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In the Wii-PS3 Playoff, Nintendo Upsets Sony on the Fun Factor (Entertainment, 16 articles)
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At a video game trade show last year, Microsoft practically screamed its ambition to reach a billion consumers with this generation of video game consoles, partly by broadening its appeal to the sisters, the girlfriends and the moms of the world. Microsoft Corp. announced a slew of partnerships Monday calculated to draw customers to its Xbox 360 video game console and its online marketplace, Xbox Live. At the E3 games summit in Los Angeles, the firm announced a re-design of its online games system Xbox Live with an emphasis on building communities. The company is equipping its nearly 3-year-old Xbox 360 console with a major software update, content partnerships and a raft of new games that defy the stereotype of the bleary-eyed teenage gamer blasting away in a darkened basement. The giants of the video games industry gather in Los Angeles this week for the E3 conference, and all sights are set on the mass market. What lies ahead for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo? Eight years after Bill Gates first announced plans for a Microsoft games console, called the Xbox, the company has yet to lead the market significantly in any territory.
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'The Dark Knight' debuts minus Heath Ledger :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Movies (Entertainment, 8 articles)
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For complete movie listings and show times, and to buy tickets for select theaters, go to movies) Rather than have everyone skip ahead, first let's talk about Heath Ledger. Actors Gary Oldman, left, Michael Caine, Christian Bale and Maggie Gyllenhaal at the world premiere of The Dark Knight at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Monday in New York. (Evan Agostini/Associated Press) As the stars of The Dark Knight strode down a black carpet in New York for the film's world premiere Monday, one name was on everybody's lips: Heath Ledger.
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Tracey Emin chooses Edinburgh to host first retrospective of her work (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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The Royal Academy's summer exhibition, traditionally a staid showcase for the amateur painters of middle England, is to be "sexed up" by Tracey Emin, the artist best known for putting her own love life on display. The items chosen by the 44-year-old artist include a video of a naked woman using barbed wire as a Hula Hoop and a picture of a zebra mounting a human. Emin, who was elected to the academy last year, is one of those chosen to assemble a room of works for this year's show, which opens on June 9 and runs until mid-August.
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Times Online (Entertainment, 6 articles)
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By Dominic Kennedy and Michael Evans 21/7 leader Yassin Omar's fiancee is jailed for disguising him in burka. By Valerie Elliott, Consumer Editor 1,400 for a fortnight in Cornwall is too much Canadian model Diana O'Brien murdered in flat. Who Would Crush a Hatter on a Wheel? Even in our fantasies, we 're all grunting fools.
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Post Politics Hour (Entertainment, 11 articles)
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Washington Post staff writer Lena H. Sun was online Monday, June 2 at 11 a.m. ET to answer your questions, feel your pain and share the drama of getting from Point A to Point B. A transcript follows. Part 1: U.S. Network Falters in Mideast Mission Part 2: Al-Qaeda's Growing Online Offensive (Post, June 23-24) The transcript follows DeYoung, author of " Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell is senior diplomatic correspondent and an associate editor of The Washington Post
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illegal immigration search results on washingtonpost.com (Entertainment, 10 articles)
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Why is The Times giving gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi the benefit of the doubt on abortion rights? The Times article repeatedly mentioned that Rossi refuses to state a clear stance on abortion. Why would he keep dodging these questions unless he knew that his views were much further right than most Washingtonians are comfortable with? This is unacceptable to me as a woman and a Washington citizen - Molly Walton In contrast, we see no such massive efforts to protect the rights of individual American citizens as we gaze fearfully at a tomato or a bag of spinach in a grocery store, or wonder if that toy is safe to purchase.
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Lost Book Club: 'Through the Looking Glass' (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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Join Jen and Liz on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Noon ET (just one day before the premiere of "Lost's" fourth season) to discuss this final book in the discussion series. Jen or Liz? Or the Red King, who I certainly would guess is the unseen author in the case of "Through the Looking Glass" and the myriad writers/producers who create " Lost. I 'm interested to hear where Jen and everyone else comes down on Carroll's influence on "Lost's" plotline.
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Selig won't play what-if game on lengthy All-Star contest (Entertainment, 4 articles)
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A controversial computer game based on the Columbine High School shootings of 1999, called Super Columbine Massacre RPG, has nearly upended a game-design competition that kicks off today in Salt Lake City. Nearly half of the competition's 14 finalists have withdrawn their entries, calling the organizers' move an insult to their medium. That's the tail end of the promotional trailer for Left Behind: Eternal Forces, an upcoming computer game based on the best-selling book series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins.
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