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  • Giants hold off Rockies Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:50AMAndres Torres' solo homer breaks 2-2 tie in the eighth
  • Local gamer inducted into Hall of Fame Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:25AMMany people will remember last Saturday as the day Dallas Cowboy legend Emmitt Smith was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. However, one man in Farmers Branch was also be inducted into a hall of fame.
  • NHL 2K11 Review [Wii] Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:41PMNHL 2K11 is a big letdown compared to last year's great arcade hockey game.
  • Matt Cain keeps Giants in game as rally beats Diamondbacks Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:03PMStarting pitcher Matt Cain defused what looked to be another incendiary first inning, breaking the rotation's dispiriting pattern and possibly helping the entire team turn a rather gruesome page.
  • Castle Crashers make belated arrival on PSN Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:48PMPlayStation Store Update: The Behemoth's beat-'em-up debuts on Sony's console alongside Sega's Valkyria Chronicles II, demos for Vanquish and R.U.S.E.
  • Bangai-O blasting its way onto XBLA Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:02PMX marks the spot
  • HTML5 jumps into mobile gaming with SPIL Games Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:46PMOne of the world's largest casual gaming companies today unveiled HTML5 versions of 47 of its games websites, proclaiming that it will be the new standard for gaming devices within three years. SPIL Games has thrown its considerable weight behind HTML5 and the upward trend in casual gaming, with users now able to play its games on mobile browsers supporting HTML5 (ruling out devices running ...
  • Pinball FX 2 coming to XBLA Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:40PMZen Studios just announced that Pinball FX 2 is heading to the Xbox Live Arcade on October 13, as part of “Game Feast” presented by Microsoft Game Studios. The sequel to Pinball FX aims to take the pinball genre to another level with updated ball physics and the incorporation of social features. Best of all, [...]
  • DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue gameplay leaves little to the imagination Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:36PMWe're still not 100 percent positive what the subtitle in DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue means. Perhaps our titular hero enjoys the snugness only a certain type of undergarment can provide? Regardless, we've got the next best thing for you today: gameplay footage. Over at GameVideos , they've managed to procure four different gameplay sections showcasing several distinct areas of the game. We went ...
  • Viking Night: Tron Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:25PMMost consumers have no problem loving a huge budget blockbuster. Movies that are meant to appeal to the widest possible audience usually do just that. But some films have a narrower vision, or simply contain more complex meaning than meets the eye.
  • Arcade Fire Warm Up a Cool Leeds Festival Crowd with Headline Set Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:25AMFiled under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK As far as headline sets go, on the opening night of the 2010 Reading and Leeds festivals, you couldn't get a bigger contrast. While Axl Rose and co. pitched up an hour late to a muddy, booing Berkshire crowd, Arcade Fire 's impeccable performance proved that they've stepped up their game again, as genuinely thrilling festival headliners. The trouble ...
  • A man worth his salt ... and more Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:05AMBut sometimes, fate has a way of plucking the best man for the job. Ted Treadwell is one of those men. It's been more than 60 years since Treadwell commanded the U.S.S. SC 648, a 110-foot-long wooden subchaser in the South Pacific.
  • James Dockery has unfinished business Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 3:23AMJames Dockery is as articulate and telegenic as a SportsCenter anchor. The senior Oregon State cornerback and former Palm Desert High School football star answers questions as effortlessly as he covers the Pac-10's most talented wide receivers.
  • PlayStation Network Review: Top Gun Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:02AMJust a bit short of its 25th anniversary, Top Gun gets another video game. Is it any more than nostalgia? Video game - PlayStation - Games - Gun Control - Toys and Games
  • Meissner’s Auction Saturday, August 28th Start: Sat 5 pm 438 NY Route 20, New Lebanon, NY 12125 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:15PMA weekly newspaper serving the antiques and arts industry, collectors, and institutions. New information each week on antiques shows and auctions around the country and antiques dealer listings.
  • At Nantasket Beach, a slow dance that lasts a lifetime Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:35PMMary Farren had her first date right at Nantasket Beach. They rode the roller coaster at Paragon Park. He spent his paycheck trying to knock things off the head of the Walking Charlie game. They danced to music from a radio and fell in love and got married. Roller coaster - Nantasket Beach - Paragon Park - Recreation - Theme Parks
  • Film review: Scott Pilgrim vs The World Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:05PMSCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD (12A) **** Directed by: EDGAR WRIGHT Starring: MICHAEL CERA, MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD, MARK WEBBER, JASON SCHWARTZMAN, ANNA KENDRICK
  • BlazBlue Continuum Shift Sequel Announced Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:02PMBlazBlue: Continuum Shift (PS3) Arcade title to debut at next month's Amusement Machine Show.
  • Lunia Features a New Look Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:57PMLunia: Record of Lunia War (PC) ijji.com's popular action adventure massively multiplayer role-playing game presents new art style, map and community system features in latest update.
  • The Girl Who Played With Fire (15), Scott Pilgrim VS The World (12a), (3/5,2/5) Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:24PMThis second instalment of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy wires into the same deep anxieties and naked wish-fulfilment as last year's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
  • Charity Puzzler Chime To Debut On Steam With 'Still Alive' Bonus Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 6:07PMAfter its debut on Xbox Live Arcade earlier this year, the block-based puzzle game Chime will be coming to the PC through Valve's popular digital distribution website Steam. The release, which is slated for the end of summer, will carry all the same songs from the Xbox 360 version (featuring notable artists such as Philip Glass, Moby, and Orbital's Paul Hartnoll), but also offers an exclusive ...
  • Song of summer 2010: What is it? Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:50PMKaty Perry's ''California Gurls''? Usher's ''OMG''? Cee Lo's ''F--- You''? Vote in our poll, tell us why it's No. 1!
  • Best Buy and Target announce video game trade-in programs, clearly don't read webcomics Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:42PMFor some reason the used-video-games-as-controversy stars have aligned, and Best Buy and Target picked now of all times to announce new used game trade-in programs. Target is going to offer in store credit for all sorts of electronics trade-ins, including games and DVDs, with just a few stores for now, but expanding to 850 stores by the end of the year. Target isn't making any mention of ...
  • Song of summer 2010: What is it? Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:32PMBy Leah Greenblatt Katy Perry's ''California Gurls''? Usher's ''OMG''? Cee Lo's ''F--- You''? Vote in our poll, tell us why it's No. 1!
  • Film starring Cera entertains comic book fans Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:21PMNowadays, one rarely expresses an interest in seeing a particular film unless a familiar name presents itself in the credits. Whether it be the director or the hottest new starlet, it’s the mixture of fame and title that fuels a movie-goer’s drive to go to the theatre. We can thank publicity and film trailers for [...]
  • Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light XBLA review Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:25PMPublisher: Square-Enix Developer: Crystal Dynamics Genre: Action-Adventure ESRB rating: Teen Release date: Available now Lara Croft is arguably the first true celebrity of video games. Sure, there have been mascots that have crossed over to the mainstream and become household words, but Lara did what neither Mario nor Sonic could ever do. She made gaming [...]
  • Review: Cave Dodonpachi Resurrection Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:24PMCalling Dodonpachi Resurrection “traditional” might be a little unfair.
  • SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS: Natick Days is looming Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:13PMOK, here it is … everything you need to know about Natick Days on Sept. 11. I know it’s still a couple of weeks away, but preparation is never a bad thing.
  • Planet Minigolf Gets Move Motion Controller Integration Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:33PMPlanet Minigolf (PS3) Putt-Putt your way to the top with the new PlayStation Move motion controller on Planet Minigolf.
  • Regulations for arcade to have public hearing Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:52AMBY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Rules that will regulate the operation of a new entertainment arcade are expected to be in place in the near future. read more
  • Media : Anamanaguchi, Party Stronger (FILTER Premiere - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game) Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:36AMScott Pilgrim vs. the World arguably compiled the most compelling original soundtrack and score of the year, combining the forces of Nigel Godrich, Beck, Broken Social Scene, Metric and more to create memorable tracks that truly stand alone from their film counterpart. And luckily for music fans, the hits just keep coming from the Scott Pilgrim team. The film & comic's accompanying videogame ...
  • Blog: Eurogamer.net Podcast #33 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:13AMBioShock Infinite! Deus Ex! PSP2! Kinectimals! Guten tag! Wie gehts?! Yes we've been to Germany again and have now returned with exciting tales of new games, exotic unannounced hardware and more. This week on the podcast we discuss at least eight games, including BioShock Infinite, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and - at long and exciting last - Kinectimals. Yes, podcast host Tom ...
  • Shank Co-Creator Talks About Sharpening New Action Game Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:09AMHow manly is Shank, the eponymous hero of the new downloadable game that's out this week? He swings a chainsaw with no problem, beats up Mexican luchadores and regains health by drinking a 40 oz. bottle of malt liquor. The side-scrolling stab-em-up features an inviting cartooniness that somehow meshes with extremely hyper-violent gameplay. It's a [...]
  • News: Serious Sam HD: TSE dated for XBLA Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:27AMSecond encounter with Second Encounter. Devolver Digital has tweeted that Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter will be released for Xbox Live Arcade on 22nd September. The PC version was released some time ago and scored highly, in part thanks to the addition of new co-op modes that allow you to play along with up to 15 friends. How come it's taken so long for the XBLA version to come out ...
  • Vanquish demo coming soon Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:19PMSega today announced that it will release a demo for Vanquish on Aug. 31 in North America and across Europe on Sept. 1 and Australia on Sept. 2.
  • DeathSpank gets a sequel Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:59PMNot even two months after its initial release and downloadable action-RPG DeathSpank is getting an official sequel in the newly announced DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue.
  • Plants vs. Zombies chomping DS in January Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:54PMUndead-themed tower defense game planned for Nintendo's handheld early next year with exclusive content; Xbox Live Arcade and retail versions out next month.
  • Review: MotoGP 2010 for iPhone Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:40PMI-Play's MotoGP 2010 is an andrenaline-fueled, easy-to-play motorcycle racing game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. While it's great arcade fun, those looking to get the experience of real life MotoGP Motorcycle racing will be disappointed.
  • Amazon discontinues sale of XBLA games Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:24PMOnline retailer no longer offering game codes for downloadable Xbox 360 titles; still selling instant Microsoft points.
  • Amazon no longer selling Xbox Live Arcade games, as GameStop begins to offer them Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:07PMJust one year after launching a retail portal for Xbox Live content, Amazon is "no longer selling Xbox Live Arcade game codes," according to a statement on the site's Xbox Live page . Following a prompt on the same page to buy Castle Crashers for Xbox 360, for example, shoppers will find the item listed as "Currently unavailable," with a notice adding, "We don't know when or if this item will be ...
  • More in the bottle: the dubious value of game length Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:53PMWhenever a game is previewed, a writer is going to ask about the length. Whenever the length of a game is given in a review, there is bound to be someone in the comments wailing about the state of modern gaming, and it's always the same gripe: "Since when is it okay to release a game at X price that's only Y hours long?" Last week a group of developers wrote a series of articles arguing that ...
  • The Top 7… Best summers in videogame history Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:42PMSummer seems like the perfect time to play videogames. Every kid is out of school for three whole months, with zero homework and zero responsibilities. Every adult is searching for an excuse to stay indoors and avoid the oppressive heat of the tyrannical sun.
  • EA and Hothead Games Reveal DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:37PMREDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and leading independent developer Hothead Games™ announced DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, the follow-up to the delightfully twisted and fiendishly addictive action RPG, DeathSpank. Featuring the trademark humor found in the original, Thongs of Virtue centers on DeathSpank’s journey through a massive war-torn land ...
  • EA and Hothead Games Reveal DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:32PMREDWOOD SHORES, Calif.----Today Electronic Arts Inc. and leading independent developer Hothead Games™ announced DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, the follow-up to the delightfully twisted and fiendishly addictive action RPG, DeathSpank.
  • Disney launches ‘Tron: Legacy’ billboard art Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:51AMDisney has just launched the billboard art for the highly-anticipated “TRON: Legacy!” Directed by Joseph Kosinski, “TRON: Legacy” is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. In the film, Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), a rebellious 27-year-old, is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn (Oscar winner Jeff ...
  • Action vs. Jackson Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:11AMBenjamin Walker could have been a Hollywood superhero. Instead, hes at the Jacobs Theatre, rocking the man on the $20 bill.
  • Controlling emotion key to this game Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 10:51PMIt is alien versus man, but with a twist. Video game - Games - Action - Space Combat - Browser Based
  • Android App Video Review: iCommando Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 8:08PMThe Android platform is definitely starting to gain some enormous staying power in the app world offering more and more quality apps to download.
  • The Drop: Week of Aug 23rd, 2010 New Releases Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 6:19PMHelp! I am currently writing this post hiding underneath my desk. Sid and Jeff are armed with makeshift cardboard guns and chainsaws running amok on the 4th floor, and they’re using Kevin Butler’s several interns as canon fodder. Can you tell we’re aching for some Shank? The kitchen on the 3rd floor reeks of spaghetti [...]
  • More questions than answers from Oden Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 9:11PMWhile Greg Oden and the franchise a year ago were surrounded by optimism ranging from cautious to wild, now they are surrounded by doubt.