Posts Tagged By DERRIK J. LANG

‘Watch Dogs’ video game a sign of the times

This video game image released by Ubisoft shows a scene from "Watch Dogs."   Ubisoft's "Watch Dogs" is about a super-hacker who can eavesdrop on phone conversations. It is among several games being hyped at the Electronic Entertainment Expo featuring ripped-from-the-headlines realness. (AP Photo/Ubisoft)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Across the dizzying, colorful show floor at last week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, there were games on display where players could become all manner of things, like a throat-slashing 18th century pirate, zombie killer, a guardian of the last city on earth, music-making sorcerer, ruthless Roman general, shape-shifting creature, goblin slayer and Batman.

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At E3, sexism still an issue

Jess Sylvia assists a show attendee at the Nyko booth, a manufacturer of accessories for tablets and game consoles, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to video games, it still felt like a man’s world at E3.

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Q&A: Parker, Stone talk ‘South Park’ game at E3

This June 12, 2013 file photo released by Ubisoft shows Matt Stone, left, and Trey Parker at the the Ubisoft booth to discuss "South Park: The Stick of Truth" at E3 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ubisoft, Alexandra Wyman, file)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trey Parker and Matt Stone have killed Kenny hundreds of times on “South Park,” but the video game based on their popular Comedy Central animated series is still very much alive.

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