September 4, 2007

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3GX throws <b>games</b> a bone

3GX launches a direct-to-consumer Java games portal.

War <b>games</b>

Charlie Free: I may be a mass killer when I play Max Payne 2, but that doesn't make me a violent person in real life.

Poll: New <b>games</b> in old franchises

Even if everything on this list comes out stateside, picking them all will make for a costly exercise and a terrible poll. So we're asking you to choose: given the opportunity to pick up only one new DS game based on an 8-bit series,

Sega Boss: Most creative <b>games</b> to be on the Wii and better than <b>…</b>

The head of Sega North America, Simon Jeffrey has said that some of the most creative and unique games will be on the Wii. Here we go, tossing "creative" and "unique" around again with something that involves the Wii.

COLUMN: Marketing Melancholy: &#39;Video <b>Game</b> Box Art Experiment&#39;

[Marketing Melancholy is an occasional column by Siliconera's Spencer Yip that examines multiple facets of marketing games from an end user's point of view, from advertising campaigns through box art and beyond.

New <b>games</b> this week: Stranglehold edition

SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies.

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Here's your gotta have answers to the Crossword and Sodoku Puzzles! (SMU Daily Campus)

Click Here for Crossword Solutions! Click Here for Sodoku Solutions! Original Daily Campus Video An SMU alum talks about directing Monday's Texas Tech vs. SMU game for ESPN.

A tasting that elates and puzzles (The Record)

Some days, tasting a batch of new wine releases seems a bit too much like work, just another day of drudgery at the office. Then there are days that are pure, unabashed joy. The difference? It's the wine, silly!

Noodle through puzzles in 'Brain Age 2' (Florida Today)

Pump up your mind with "Brain Age 2."

An Indian Nation Preserves Its Heritage With a Magic Joystick (The New York Sun)

Like many 8-year-old boys, Eli Langley loves video games. The ins and outs of Nintendo and PlayStation characters, puzzles, and role-playing adventures are much more accessible to him than, say, the oral traditions or hunting techniques of his Coushatta Tribe's ancestors. His latest obsession is trying to restore the powers and magic of a character named Sora in the "Kingdom Hearts" game for …

So do you know how they Sudoku? (Macon Telegraph)

QUESTION: Does a computer generate the Sudoku grid? How do you create crossword puzzles? What does the editor do? - Michael Doerr, Springfield, Ill.

You share your birthday with… (The Telegraph)

You enjoy hobbies that engage your mind like cards, riddles, puzzles or reading. Devoted and determined, you overlook faults in your loved ones. When something captures your attention, you lock in and the chase is on.

Junge puzzles over redwoods then hits the coast (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a weekly series of journal entries by Cheyenne author Mark Junge, who bicycled across North America in 2004 and 2006. Junge, who has a lung impairment and is oxygen-dependent, continues his bicycling adventures in North America this summer in a trip from San Francisco to Vancouver, B.C. Covidien, the corporation that manufactures the Helios portable liquid …

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Noodle through puzzles in 'Brain Age 2' (Florida Today)

Pump up your mind with "Brain Age 2."

An Indian Nation Preserves Its Heritage With a Magic Joystick (The New York Sun)

Like many 8-year-old boys, Eli Langley loves video games. The ins and outs of Nintendo and PlayStation characters, puzzles, and role-playing adventures are much more accessible to him than, say, the oral traditions or hunting techniques of his Coushatta Tribe's ancestors. His latest obsession is trying to restore the powers and magic of a character named Sora in the "Kingdom Hearts" game for …

So do you know how they Sudoku? (Macon Telegraph)

QUESTION: Does a computer generate the Sudoku grid? How do you create crossword puzzles? What does the editor do? - Michael Doerr, Springfield, Ill.

You share your birthday with… (The Telegraph)

You enjoy hobbies that engage your mind like cards, riddles, puzzles or reading. Devoted and determined, you overlook faults in your loved ones. When something captures your attention, you lock in and the chase is on.

Junge puzzles over redwoods then hits the coast (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a weekly series of journal entries by Cheyenne author Mark Junge, who bicycled across North America in 2004 and 2006. Junge, who has a lung impairment and is oxygen-dependent, continues his bicycling adventures in North America this summer in a trip from San Francisco to Vancouver, B.C. Covidien, the corporation that manufactures the Helios portable liquid …

PRESS RELEASE: Dweebs 3 - Furbidden Planets - Press Release… (gamesindustry.biz)

On their quest to reach their home planet Cygnus X, you must help the Dweebs solve many puzzles that await in outer space as they cross time itself into the Furbidden Planets zone.

Survey finds white-collar workers break for video games (Newsday)

Research findings from a Seattle-based video game developer indicate that one in four white collar workers may be taking video game breaks at work — using them to de-stress and reboot their brains. In many cases, bosses are cheering them on.

JD Birds a place for pampered fowl (The Arizona Republic)

Glendale store JD Birds Etc is truly for the birds, offering hard-to-find feed and accessories for feathered pets.

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New <b>games</b> this week: Stranglehold edition

SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies.

If You Found This Blog Through <b>Game</b> Informer…

The September issue of Game Informer features a profile of someone they describe variously as "one of the leading thinkers about video games in the world" and "The Game Academic." I am not certain I know who they are talking about but

<b>Games</b> Convention can&#39;t leave Leipzig until 2009 and probably won&#39;t

A little more information is coming out about the rumor from early July that the Leipzig Games Convention may be moving in 2008. According to GI.biz, it couldn't even leave until 2009 anyway and would require the permission of the

Casual <b>Games</b> At Work Relieve Stress

PopCap has found that one in four "white collar" workers play a casual video game at work. How does upper management feel about those statistics? Senior Exec's are reported to play more casual games than their employees.

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Noodle through puzzles in 'Brain Age 2' (Florida Today)

Pump up your mind with "Brain Age 2."

An Indian Nation Preserves Its Heritage With a Magic Joystick (The New York Sun)

Like many 8-year-old boys, Eli Langley loves video games. The ins and outs of Nintendo and PlayStation characters, puzzles, and role-playing adventures are much more accessible to him than, say, the oral traditions or hunting techniques of his Coushatta Tribe's ancestors. His latest obsession is trying to restore the powers and magic of a character named Sora in the "Kingdom Hearts" game for …

So do you know how they Sudoku? (Macon Telegraph)

QUESTION: Does a computer generate the Sudoku grid? How do you create crossword puzzles? What does the editor do? - Michael Doerr, Springfield, Ill.

You share your birthday with… (The Telegraph)

You enjoy hobbies that engage your mind like cards, riddles, puzzles or reading. Devoted and determined, you overlook faults in your loved ones. When something captures your attention, you lock in and the chase is on.

Junge puzzles over redwoods then hits the coast (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a weekly series of journal entries by Cheyenne author Mark Junge, who bicycled across North America in 2004 and 2006. Junge, who has a lung impairment and is oxygen-dependent, continues his bicycling adventures in North America this summer in a trip from San Francisco to Vancouver, B.C. Covidien, the corporation that manufactures the Helios portable liquid …

PRESS RELEASE: Dweebs 3 - Furbidden Planets - Press Release… (gamesindustry.biz)

On their quest to reach their home planet Cygnus X, you must help the Dweebs solve many puzzles that await in outer space as they cross time itself into the Furbidden Planets zone.

JD Birds a place for pampered fowl (The Arizona Republic)

Glendale store JD Birds Etc is truly for the birds, offering hard-to-find feed and accessories for feathered pets.

Is living to 100 a medical curiosity? Not in this age (Dallas Morning News)

If old age begins when someone looks back instead of forward, James Biggs hasn't reached that stage of life yet.

Pop forum: Talk amongst yourselves (USA Today)

The forum is a place where readers can meet and chat about pop-culture topics throughout the day. Let's see who's in the spotlight this Tuesday: Reader of the day: Alana in VA Real name: Alana DavisWhere I live: Richmond, Va.Occupation:…

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Mastering Unreal Technology: The Art of Level Design.

Mastering Unreal Technology: The Art of Level Design
by: Jason Busby
, Zak Parrish
, Joel VanEenwyk

publisher: Sams
, released: 02 December, 2004

price: $32.99 (new), $31.34 (used)

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New <b>games</b> this week: Stranglehold edition

SPONSORED BY: Age of Empires III - Real-Time Strategy Game Control a European power on a quest to colonize and conquer the New World. AOE3 introduces new gameplay elements, as well as new civilizations, units, and technologies.

<b>Games</b> Convention can&#39;t leave Leipzig until 2009 and probably won&#39;t

A little more information is coming out about the rumor from early July that the Leipzig Games Convention may be moving in 2008. According to GI.biz, it couldn't even leave until 2009 anyway and would require the permission of the

Big State <b>Games</b>

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Carnival <b>Games</b>: Only for vanilla faces?

Though we doubt that developer Cat Daddy Games intentionally limited race and color selection, it does seem a bit lazy on their part; diversity is an obvious point for any game with customizable characters.

The Problem with <b>Games</b> in Computer Science Class

I don't know that everyone rushing to use games in their computer science class has that for their underlying premise and I said so in a comment at her blog. I thought I might bring the discussion up over here as well, add a few more

NextGen Mobile <b>Games</b> are here!

Do you ever thought of adding your custom sounds and graphics on a web or mobile game? you better check www.ugengames.com. ugenGames, launched Sep 4, 2007, is a new step towards future of mobile games, where players can customize the

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Noodle through puzzles in 'Brain Age 2' (Florida Today)

Pump up your mind with "Brain Age 2."

So do you know how they Sudoku? (Macon Telegraph)

QUESTION: Does a computer generate the Sudoku grid? How do you create crossword puzzles? What does the editor do? - Michael Doerr, Springfield, Ill.

You share your birthday with… (The Telegraph)

You enjoy hobbies that engage your mind like cards, riddles, puzzles or reading. Devoted and determined, you overlook faults in your loved ones. When something captures your attention, you lock in and the chase is on.

Junge puzzles over redwoods then hits the coast (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle)

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a weekly series of journal entries by Cheyenne author Mark Junge, who bicycled across North America in 2004 and 2006. Junge, who has a lung impairment and is oxygen-dependent, continues his bicycling adventures in North America this summer in a trip from San Francisco to Vancouver, B.C. Covidien, the corporation that manufactures the Helios portable liquid …

PRESS RELEASE: Dweebs 3 - Furbidden Planets - Press Release… (gamesindustry.biz)

On their quest to reach their home planet Cygnus X, you must help the Dweebs solve many puzzles that await in outer space as they cross time itself into the Furbidden Planets zone.

Snappy but nonsensical spelling puzzles beat staid Web names (The News & Observer)

Even if you could say "Abazab" or "Eefoof" without snickering, would you want to do business with them?

Mistake in law puzzles courts (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)

New legislation under scrutiny by local officials

Is living to 100 a medical curiosity? Not in this age (Dallas Morning News)

If old age begins when someone looks back instead of forward, James Biggs hasn't reached that stage of life yet.

Column: Walking to a slower beat, but not out of the parade (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

At some time our actions and reactions start slowing down. The lines of print across the bottom of a TV screen are hard to keep up with watch the picture and hear the news story at the same time.

Reichs visits Brennan's childhood in new 'Bones' (East Valley Tribune)

Temperance Brennan is stubborn. Determined. Flawed. Likable. And her family life teeters on chaos.

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