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X factor: Customize your pleasure with the round pool table

Jaiyant Cavale — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:09:12 +0000

In order to win respect from distinguished people, you need to have a personality of your own. You need to have your own personal style and not mimic others in any way. This rule applies to the products you purchase, the lifestyle you lead and...

Allstate testing whether games can improve driving

AP — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:09:52 +0000

Could playing computer games enhance mental agility enough to turn people over 50 into better drivers? Allstate Corp. wants to find out, and if the answer is yes, it might offer insurance discounts to people who play the...

Grand Theft Auto IV Could Save Games for Windows

Brandon — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:50:38 +0000

The PC — once the gold standard for videogaming enthusiasts — has fallen from grace. As each successive console generation provides gamers with options that are more affordable and (most importantly) provide a simpler, pick-up-and-play...

Ahead of the Bell: Game sales show deceleration

AP — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:42:07 +0000

For the first time in more than two years, data from market researcher NPD group showed that U.S. video game sales growth slowed to the single digits.

SAT prep services get into video games

AP — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:45:26 +0000

With SAT scores at their lowest level in years, two of the country’s largest test-prep course providers are pairing with video game companies for the first time, to give students another way to practice for these oft-dreaded...

Game news: 'GTA IV' hits 10 million, EA meets ESPN

AP — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:09:37 +0000

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3D animation technique that puts you in the game

Naveen — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:40:45 +0000

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Computer Science in Saarbrucken, Germany have developed a new kind of 3D animation technique that allows the user to paste a high-resolution 3D scan of his own on to another...

Old Web idea of micropayments finally finds a home

AP — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:09:31 +0000

Seventeen-year-old Alexis Corocan spends about $5 a month on clothes, accessories and eyes of various shapes and shades for her online persona on IMVU, a popular Internet...

Cheerleader's Uniforms OK for Games, Too Short For Classroom

Shelly — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:14:25 +0000

At most schools there were pep rallies Friday ahead of the big games, complete with players in their jerseys and cheerleaders in their uniforms.

Microsoft to serve up scintillating delicacies at the Penny Arcade Expo

Radhika — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:15:58 +0000

The Penny Arcade Expo is a couple of days away and the Seattle residents i.e. Microsoft, are gearing up to woo the audience with scintillating treats. Hardcore and amateurs alike can expect to feast on Halo Wars and Gears of War 2. But...