September 4, 2008

Late breaking news

Trail of killings puzzles investigators (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)

ALGER, Wash. — Authorities on Wednesday were trying to determine what set off a shooting and stabbing rampage that left six people dead and four wounded, attacks they blame on a drug offender who was released from jail less than a month ago.

iPhone game combines jigsaw puzzles and Tetris (MacNN)

Maverick Software has released a new iPhone/iPod touch game titled Jiggy. As a cross between a jigsaw puzzle and Tetris, Jiggy challenges players to put together a puzzle from falling pieces, racing against time to get them placed in the right sports before the pieces stack up to high. The game features 35 increasingly challenging puzzles and has skill levels for all, including a "kid mode" that …

Special problem puzzles Zook (Herald & Review)

CHAMPAIGN - In any game that shapes up as a potentially close call, the outcome could be decided by a field goal.

NBC's ouster of Leno puzzles Letterman (Chicago Sun-Times)

NBC's plan to remove Jay Leno from "The Tonight Show" next year makes no sense to one key observer: Leno's late-night rival David Letterman.

McCain's VP Pick Puzzles His Supporters In N.H. (NPR)

John McCain announced last week that he had picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. Since then, Palin has been dogged by her involvement in an ethics investigation and by her 17-year-old daughter's pregnancy. Female voters in New Hampshire, where McCain won the GOP primary, question his choice of running mate.

Favre puzzles Madden (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Al Michaels and John Madden , who will call the National Football League's season-opening telecast…

Coke's Chinese Purchase Puzzles (The Motley Fool)

Soft drink titan buys itself some Chinese growth.

Crossword Puzzle Apps for IPhone (PC World)

Solving crossword puzzles is fun, challenging, and–some say–good for keeping the mind sharp as you get older. Very few days…

Crossword proves 'too hard,' damaging to self-esteem (Arizona Daily Wildcat)

This letter is in response to your terrible crossword puzzles. They are too hard. I have been struggling for four long years and failed to complete even one. They are simply impossible.

Review: Crossword puzzle apps for iPhone (Macworld)

2 Across and Crosswords let iPhone and iPod touch users download and solve crossword puzzles on the go.

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iPhone game combines jigsaw puzzles and Tetris (MacNN)

Maverick Software has released a new iPhone/iPod touch game titled Jiggy. As a cross between a jigsaw puzzle and Tetris, Jiggy challenges players to put together a puzzle from falling pieces, racing against time to get them placed in the right sports before the pieces stack up to high. The game features 35 increasingly challenging puzzles and has skill levels for all, including a "kid mode" that …

Special problem puzzles Zook (Herald & Review)

CHAMPAIGN - In any game that shapes up as a potentially close call, the outcome could be decided by a field goal.

McCain's VP Pick Puzzles His Supporters In N.H. (NPR)

John McCain announced last week that he had picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. Since then, Palin has been dogged by her involvement in an ethics investigation and by her 17-year-old daughter's pregnancy. Female voters in New Hampshire, where McCain won the GOP primary, question his choice of running mate.

Favre puzzles Madden (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Al Michaels and John Madden , who will call the National Football League's season-opening telecast…

Coke's Chinese Purchase Puzzles (The Motley Fool)

Soft drink titan buys itself some Chinese growth.

Crossword Puzzle Apps for IPhone (PC World)

Solving crossword puzzles is fun, challenging, and–some say–good for keeping the mind sharp as you get older. Very few days…

Review: Crossword puzzle apps for iPhone (Macworld)

2 Across and Crosswords let iPhone and iPod touch users download and solve crossword puzzles on the go.

JACK McCAFFERY: Jackson action no thriller for McNabb (Delaware County Times)

PHILADELPHIA — With each turned page of the Donovan McNabb Story, the book reads more like a compilation of puzzles. At first, they are rudimentary, then challenging, then advanced … then torture.

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New top 10 best selling PC <b>games</b> list shows little change

We are still waiting for the next few weeks to generate any real change in the NPD Group's weekly list of the top 10 best selling PC games in retail stores in the US. The latest list for the week ending August 23 only has one minor

Thailand bans some <b>games</b> in wake of cabbie murder

The Thai government continues its campaign against violent games in the wake of a cabbie's murder, allegedly inspired by Grand Theft Auto. CNet's Thai blog reports that five games have been banned in the country (GTA IV was already

Aether

Aether is an "Art Game" about personal childhood feelings and experiences. Please keep and open mind when playing, relax and enjoy the game. If the game is running slow for you, there is a link on the title screen to a standalone PC/Mac

Thai Government Turns Against Video <b>Games</b>

In a story broken by GamePolitics, Thailand stole its list of "dangerous" games from an outdated list offered by Detroit prosecutor Kym Worthy during the 2007 holiday season. The five banned games constitute half of the list.

Strategy Informer interviews CCP <b>Games</b> about the future of EVE Online

Gaming site Strategy Informer recently spoke with CCP Games about what the future may hold for EVE Online. The interview focused on two facets of the game: EVE's economy, and the fact that with other sci-fi MMO titles like Jumpgate

Jewelix

Jewelix is a puzzle game where you craft beautiful jewelery for very specific customers. It takes more than just clicking to make these jewels, you have to think about how to do it, all the while keeping a friendly face for your

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