Games/Comics

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The NFL season has arrived, and with it, another iteration of the popular "Madden NFL" series. "Madden" is an institution, and Electronic Arts hasn't messed with its winning formula in any fundamental way since the term "PlayStation" was still a novelty.

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MOVIE NEWS & REVIEWS

Storm troopers, zombies, cowboys & aliens gather

Storm troopers cavorted with zombies, Steven Spielberg chatted with Peter Jackson, and the stars of "Cowboys & Aliens" swooped into San Diego, making for an action-packed Comic-Con.
LIVING

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"Duke Nukem Forever"(Xbox 360; Rated M; $59.99) is a shame, because somewhere in here is a good game.
LOCAL/STATE

Comic book shops fight the evil forces of recession

Comic book retailers are enjoying the collateral benefits of a bumper crop of big-budget movies featuring superheroes created decades ago by industry giants Marvel Comics and DC Comics. The comics industry could use some supercharged sales. Once considered recession-proof, sales of comics sold by...
VIDEO GAMES

Game Picks

An established franchise constantly needs more than what made it great. For Lara Croft and the "Tomb Raider" series, "more" means a clean slate, a change in direction.
GAMES/COMICS

Game Picks: 'Halo: Reach'

'Halo" is a gaming institution.
BOOKS

Writers distill Mandela's life into slim comic book

For their latest project, Clay and Susan Griffith had to condense the life story of one of the most prominent international figures of the last century into 22 pages.
LOCAL/STATE

Couple bet on math board game

Diane Hill and her husband, Kyle, are the inventors of Baffle!, an educational board game that is designed to teach reasoning and math.