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Hottie of the Week: Kellen Takenaka

TURN ONS: Someone with a sense of humor, athleticism and a great smile.

PICS: Grand Saturdays

PHOTOS BY KAT WADE / Special to the Star-Advertiser

PICS: Miss Hawaii

PHOTOS BY JOAH BULEY / Special to the Star-Advertiser

‘Battlefield 4’ fires off controlled mayhem

Recent editions have proven that quality is fleeting in the franchise’s single-player campaigns. Where we gamers end up (correctly) focusing our attention is in the online competitive modes, where EA seems to be devoting its efforts. I long for a military shooter that sucks you into a tightly woven narrative with complex players, but that just isn’t what “Battlefield 4” sells. It sells controlled mayhem.

PICS: Christian Martin

PHOTOS BY JOAH BULEY / Special to the Star-Advertiser

PICS: The Green

PHOTOS BY KAT WADE / Special to the Star-Advertiser

Tats & Tanlines: 11/8/13

PHOTOS BY TONY GRILLO / Special to the Star-Advertiser

Hottie of the Week: Stephanie Usita

TURN ONS: Men who show respect, have good hygiene, goals and ambitions in life and who contribute to their relationship.

Pitstop: 11/08/13

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With its rich storyline, ‘Black Flag’ turns out to be a real treasure

Keeping the tradition of “Assassin’s Creed,” the story is split between the future and the past. After (spoiler) Desmond dies in the future at the conclusion of “AC III,” his consciousness goes to a cloud-computing system owned by Abstergo, the corporate front for the Templars.