| 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). .
PlayLinc Free For All
Have you ever wanted to play a game online with your friends but couldnt because theres no multiplayer mode? Better yet, are you spending your hard earn money to host a server with limited customization and features? Then perhaps you should look into PlayLinc. PlayLinc, in short is an online gaming service developed by Super Computer Inc. There are a few versions of PlayLinc out there so pick whatever provider your heart desires from Verizon to AOL to UbiSoft. PlayLinc encompass such features as free hosting servers, GAN (Gaming Area Network), managing games, messenger services including AIM or ICQ, using VoIP, team management and using in-game controls. If youre wondering how it works, simply put, it uses SCI clustering technology that efficiently distributes custom game servers on demand.
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC)
Legions of fans have been waiting in great anticipation for the opportunity to start their adventure in Middle-earth and as of today, the wait is over! The Lord of the Rings Online delivers an interactive experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places and monsters from the most beloved fantasy adventure of all time. From the quaint surroundings of the Shire to Angmar, the vile kingdom of the Witch-king, players will experience the world of Middle-earth as never before. "The release of The Lord of the Rings Online marks a momentous occasion for MMO gamers and Tolkien fans around the world," said Jeff Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "Countless adventures await gamers eager to experience Middle-earth in an entirely new way and we're confident that once they've visited this epic world, they'll never want to leave." "The Lord of the Rings franchise, with its incredibly rich history and extensive fan base, lends itself perfectly to the MMO genre," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway.
Trashing the Chalkboards
March 29, 2007 | Four years ago, when Linda Taggart arrived at Point Loma's Correia Middle School to serve as the school's new principal, she had some ambitious goals on her agenda. A fresh coat of paint wouldn't do for Correia, she reasoned. Taggart planned to transform her classrooms into user-friendly learning centers for today's plugged-in kids. .
Season Tickets In Demand Despite Negative Publicity
FAYETTEVILLE -- Apparently, Arkansas fans aren't so jaded by the state of the football program that they've stopped buying season tickets.Despite plenty of negative publicity for Arkansas coach Houston Nutt over the past few months, the waiting list for fans to purchase season tickets continues to grow by around 10-12 individuals a day, Arkansas ticket manager Mark Scobey said Monday.Scobey said the amount of money the university has deposited from season-ticket sales is up 13 percent from this time last year, though he couldn't provide an exact amount.Scobey also estimated that around 900 fans are currently on a waiting list to buy season tickets for the upcoming season."(Season tickets have) been more in demand since the middle of January," Scobey said. "And our waiting list has grown immensely since the middle of January."The popular assumption is that the demand for season tickets would have actually decreased in mid-January, as Nutt dealt with an onslaught of negative publicity.
WoW Europe: Free character migrations from April 4 to 11
There appears to be another movement in World of Warcraft's Europe servers, and it's of the server/realm migration variety. Blizzard's spokesman Thundgot is announcing by way of the official WoW Europe forums another slew of free character migrations today.
Going into further detail on the announcement:
The below migrations will be activated today (Wednesday April 4th). They're scheduled to close at the start of the maintenance on Wednesday April 11th. However, again, please note that this may change at any time. (Edit: to explain; while the main purpose of the migration is to fill up some of the lower populated realms we of course don't want them filled to the point of having queues, hence the possibility of migration being closed prematurely.)
From any of these realms: Crushridge, Outland, Warsong
To any of these realms: Agamaggan, Dragonmaw, Spinebreaker, Vek'nilash
WoW gamers who've done this before should know the drill.
Grabbing WASL by the horns
I didn't always love the WASL. When my kids were little, I braced myself and crossed my fingers that they would pass. It got more serious for me when I became a special-education teacher. Suddenly, I needed to do more than steel myself for April. So I asked: "Why do kids have to do standardized tests anyway?" I thought it might help to have some ammunition for my WASL bashing. I put in to score the test, sure I would find out that it was unfair and unnecessary. I was surprised at what I learned about how the state designed and scored the test. Every attempt was made to try to decipher barely legible writing, to understand student "intent," to give students points for what they "did know" and not score them down for what they didn't. .
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