non-white protagonists

Compared to the pasty, bearded programmers of the 1980s, the pasty, awkward nerds of the 1990s or the pasty, shrieking teenagers of the 2000s, gamer culture is finally learning to embrace people from all races, genders and lifestyles.

Video Games October 22, 2015

Review: Kratos is exhausted in latest 'God of War'

"God of War: Ascension" (for the PlayStation 3, $59.99) brings back the old grouch for another round of bone-crunching, head-splitting mayhem

Video Games October 22, 2015

'SimCity' launch proves disastrous

As one of the most Internet-savvy demographics on the Web, gamers are generally the wrong group to provoke.