| Breaking News | Thursday, 07 April 2011 | Senate and House pass budget bills
Herald Tribune
Virtually no sector of state government, from public schools to programs for the sick and disabled, is spared from the budget ax in spending bills passed Thursday by the Florida House and Senate, though they differ in many key details. GOP lawmakers...
| Bastion preview: Under construction
Joystiq
Hewn handholds and knee-high hedges are there for a reason. Think of them as the worldwide baby-proofing done by game designers, who must ensure that their protagonist is able to make it from one side of the adventure to the other without getting...
| Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns headed to DS and 3DS
Joystiq
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns will launch simultaneously on the DS and 3DS in North America this summer. A 3DS Harvest Moon was previously revealed, but we weren't aware of the dual platform launch. The latest Harvest Moon plot revolves around...
| The 3rd Birthday review: New year's Eve
Joystiq
Despite what many game developers believe, people don't actually get amnesia all that often. Just because it's been 11 years since Parasite Eve 2 doesn't mean the series' following has completely forgotten about the two titles narratively linked to,...
| TV tak show highlights: Friday
Star Tribune
MORNING 7 a.m. Today Mary Walsh, Marcus Samuelsson. (KARE, Ch. 11) Good Morning America Kathleen Turner. (KSTP, Ch. 5) The Early Show Spring cocktails. (WCCO, Ch. 4) 9 a.m. Live With Regis & Kelly Russell Brand,...
| TV critic's picks: Friday
Star Tribune
Quinn-essential It pays to have powerful friends. Perennially underappreciated Colin Quinn got a lot of attention for the Broadway production of "Colin Quinn: Long Story Short" (9 p.m. Sat., HBO), thanks to the fact that someone named...
| The physics of "DWTS"
Star Tribune
It’s hard to be humble when you’re perfect in every way, except the specific skill required for the competition: Wendy Williams is saying goodbye to the "Dancing...
| New SSX drops 'Deadly Descents' subtitle
Joystiq
EA Sports looks to still any bad vibes that have reverberated from negative reaction to the debut teaser for SSX: Deadly Descents by toning down the emphasis on "deadly." The company has officially dropped "Deadly Descents" from the game title, Game...
| TV critic's picks: Thursday, 4/7
Star Tribune
Up on a roof Pretty bold of the producers of "The Real Housewives of New York City" (9 p.m., Bravo) to kick off the fourth season with a rooftop cocktail party since there's always a chance...
| Dishwasher sequel delivers violence, vengeance
Ars Technica
The Dishwasher's release on the Xbox Live Arcade was a heart-warming success story, even if it spawned a game where a 2D character washed your screen in the blood of his enemies. The game was created when a man named James Silva imagined what it...
| Anonymous suspends PSN attack
Joystiq
According to AnonNews, a community-driven news site for the nebulous hacktivism cooperative Anonymous, a cease-fire is underway in the group's fight against...
| Commercial real estate on upswing
Herald Tribune
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| GameStop retail giant opens a store on Facebook
Venture Beat
Video game retail giant GameStop has opened up a store to sell games on its Facebook fan page. The store will sell physical games that users can receive in the mail or pick up at a local store. The move is part of GameStop’s strategy to stay...
| Armed man tries to steal woman's scooter
Herald Tribune
A man with a black gun reportedly threatened a woman on a motor scooter this morning. Sarasota sheriff's deputies say that, at about 4:45 a.m., a man stopped the woman at Webber Street and Tutttle Avenue and demanded her scooter. She refused, pushed...
| Boy's need inspires game controller
Star Tribune
A disabled student's frustration with the limitations of his misshapen hands fueled an inventive Miami teacher's imagination. From that inspiration, a device was born that thousands of video gamers are using to play faster than ever. When Danny...
| Mafia Wars: New operation loot is now available!
The Examiner
Zynga snuck another one out on us today. Now there is new loot available whilst doing operations. First off we'll start with the new mission. The new mission is called " Evade The Coast Guard", its a hard mission that requires 5 people to finish it....
| Virginia Beach FarmVille
The Examiner
It's more than possible that you have sat down at one point or another, and laboriously...William CaseNorfolk Video Game Industry ExaminerOctober 27, 2010 Cleveland Bay Horse, Sebright Chicken released in FarmVille Melissa CoutoulakisApril 07,...
| Norn's Annex | New Phyrexia
The Examiner
Norn's Annex is a rare artifact in Magic: The Gathering's New Phyrexia expansion that places some strict requirements on opponents trying to get at you (or your planeswalkers). Featuring the new "Phyrexian mana" mechanic, Norn's Annex is one of about...
| Ft. Myers Mercury RP
The Examiner
This continuing story of Mercury Roleplay in Second Life is written In Character from the point...Douglas GreenSecond Life ExaminerApril 06, 2011 Mercury RP - The past rears its head Douglas GreenApril 06, 2011 This continuing story of Mercury...
| Chancellor of the Dross | New Phyrexia
The Examiner
Chancellor of the Dross is a rare black vampire in Magic: The Gathering's New Phyrexia, and will be featured as the chase card in one of the New Phyrexia Intro Packs. Chancellor of the Dross is presumably part of a rare Chancellor cycle, which all...
| Magic: The Gathering New Phyrexia Intro Packs
The Examiner
Images have been leaked of the upcoming Intro Pack offerings from Magic: The Gathering's third and final set of Scars of Mirrodin Block, New Phyrexia. There's some juicy information to be gleaned from these images, including color blends and chase...
| Hasbro My3D turns iPhone into 3-D cinema
MSNBC
NEW YORK — Nintendo just launched the 3DS, a handheld game device with a 3-D screen. But you don't need to spend $249 for 3-D gaming on the go: $35 will do. That's the price of an attachment Hasbro is selling that adds depth to the screen...
| XBLA in Brief: Red Faction: Battlegrounds
Joystiq
This ain't your granddaddy's Red Faction. We'd wager it's not your daddy's Red Faction either. Nope, Red Faction: Battlegrounds is a horse of an entirely different color....
| Moon Diver review: Lunar mayhem
Joystiq
Do you remember Strider? I'm not asking if you have a vague awareness of it or even if you've played it -- do you remember the excitement of its arrival on the Sega Genesis? It was the first game to shove eight megabits of memory into a single...
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