CHICAGO – It began with a boy and his dream (nightmare?). John LaFlamboy, to be exact, as he took an idea he had in college and made it his life’s work. He owns and operates the HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport (Illinois), which was designed, built and put together by Haunted House experts expressly for the spookiest month of the year. For info on how to purchase tickets, click HellsGate.
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Video Game Review: ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Faces ‘Annihilation’
Submitted by BrianTT on June 28, 2011 - 5:18pmCHICAGO – Clearly, Activision and Treyarch aren’t satisfied with dominating the shooter market for only part of the year; they want the entire calendar. How else to explain the most ambitious DLC expansion plan in console shooter gaming history?
Video Game Review: Return to ‘Call of Duty’ With Excellent ‘Escalation’
Submitted by BrianTT on May 3, 2011 - 3:15pmCHICAGO – Proving yet again that they know how to keep fans happy with their downloadable content, Activision and Treyarch have released another excellent batch of multiplayer maps for their mega-hit “Call of Duty: Black Ops.” The DLC named “Call of Duty: Black Ops — Escalation,” available exclusively on the Xbox, includes four new maps and a new zombie adventure named “Call of the Dead” that would be worth the $15 price on its very own.
Video Game Review: Smash Hit ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Gets New Maps in ‘First Strike’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 4, 2011 - 5:25pmCHICAGO – Are you exhausted by the original maps in “Call of Duty: Black Ops”? Have you played them so many times that you literally have them memorized to the point that you can dream about their every twist, turn, and hiding spot?
Slideshow: 11-Image Gallery From ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops – First Strike’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 28, 2011 - 6:36pmCHICAGO – This 11-image slideshow contains the official press images of the new maps soon-to-be available for “Call of Duty: Black Ops” in the DLC entitled “First Strike.” The add-on will be available on the XBLA on February 1st, 2011.
Video Game Review: ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Shatters Shooter Expectations
Submitted by BrianTT on November 22, 2010 - 10:17amCHICAGO – It could still fall prone to some of the multiplayer glitches and failures that marred the experience with “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” but as of November 2010, “Call of Duty: Black Ops” is an amazing success and stands as one of the best games of its kind ever released.
