November 14, 2007

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Can You Spot The Mouse?

Runs Out: Play 'Magic Academy'. Having Fun With 'Harry' Is This Best 'Potter' Game Yet? Rough Times for Rodents Show Kills Off Mickey's Double Mouse Hunt Gone Horribly Wrong. Next in Entertainment: Play New Seek & Find Game.

From Serious <b>Games</b> to Serious Gaming (Part Four): Labyrinth

Learning Games to Go was a partnership between MIT's Education Arcade, Maryland Public Television, Macro International, and Johns Hopkins University, funded by a grant from the US Department of Education. The ongoing project began in

PiRate <b>Game</b> Previews and Selections for November 15-17, 2007

LSU has a little bit of a tricky game at Ole Miss. The Rebels have played a couple of tough games at home this year, and LSU doesnt like to play day games. The Tigers need to win by three touchdowns to prove they deserve their ranking.

Five Featured <b>Games</b> From The MochiAds Contest

The MochiAds Flash Games Contest is still on full-force, and you guys are rocking out. We are seeing some incredible games in the mix and Im very certain our judges will have a seriously rough time deciding.

Japan gets more PS1 <b>games</b> (again)

One of these days, we're going to write an article about America or Europe getting more downloadable games. Maybe. Some day. Sigh. Hope you like Pachinko, as the Japanese Store has been updated once again with a few more PS1 games:

New Simple <b>games</b>: Tanks get customized, zombies get shot

Custom Tank is a side-scrolling run-and-gun that looks like a Metal Slug game, except starring a tank. It also happens to be quite a bit nicer-looking than SNK Playmore's own Metal Slug 7. Vol. 32 THE Zombie Panic is a zombie-themed

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Can You Spot The Mouse?

Runs Out: Play 'Magic Academy'. Having Fun With 'Harry' Is This Best 'Potter' Game Yet? Rough Times for Rodents Show Kills Off Mickey's Double Mouse Hunt Gone Horribly Wrong. Next in Entertainment: Play New Seek & Find Game.

PiRate <b>Game</b> Previews and Selections for November 15-17, 2007

LSU has a little bit of a tricky game at Ole Miss. The Rebels have played a couple of tough games at home this year, and LSU doesnt like to play day games. The Tigers need to win by three touchdowns to prove they deserve their ranking.

Japan gets more PS1 <b>games</b> (again)

One of these days, we're going to write an article about America or Europe getting more downloadable games. Maybe. Some day. Sigh. Hope you like Pachinko, as the Japanese Store has been updated once again with a few more PS1 games:

Five Featured <b>Games</b> From The MochiAds Contest

The MochiAds Flash Games Contest is still on full-force, and you guys are rocking out. We are seeing some incredible games in the mix and Im very certain our judges will have a seriously rough time deciding.

DualShock 3 will rumble with PS2 <b>games</b>

Many importers have been curious: does the new rumble-ready DualShock 3 work for PS2 games played on the PS3? The answer is yes (provided you don't have the 40GB model — you won't be able to play PS2 games at all!).

New Simple <b>games</b>: Tanks get customized, zombies get shot

Custom Tank is a side-scrolling run-and-gun that looks like a Metal Slug game, except starring a tank. It also happens to be quite a bit nicer-looking than SNK Playmore's own Metal Slug 7. Vol. 32 THE Zombie Panic is a zombie-themed

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Local groups seek used games, puzzles (The Olympian)

Board games and jigsaw puzzles are fun, but easy to outgrow.

Special session requires creative ways to twiddle (The Washington Times)

ANNAPOLIS (AP) They are playing poker, talking football, doing sudoku puzzles. Anything to pass the time.

Daedalus Books great place to shop for gifts (Carroll County Online)

Daedalus Books & Music's two locations (Baltimore and Columbia) are having lots of events for everyone, from a jazz concert and Merry Mart to Holiday Revelry at Moonlight Merriment, with 10 percent discounts and free puzzles.

Net Neutrality Jujitsu Puzzles Regulation Advocates (Addict 3D)

Last week, the AT&T-backed group Hands Off the Internet coalition sent a letter to the FCC asking that they investigate Comcast for violating network neutrality for blocking BitTorrent traffic.

Barn project preserves Homer Glen history, space (Daily Southtown)

Tony Novelli loved putting together puzzles as a kid. What he didnt know was his treasured pastime would become his bread and butter. The 53-year-old is part of Preservation Trades, the company restoring an 1850s barn as part of Homer Townships Trantina Farm Development project.

Youth recreation service group sells raffle tickets (The Post-Standard)

Raffle tickets for an 8-foot long Christmas stocking full of games, puzzles, toys, stuffed animals, crayons and play dough are being sold by the Freedom Recreational Services for Youth with Disabilities.

Sudoku lovers duke it out (The Daily Gamecock)

Andrew Mamorth, a third-year math student and a member of the Pi Mu Epsilon Math Club, finished one of the hardest sudoku puzzles in 11 minutes. He finished seven sudoku puzzles in 20 minutes. He filled the most cells in the hardest puzzle in 15 minutes.

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Can You Spot The Mouse?

Runs Out: Play 'Magic Academy'. Having Fun With 'Harry' Is This Best 'Potter' Game Yet? Rough Times for Rodents Show Kills Off Mickey's Double Mouse Hunt Gone Horribly Wrong. Next in Entertainment: Play New Seek & Find Game.

From Serious <b>Games</b> to Serious Gaming (Part Three): Backflow

This is part Three in a multipart series showcasing the serious games work being done by the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program. Today, we focus onBackflow, one of the games developed this summer as part of our newly launched

Non-profit group buying <b>games</b> for soldiers

One soldier's wife, unwilling to let her husband go without entertainment, has mounted an effort to get games to those like her husband. That, friends, is real love. The group is called "Fun For Our Troops," and it's trying to raise

Comment on Crusaders of Space 2 by Whiterabbit aka Stephen

(I wont bother expanding into the 3D, 360, third person and first person space shooters, as I think wed lose sight of the game being offered today, lol). If you have these two games in your library, most other space shooters pale into

Many parents avoid video <b>games</b> with kids

According to an Associated Press-AOL Games poll released Monday, many parents rarely join their kids when its time to slay cyber-scoundrels. Besides those who simply dont play games with their children, another 30 percent say they

Mario &amp; Sonic at the Olympic <b>Games</b>

But then I was on one of my favorite video game blogs, and they had a video of Mario skulling, aka rowing. My girlfriend was on the crew team in college, and immediately thought shed love this game. I mean, how many video games

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Local groups seek used games, puzzles (The Olympian)

Board games and jigsaw puzzles are fun, but easy to outgrow.

Barn project preserves Homer Glen history, space (Daily Southtown)

Tony Novelli loved putting together puzzles as a kid. What he didnt know was his treasured pastime would become his bread and butter. The 53-year-old is part of Preservation Trades, the company restoring an 1850s barn as part of Homer Townships Trantina Farm Development project.

Net Neutrality Jujitsu Puzzles Regulation Advocates (Addict 3D)

Last week, the AT&T-backed group Hands Off the Internet coalition sent a letter to the FCC asking that they investigate Comcast for violating network neutrality for blocking BitTorrent traffic.

Special session requires creative ways to twiddle (The Washington Times)

ANNAPOLIS (AP) They are playing poker, talking football, doing sudoku puzzles. Anything to pass the time.

Youth recreation service group sells raffle tickets (The Post-Standard)

Raffle tickets for an 8-foot long Christmas stocking full of games, puzzles, toys, stuffed animals, crayons and play dough are being sold by the Freedom Recreational Services for Youth with Disabilities.

Sudoku lovers duke it out (The Daily Gamecock)

Andrew Mamorth, a third-year math student and a member of the Pi Mu Epsilon Math Club, finished one of the hardest sudoku puzzles in 11 minutes. He finished seven sudoku puzzles in 20 minutes. He filled the most cells in the hardest puzzle in 15 minutes.

Games & Comics (Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Check out our daily crossword puzzles. |TODAY'S PUZZLE| Test your skill at darts, skeet shooting or solitaire and much more. |FLASH GAMES| What does the future hold for you or a loved one.

Arcade Interactive Fiction [Interactive Fiction] (Addict 3D)

A short time ago, Pac-Txt made the rounds, billing itself as a text adventure adaptation of the famous arcade game. The problem is, Pac-Txt is lousy. It's a conceptual piece that takes advantage of none of the features of interactive fiction (IF), like good writing and interesting puzzles.

Learning in 2 languages at Ericsson Elementary (Quad-City Times)

As students flow into Room 3 at Ericsson Elementary, they sit at different stations. Some of the preschoolers work putting puzzles together. Others talk to each other, catching up.

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Local groups seek used games, puzzles (The Olympian)

Board games and jigsaw puzzles are fun, but easy to outgrow.

Net Neutrality Jujitsu Puzzles Regulation Advocates (Addict 3D)

Last week, the AT&T-backed group Hands Off the Internet coalition sent a letter to the FCC asking that they investigate Comcast for violating network neutrality for blocking BitTorrent traffic.

Sudoku lovers duke it out (The Daily Gamecock)

Andrew Mamorth, a third-year math student and a member of the Pi Mu Epsilon Math Club, finished one of the hardest sudoku puzzles in 11 minutes. He finished seven sudoku puzzles in 20 minutes. He filled the most cells in the hardest puzzle in 15 minutes.

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