Instead of rehashing what has already happened in a simulation-type game, "Assassin's Creed III" aims for the gray areas of history and focuses on events that may not have a clear-cut explanation.

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He took data from the MRI and used software to create a three-dimensional simulation so that, video-game style, he can zoom in and out of the colon and look at it in detail.

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Created in 1999, Neopets was the progenitor of what would later become an extremely popular game genre: the multi-player browser-based pet simulation game.

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Guys like competitive or simulation games, such as Siemens' urban-planning game, Spinopolis, which appeals to baby boomers.

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The new agreements with EA and Take-Two will provide fans with a diverse offering of NBA video games, including 5-on-5 simulation and arcade style games that will be available on video game consoles, online, and through mobile devices.

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In an incident-packed game, Celtic's Niall McGinn was also booked for simulation in the second half when he went down in the box and his team claimed for a spot kick.

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Strategy board games back in the 1970s and '80s, like "Blitzkrieg" and "War in Europe, " were simulation-type games requiring players to spend a lot of time rolling dice to resolve combat or find out different game stats -- weather conditions, civil unrest, troop rally points.

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