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This giveaway is now closed. If you’re addicted to Terry Stickels‘ weekly Frame Games, imagine 365 days of them to solve! We’ll be giving away copies of his page-a-day desk calendar to three lucky readers. Fill out the entry form … Continue reading

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Win a copy of ‘Cars 2: The Video Game’!

If you have a kid in the house, no doubt you know what Friday is: the release of the new Disney/Pixar movie Cars 2. Animated cars abound in the sequel that returns charismatic speedster Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) … Continue reading

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John Cena gears up for WrestleMania XXVII, ‘WWE All-Stars’

World Wrestling Entertainment has its biggest day of the year this Sunday when WrestleMania XXVII hits the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. If you want to get more personally involved in an epic smackdown, though, you can also pick up WWE … Continue reading

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'UNO' offers something for both retro and modern gamers as it turns 40

Birthday wishes go out today to UNO — the classic card game, not the deep-dish pizza place. The pastime of kids young and old for 40 years now since its creation (which came out of an argument between an Ohio … Continue reading

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Five things that make ‘Epic Mickey’ truly epic

You can’t say that the creative people at Disney are void of grand ideas. And for Epic Mickey, the new video game exclusively for the Nintendo Wii featuring Mickey Mouse and a host of “forgotten” characters, the folks at the … Continue reading

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‘Harry Potter’ game lets you get your wizard on in style

You’ve seen the new Harry Potter movie, so now it’s time to play the video game and be a magic man (or woman) yourself. The Electronic Arts game Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1, available for Xbox 360, … Continue reading

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'Monopoly' hits the streets, just in time for the holidays

Monopoly has been around for 75 fun-filled years, but it’s never been as animated as it is now with the video game Monopoly Streets, now available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS (in the form of … Continue reading

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Spider-Man writer spins multiple webs for 'Shattered Dimensions' game

There have been many Spider-Man video games through the years, but as technology and consoles have improved, so has Spidey. Activision’s new Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions game (out now on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS) actually offers … Continue reading

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Mr. Monopoly lands on 'GO,' celebrates 75 years of board-game goodness

Whenever I play Monopoly, I always make sure to hit the Boardwalk as soon as I can — usually in a pewter race car. (Hey, I’m like a large 10-year-old, what can I tell you.) It turns out Mr. Monopoly … Continue reading

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'Transformers' leads a pack of highlights for retro gamers

Transformers fans haven’t had that much to look forward to in the video-game world. For years, companies have been trying to make a good game, but for whatever reason or another — iffy gameplay, clunky transforming, etc. — it’s never … Continue reading

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Zachary Quinto heads to a new frontier with 'Star Trek Online' game

While Heroes fans see him weekly as the enigmatic TV villain Sylar, Zachary Quinto opened himself up to a whole new audience — and world of fans — when he donned the pointy ears of Spock in J.J. Abrams‘ popular … Continue reading

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