Steve Slosarek

Staff Writer
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'Middle-earth' game is not middle of the road

‘Middle-earth’ game is not middle of the road

Drumroll for best video game of 2014 … “Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.” This game, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, features a new type of emergent relationship between players and enemies. Called the Nemesis System, this setup tracks and remembers player actions to dynamically create and evolve unique enemies and […]

Disney's 'Star Wars' already on DVD

Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ already on DVD

It’s a Star Wars world, after all. Disney, which made “It’s a small world” famous, now is looking to expand its newly acquired “Star Wars” empire. It has gotten off to a flying start, as Walt Disney Home Entertainment has released “Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars” and “Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions” […]

Love is Blu(-ray), not red

Love is Blu(-ray), not red

In honor of the holiday of love, here are the Blu-rays and DVDs that I love the most this winter. “The Armstrong Lie” (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) hits home, big time. After all, it was right here, at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis in October 1996, when famous Tour de France cyclist Lance Armstrong was […]