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    1. Syfy's 'Defiance' gets innovative with video game tie-in

      05/16/13 Pop Culture By Joshua Gillin, Times staff writer

      Syfy Original Series aren't exactly known for their narrative achievements. Or lavish budgets. Or good acting. Or success. But give Defiance credit for one thing: innovation.

    2. New music, DVDs and video games for May 12-18

      05/13/13 Pop Culture

      New this week

      Music

      Amy Grant, How Mercy Looks From Here

      Demi Lovato, Demi

    3. With IllumiRoom, Microsoft thinks outside the box

      05/02/13 Pop Culture By Joshua Gillin, tbt* columnist

      Hot on the heels of Nintendo's announcement it would not be holding an E3 news conference unveiling anything for the struggling WiiU, Microsoft has announced it has loaded both barrels for a May 21 announcement of the next Xbox, still known as the 720.

    4. New music, DVDs and video games for April 28-May 4

      04/29/13 Pop Culture

      New this week

      Music

      Daughter, If You Leave

      LL Cool J, Authentic

      The Postelles, ... And It Shook Me

      Alice Russell, To Dust

    5. New music, DVDs and video games for April 22-28

      04/22/13 Pop Culture

      New this week

      Music

      Michael Buble, To Be Loved

      Lori McKenna, Massachusetts

      Phoenix, Bankrupt!

      Snoop Lion, Reincarnated

      Will.I.Am., #willpower

      DVDs

      Any Day Now

      The Central Park Five

      Deep Dark …

    6. New music, DVDs and video games for April 14-20

      04/15/13 Pop Culture

      New this week

      Music

      Fall Out Boy, Save Rock And Roll

      The Flaming Lips, The Terror

      Kid Cudi, Indicud

      Willie Nelson, Let's Face The Music And Dance

      Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mosquito

      DVDs

      Angels of Sex

      Django Unchained

      Dr …

    7. New music, DVDs and video games for April 7-13

      04/08/13 Pop Culture

      New releases this week

      Music

      Dawes, Stories Don't End

      Brad Paisley, Wheelhouse

      Paramore, Paramore

      Molly Ringwald, Except Sometimes

      Todd Rundgren, State

      DVDs

      Bad Kids Go to Hell

      Boss: Season Two

      Family …

    8. 'Gears of War,' 'Bioshock' sequels take divergent paths

      04/04/13 Pop Culture By Joshua Gillin, Times staff writer

      The hardest part about creating a successful sequel, in any media, is making the source material feel fresh, even if it obviously isn't.

    9. n00b channels her inner nerd at MegaCon 2013

      04/03/13 Pop Culture By Stephanie Hayes, Times Staff Writer

      ORLANDO

      The beast stood by the soda machine posing for pictures with fans tucked under its scaly arms. It had gummy cheek flaps, sideways fangs, dreadlocks and beady eyes. And I was like, "Cool! What's that?"

    10. New music, DVDs and video games for March 31-April 6

      04/01/13 Pop Culture

      New releases this week

      Music

      Alkaline Trio, My Shame Is True

      The Band Perry, Pioneer

      Cold War Kids, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts

      New Kids on the Block, 10

      Transit, Young New England

      DVDs

      The Baytown Outlaws

      The Bible: The …