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Best Media 2012: Best Video Games
It was a relatively quiet year for video games, but there were some real gems. These five games suggested by gaming columnist M. Brandon Robbins will make fine additions to your shelf or public access...
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Disney Delving Deeper into Gaming
The Walt Disney Company January 15 announced the future launch of Disney Infinity, a line of video games that would mix characters from its numerous film properties, e.g., Pirates of the Caribbean’s...
View ArticleBecause Science Is Awesome | Games, Gamers, & Gaming | May 15, 2013
Education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is experiencing a resurgence, and libraries are hopping on board in a big way. Eight libraries were lucky enough to be chosen to...
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Batman’s Early Days | Games, Gamers, & Gaming
Batman: Arkham Asylum is one of the greatest video games of this generation; its sequel, Arkham City, took the game formula and gave players even more mechanics in an even larger virtual world with a...
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Ticket To Ride | Games, Gamers, & Gaming
The best games—digital or analog—have simple rules and mechanics that interact in complex ways. Anyone can learn the rules with relative ease, but the game play is democratic enough that everyone...
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Collection Development: Stealth | Games, Gamers, & Gaming
In an effort to cram even more gaming goodness into this column and offer a broad look at the current landscape, going forward I will sometimes do multiple minireviews of products that are similar in...
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Hurts So Good | Games, Gamers, & Gaming
In the last ten years, the video game industry has moved into the realm of experiential games that allow players to use virtual worlds, characters, and game play mechanics to craft their own...
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They’re Gamers, Not “Girl Gamers”| Games, Gamers, & Gaming
The news that Ubisoft will not include a female playable character in the online co-op mode for its upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Unity has reignited the discussion about girls and women who play video...
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Deal Me In | Games, Gamers, & Gaming
There are several benefits to tabletop gaming: it provides positive social interaction, its one-time cost, with proper care and maintenance, can supply years’ worth of programs, it’s democratic and...
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Best Media 2015: Video Games
It’s been another great year for gaming. The Xbox One and Playstation 4 hit their stride in earnest, the Wii U proved to be the little console that could, and the PC continued to be the premier...
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