Overall, we got some great shots of Wolverine in action, including plenty of swordplay.

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Historical and science fiction author Neal Stephenson took to Kickstarter and voiced his frustration with swordplay in video games.

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It abandons the traditional stealth gameplay for all-out hack and slash swordplay.

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The few criminals who enjoy swordplay may simply change their preferences.

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Once upon a time, it was Hong Kong that cranked out most of the world's kung fu and swordplay movies, notably from the prolific Shaw Brothers studio.

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We don't usually think of "Brokeback Mountain" director Ang Lee as an effects filmmaker, but he gave us the romantic swordplay above swaying bamboo forests in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and, less happily, "Hulk" bouncing across the desert like a rubber ball.

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