| Winter Wolves offers Spin Around for free
Winter Wolves Games has released its first puzzle game titled Spin Around as freeware. Spin Around features simple but addictive gameplay, according to Winter Wolves, and online scores accompany three play modes. Those play modes include "Time Attack," "Top Score," and "Puzzle Game." The first mode challenges players to clean the grid in the shortest time possible, while the second charges players with achieving the highest score. The third and final play mode presents puzzles with increasing difficulty. The title is available as a free download on the official website, requiring Mac OS X (specific system requirements were unavailable). .
NFL draft has a history of facing the unknown
Wade Payne / AP LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, with his size and rocket arm, appears to be a can't-miss prospect who will go No. 1 in Saturday's draft. But there have been other QBs who fell under the same category who have not panned out. Can anyone say Ryan Leaf? .
Wii Update Brings Full Internet Channel
Nintendo has released the full version of its Internet Channel for its hot-selling Wii video game system, including a full version of the Opera Web browser for Wii, plus search functions from Google and Yahoo. The update is free for download in North America through June 30; after that, the Internet Channel will be available for 500 Wii Points (currently $5), although updates to the channel will be free for the lifetime of the system. Originally introduced for the Wii in beta form in last December, the full version of Opera for the Wii brings many new features, including a manual zoom function to examine parts of a Web page—and yes, the existing automatic zoom feature is still there if you want it. The full version also features collapsible toolbars, multiple onscreen cursors, and displays "crisp and readable" text at all zoom levels.
Smoking lingers at state's hospitals
Across Missouri, hospitals began a voluntary ban last year. Enforcers have driven smokers outdoors, but tobacco still burns in parking lots, behind trees and in other unlikely places.
Kathleen O'Dell
News-Leader
Driving cigarette smokers off hospital grounds is a little like the arcade game "Whack-A-Mole" chase one from one place, and another pops up somewhere else. That's been the challenge for Missouri hospitals since Sept. 1, when their new tobacco-free campus rule pushed smoke-free boundaries to the outermost property lines including parking lots, lawns and leased property in and out of town. .
First English Version of Granado Espada Ready in May
The First English Version of Hakkyu Kim's Latest Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, Granado Espada, Will Be available for Gamers in South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand on May 17th. Since April 2006, Infocomm Asia Holdings (IAH), the operator for the game, has been hard at work localizing the hit Korean game. While the commercial release of the game is slated for later this year, IAH has decided to have a Pre-Open Beta Test where the game will be free to play for all avid online gamers. Details on how to get the game client and accounts are available at IAH's website, http://ge.iahgames.com. The Singaporean company has pulled out all stops in their effort to localize Kim's latest vision, which won the top prize in the 2006 Korean Game Awards, the Presidential Award for the Best Game of 2006, as well as clinching a prize for Best Graphics.
Gaming: Which is the best system for you? The online experience
The Xbox Live network, which was established in the days of the original Xbox, is a thriving online community where players can establish an online identity (gamer tag), send and receive text, voice and video messages with people on their Friends lists, view online leaderboards and, with a $60 subscription to the Gold network, can also play games online against friends or strangers. You can count on all Xbox 360 games to have some kind of online component, whether it's online leaderboards or multiplayer modes (co-op or vs.). So far, the 360 has proven to be the king of micro-transactions. The Xbox Live Marketplace offers a range of downloadable content, some free and some for purchase. Items offered for download include themed skins and avatar packs, game demos, additional game content like levels, maps and characters, movie trailers, music videos and other video content.
CellFactor: Revolution for the PC Available for Free via Download ...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 10, 2007 -- Artificial Studios and Immersion Games, independent videogame developers, announced today that its self-published title, CellFactor: Revolution, will be available for free via digital download to PC gamers on May 8. Timeline Interactive based in Egypt also spent months programming code for the game, contributing to the small and specialized global game development team. CellFactor: Revolution is an action-packed, first-person shooter with true-to-life physics that harnesses AGEIA's PhysX™ processor to produce hyper-realistic cloth, fluid and debris gameplay effects. While part of the game is playable without the AGEIA™ PhysX processor, those that the have PhysX accelerator will have access to the complete experience with noticeable gameplay benefits.
Pac-Man XBLA World Championship Annnounced; 26 Years of Quiznos ...
Microsoft has announced a global competition for the best Pac-Man player in the world. The Pac-Man World Championship will run from April 25th to May 9th and will happen over the Xbox 360's Live Arcade game of Pac-Man. Nine finalist will be flown to New York City on June 5th and the winner will be crowned by the creator of Pac-Man, Toru Iwatani. One finalist from each of the following regions will be selected: Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Japan and Mexico; and two finalists from Europe and the United States. NAMCO BANDAI Games and I are proud to partner with Microsoft on the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship, which celebrates how popular Pac-Man remains to this day, said Toru Iwatani, creator of Pac-Man and currently a professor at Tokyo Polytechnic University. The success of Pac-Man stems from its fun gameplay and host of characters that have been enjoyed by families for generations.
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