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Facebook games have Web surfers in their thrall

MCT — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:13:24 +0000

Facebook has grown into a Web medium that more than 350 million people use as an extension of their authentic selves, not their alter egos. Yet in recent months the world's biggest social networking site has been invaded by make-believe farmers, chefs and tropical fish collectors. You pretenders know who you are.

Widening the path to intellectual discovery

Courtesy — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:51:10 +0000

The lesson: Kids learn when we aren't necessarily paying attention and in ways we don't necessarily anticipate.

Deadbeat Report: I’m a nerd and so are you

Chris Bodovinitz — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:59:49 +0000

It’s quite obvious that the Internet is the true one-stop source for all things entertainment. There’s absolutely no reason to fight it. If using the Internet is nerdy, and everyone uses the Internet, doesn’t that make everyone a nerd? The Internet is too great of a tool to cast aside just to make your social status look clean.

Run for the hills: a survivor’s guide to Silent Hill Homecoming

Archive — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0000

"Silent Hill Homecoming" is the story of Alex Shepherd and his younger brother, Joshua. Alex is a soldier who has returned home after a stay in a military hospital to find Joshua and their father missing. Alex's hometown of Shepherd's Glen is eerily abandoned and the only person with the knowledge of where Joshua might be is Alex's mother who is in a state of near catatonia.

Power to the players

Archive — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000

On Nov. 25, 2007, Bungie Software and Microsoft Game Studios released their record breaking game, "Halo 3" for the Xbox 360 video game console. To say "record breaking" seems to be a bit of an understatement, though.

Not only did "Halo 3" bring in $170 million on its release date, the game went on to sell $300 million worth of copies in its first week of sales, thereby becoming the highest grossing entertainment product ever.

Mortal Kombat 8: Sub-Zero, Scorpion and Superman?

Archive — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Two combatants face each other in the moonlight. The mist creeps along the dead leaves strewn across the ancient forest floor. An ominous voice bellows from the shadows in preparation for the imminent bloodbath.

"Round One . fight!"

The voice echoes through the night air as the fighters surge forward, colliding in a cacophony of violent battle-cries and the vicious clash of steel and bone.

Playstation 3 v. Xbox 360

Archive — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:00:00 +0000

As the dust begins to settle after a year-long battle, the matter of which console will reign supreme for the current generation of gamers seems to be on the horizon - the Xbox 360 on one side, and the Playstation 3 on the other.

Both parties have had their share of failures and successes, but now that the Blu-ray and HD-DVD struggle has been settled, victory may be at hand.

‘Grand Theft Auto’: A model for innovation

Archive — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:00:00 +0000

On April 29, "Grand Theft Auto IV" will be released for an eager crowd of gamers worldwide.

"GTA IV" will be available for both the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. The "Grand Theft Auto" series has been around since 1998, and the games have always been an enjoyable source of gaming entertainment.

The Headlines

Archive — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:00:00 +0000

WORLD New Pakistani leader may cause complications for U.S. military ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The new top official in Pakistan's terrorism-racked northwest frontier has demanded that the United States end missile strikes in the country and called for negotiations with militants - an approach that would dramatically alter the American-inspired war on terror there.

From ‘Pong’ to ‘Halo’

Archive — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:00:00 +0000

Over the past 30 years, the video game industry has grown immensly. In 2007, according to the Entertainment Software Association, the industry raked in an astonishing $9.5 billion in the United States alone.

With such astounding numbers it is hard to imagine that a pastime of the mid-1970s has evolved into one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries.