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Get ready: 'Grand Theft Auto V' is coming

October 22, 2015

Get ready: 'Grand Theft Auto V' is coming

A year after the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto V was released, a new one has arrived to whet fans' appetites for the latest installment.

Move over Messi: Women are getting 'In the Game' with 'FIFA '16'

October 22, 2015

Move over Messi: Women are getting 'In the Game' with 'FIFA '16'

For the first time ever, female gamers can now see themselves as soccer players in the best-selling global soccer (or “football,” for those outside the U.S.) “FIFA” franchise published by the EA Sports division of Electronic Arts. “FIFA ’16” goes on sale today for PC, PlayStation 3 and 4, as well as Xbox One and 360.

This video game takes 'death' to a wild new level

October 22, 2015

This video game takes 'death' to a wild new level

An upcoming video game is getting lots of buzz in the gamer community for a unique twist: If you get killed while playing Upsilon Circuit, you can never play again.

Halo 5: Guardians brings manhunts and giant multiplayer matches this October

October 22, 2015

Halo 5: Guardians brings manhunts and giant multiplayer matches this October

Halo 5: Guardians kicked off Microsoft's Xbox press conference this year, and while the gameplay shown was curiously brief, it builds on the Spartan Locke vs. Master Chief showdown that Microsoft and 343 Industries have been pushing so much over the past several months.

Sweden may create 'sexist' rating for video games

October 22, 2015

Sweden may create 'sexist' rating for video games

Amid recent controversies surrounding “GamerGate” and headlines about the presence of misogyny in video games, a Swedish video game industry trade organization is hoping to develop a system to label whether or not games promote gender equality. Dataspelsbranschen, or the Swedish Games Industry, has been awarded a $36,672 grant by Vinnova – an “innovation agency” funded by the Swedish government – to work directly with game developers to take a look at ways in which video games depict women and gender inequality.

How the best new video games turn real life into digital form

October 22, 2015

How the best new video games turn real life into digital form

The developers who work on games spend countless hours researching and investigating ways to make their digital representations seem more like reality. In some cases they travel to the locations they are recreating, they hire voice actors who speak like the characters in the game should, and they even don full-body motion capture suits to mimic human behavior.

Do video games improve mental capacity?

October 22, 2015

Do video games improve mental capacity?

This fall, a rash of new video games -- from shooters to platform jumpers to complex mind-benders on your iPhone -- will all debut just in time for the holidays. A 12-year-old is probably not craving a LEGO set any more. What kids today want are Xbox One games.

'Destiny' review -- a straight shooter?

October 22, 2015

'Destiny' review -- a straight shooter?

Few games in history have managed to get the hype-train chugging along the tracks to the degree that Bungie’s “Destiny” has. Made by the makers of “Halo,” with stunning graphics, and a difficult-to-define genre, the intrigue and excitement surrounding “Destiny” has been without parallel. So is “Destiny” the spiritual successor to “Halo,” or a poor imitation destined to fail?

Microsoft will acquire Minecraft game maker for $2.5 billion

October 22, 2015

Microsoft will acquire Minecraft game maker for $2.5 billion

Microsoft will acquire the maker of the long-running hit game Minecraft for $2.5 billion.

'MLB 14: The Show' review: It’s outta here

October 22, 2015

'MLB 14: The Show' review: It’s outta here

America’s national pastime has never been one to lend itself to a video game.