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EA brings players' faces into FIFA 13

Tottenham Hotspur players check out a demo of

Photo credit: Electronic Arts

EA Sports has always claimed that "it's in the game."

Now it's putting its money where its mouth is - Electronic Arts showcased its new face-capturing technology for FIFA 13, part of its best-selling soccer franchise. Inside Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central in New York City, a series of cameras captured the details of the Tottenham Hotspur, a UK soccer club.

The new feature...

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Review: The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game

The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game is available now

Photo credit: Handout

Other comic book heroes have taken over this year, but a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man was the new kid on the block, after a reboot by Marvel Entertainment and Laura Ziskin Productions.

With a fresh start to the series, Activision and video game developer Beenox cast their web at the 2011 New York Comic-Con and captured an audience to promise a more grounded, more realistic approach, giving...

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Kidsday previews Sega's London 2012

London 2012: The Official Video Game is available

Photo credit: Sega of America

Mario and Sonic had their Olympic fun but now it's time to see what your inner world-class athlete can really do with Sega's London 2012: The Official Video Game.

There are 46 events spanning from the 3m springboard diving to weightlifting and there is no better way to experience them all than with Kinect for the Xbox 360. And for the first time in an Olympic Games video game, London...

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Assassin's Creed 3 re-starts a revolution

Play as Ratonhnhaké:ton, also known as Connor Kenway

Photo credit: Ubisoft

Thanks to comic books, movies and cartoons, many look to their heroes as those associated with men and women in skintight outfits. Before there was The Avengers, even before there was the United States of America we call our country, there were our founding fathers--the real-life patriots such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin that helped bring forth one nation divided from tyranny. One...

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PlayStation All-Stars get ready to rumble

Video game characters crossover fist first in PlayStation

Photo credit: Sony

 Don't call them a clone because this crossover fighting game is not that. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale may draw similarities with its concept to others; however, there is much more to it than its growing cast of some of video gaming's familiar faces.

God of War's Spartan antihero Kratos is no stranger to jumping double-chained blades first into a fight after a successful appearance...

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Preview: Rocksmith bass expansion

Cover art for Rocksmith by publisher Ubisoft.

Photo credit: Ubisoft

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Off The Couch: Kung Fu High Impact

Stephanie Woodburn, age 11, puts her karate skills

Photo credit: Daryl Thomen

Kidsday reporter Stephanie Woodburn of Holbrook is Off The Couch, playing her own martial arts comic book video game, Kung Fu High Impact on Kinect for Xbox 360.

Check out the video to see this must-own Kinect game....

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Batman soars in Arkham City

Batman: Arkham City Genre: Action Platforms: PS3, Xbox

Photo credit: AP

Standing on the rooftop of a building in Arkham City’s industrial district, I listen to the sounds of henchmen as they patrol the snowy streets below. Over my comm unit, the guards complain about the chill in the air and bicker back and forth. Choosing my target, I swoop down and plant two boots firmly into one of the thug’s backs, sending him crashing to the floor. In a flurry of acrobatic kicks...

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Kidsday previews Sonic's new kart racer

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed features Sonic the

Photo credit: Sega of America

Kidsday reporter Johnny Ryan had a chance to grab the wheel with Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and it looks to be the best kart racer by Sega to date.  While the online multiplayer was an important addition for replayability, it's whom you get to drive as and what paths you take to get them to the finish line that made the biggest impression.

NASCAR star Danica Patrick joins...

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'SimCity' to return after decade-long hiatus

A smelting plant in EA's upcoming civilization simulator,

Photo credit: Electronic Arts

Newsday's Patrick Mullooly was on hand at Crimson NYC with Kidsday reporter Johnny Ryan to check out Electronic Arts' newest offering in the "SimCity" franchise.

Check out the video from the event....

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