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Superheroes Engage In All Out 'Civil War' In The Latest 'Captain America' Film

3:40pm May 06, 2016

by David Edelstein

The new movie from Marvel Studios features almost all the members of the Avengers superhero collective. Critic David Edelstein calls it an irresistible hodgepodge of special effects and superheroes.

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Of Dubious Origin

11:54am May 06, 2016

We made-up origin stories for people whose names end with "MAN." For example, "This "X-Men" actor developed his superpowers from manually changing car tires," you'd answer, "I'm Hugh Jackman!"

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This, That, Or The Other

11:54am May 06, 2016

For the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, we crafted a special version of our favorite game. The categories are: racehorse, roller coaster, or Marvel villain.

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Moves Like Frogger

11:54am May 06, 2016

Scrounge up your quarters because we're heading to the arcade! In this game, Jonathan Coulton tweaks Maroon 5's song "Moves Like Jagger" to be about classic video games.

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Lucasfilm's Andi Gutierrez on Ask Me Another.

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Meet the Expert: Andi Gutierrez

11:54am May 06, 2016

Our expert Andi Gutierrez is the social media connoisseur for a galaxy far, far away. We wrote a game about our favorite combination of Star Wars and social media: Star Wars parody Twitter accounts.

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Who Are You Wearing?

11:53am May 06, 2016

Our producers went out onto the C2E2 convention floor and asked some cosplayers, "Who are you wearing?" In this game, cosplayers describe their outfit and you have to guess who they are.

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Rose McGowan: The Listener Spell Book Challenge

11:52am May 06, 2016

Rose McGowan rekindles her witchcraft and recites spells from Charmed's Book of Spells.

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Stop And Go

11:51am May 06, 2016

Red light, green light! Every answer in this final round will contain one of these three words: red, yellow or green.

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Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), and Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes in Captain America: Civil War.

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'Captain America: Civil War' Is The Mightiest Marvel Movie

10:59am May 06, 2016

by Chris Klimek

"The Vibranium standard for super-team flicks" is reviewer Chris Klimek's take on the 13th Marvel Cinematic Universe movie.

The University of Louisville's marching band leaves the Churchill Downs infield after performing the state song at the Kentucky Derby.

Churchill Downer: The Forgotten Racial History Of Kentucky's State Song

10:32am May 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

"My Old Kentucky Home" is sung every year at the Kentucky Derby. Written in 1852 as an anti-slavery ballad, the song has a more sinister meaning upon closer examination.

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