May 15, 2008
Late breaking news
Nintendo's DS is the perfect medium for crossword puzzles — the stylus never runs out of ink or needs to be sharpened, and no newsprint to rub off on your hands … um, maybe our readers should ignore that last part.
One of the trends I notice while traveling is the exponential growth in the popularity of sudoku. Take the walk down the aisle to the bathroom. Is half the flight to Seattle working on sudoku puzzles? Another large percentage does crosswords.
Any computer game that begins with your character who is deathly afraid of heights tied to a chair at the top of Big Ben is a clear indication you're in for a humorous tale. Jack Keane is a funny and well-written computer game inspired by the point-and-click adventure games from the '90s, namely the LucasArts Monkey Island titles that fused comedy with puzzles and memorable characters.
by Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2008 Astronomers have discovered a speedy spinning pulsar in an elongated orbit around an apparent Sun-like star, a combination never seen before, and one that has them puzzled about how the strange system developed.
Local legislators are scratching their heads at Gov. Haley Barbour's Tuessday veto of a copper theft bill passed during the 2008 regular session.
Exactly how airborne particulates harm our lungs still puzzles epidemiologists, physicians, environmental scientists, and policy makers. Now California Institute of Technology researchers have found that they act by impairing the lungs' natural defenses against ozone.
Echochrome suit Kumi Yuasa has promised that 20 user-created levels will be added to the game between now and next Wednesday. These plucky puzzles will pop up in freeform mode if you have your difficulty set at two or three; you can change this by pressing left or right on the d-pad between stages.
Nintendo is finally bringing original downloadable games to its popular Wii video game console.
In these times of political puzzles and rising prices, it's nice to find an escape from such ordinary daily problems. FoxWell Productions' newest comedy "Power Short Shorts" provided a humorous look at the precarious balance of power in human relationships.