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RetroBall: Rockets-Lakers ’07 and the night Yao stood too tall for Kobe Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:00PMSince billionaire owners and millionaire players are bitterly divided over how much money they’ll be splitting over the coming years and have locked us out of actual basketball to talk about, PBT will be regaling you this summer on the weekends with RetroBall. Using the advanced powers of the internet and NBATV, we’ll bring you interesting stories…
EA Games buys PVZ maker PopCap for $650M Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:24AMNow it's official: PopCap Games, the company behind the hit game "Plants vs Zombies" and "Bejeweled," has been acquired by giant game publisher Electronic Arts for $650 million.
Electronic Arts wins big game to buy PopCap Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:41PMAfter months of speculation about the company's future, PopCap was sold to game giant Electronic Arts in a breathtaking deal worth up to $1.3 billion.
NEWS: Electronic Arts to Acquire PopCap Games Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:05PMThe deal will greatly increase EA's casual offerings. Electronic Arts is buying PopCap Games, the developer of major casual successes such as Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled. At a minimum, EA will pay $650 million in cash and $100 million in EA stock to PopCap. Based on PopCap's performance over the next two years, EA could pay another $550 million. If they earn over $343 million within that ...
NCAA Football 12 Hits Shelves Today Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:24AMREDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS™ NCAA® Football 12 is now available in North American retail stores. NCAA Football 12 connects players to the emotion of the college gameday experience through unique presentation, including new school traditions and animal mascots, along with an all-new collision system that gives fans more ...
Let's get children moving Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:17PMChildren are physically active for barely half of the 60 minutes a day the Government says they need to keep them fit and healthy, according to new research from the University of Worcester's Institute of Sport and Exercise Science. Yet parents believe they average 271 active minutes a day – more than eight times the amount they actually achieve.
Rundown: Owners may soon blow hammies for Heisey Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:14PMEvery Saturday, information heavyweights the Weekly Rundown and Closing Time join forces, a pairing equivalent to ice-cold beer and any tubed meat, to keep you covered on the present while providing a glimpse into the future. Batter up! Just a couple days ago Cincinnati was a team searching for its offensive identity. The stagnant Reds mustered just nine runs over a six-game home stretch from ...
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of July 8 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:07PMIn the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Treyarch, OnLive, and Sony Computer Entertainment America. Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly. It will also be cross-posted ...
Lynn celebrates Fourth with block parties Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:40AMLYNN - The Fourth of July fireworks might have been postponed Sunday but Monday residents across the city were partying on schedule. Neighborhoods came out in force, streets were closed off and water balloons ruled as block parties got under way.
Summer toy story Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:20AMYour kids may be jumping for joy as they mark the end of another school year, but as a parent concerned about the amount of time they spend on video games and computers, you hope to keep them jumping - and romping, stomping, skipping, running and bike riding - all summer long.
News, briefly Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 11:23AMSee what's happening in and around Kingston.
History made as debate on back-to-work bill continues Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 8:29AMMembers of Parliament remain locked in a political standoff as the government continues to press its back-to-work legislation to end the ongoing postal labour dispute. The NDP has committed to stalling the legislation as long as possible.
Rumor: EA to acquire PopCap Games Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:51PMRumors arose yesterday that social gaming giant PopCap Games was entertaining an acquisition proposal valued over $1 billion from an unnamed buyer. Today, TechCrunch is reporting that buyer to be none other than Electronic Arts.
EA offers $1 billion for casual publisher Popcap? Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 6:49AMElectronic Arts is reportedly looking to gobble up casual games leader Popcap. read more
PopCap Games to be acquired by unnamed buyer Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 6:34PMPopular casual game-maker PopCap Games, known for its hits such as Plants Vs Zombies, Bejeweled and Zuma, is to be acquired by an as-yet-unnamed buyer for $1 billion or more, TechCrunch is reporting. The Seattle company, founded in 2000, has found success in casual games for Mac and Windows and reports annual revenues between $100-150 million per year, making the $1 billion buyout price ...
News, briefly Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 1:13PMSee what's happening in and around Kingston.
SPORTS NOTEBOOK: June 15 Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 12:21PMSend your sports announcements and news to dwolcott@wickedlocal.com or ocm@wickedlocal.com or fax to 508-591-6601 or mail to Old Colony Memorial, 182 Standish Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360.
SDSU basketball gets another top transfer Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 8:01PMAztecs get commitment from St. John's freshman Dwayne Polee II, continuing the fruitful Westchester High connection on Montezuma Mesa.
News, briefly Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 2:09PMSee what's happening in and around Kingston.
UNDERNEWS: June 9, 2011 Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 8:25PMWhen a group of 2,000 elderly British cruise ship passengers docked at Los Angeles for a short stop-off during a five-star cruise around America it was, in the words of one of them, more like arriving at Guantanamo Bay.
Daisy B. Bogle Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 5:46AMDaisy B. Bogle (nee Treadway), 74, of Elyria, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a long illness. She was born in Claremont, West Virginia and had been a resident of Elyria for over 50 years. Daisy loved her computer pogo games and shopping. Survivors include her daughters, Carol (Virgil) Pack, Edna (Mike) [...]
IMPRESSIONS: Super Mario Impressions Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 2:05PMTanooki suit, weird blocks, and a returning miniboss. Word. Super Mario 3D was playable immediately following Nintendo's press conference. On display were four levels, three regular levels and one airship level. Additionally, the Tanooki and Fire Flower were available in the demo, with a large focus on the Tanooki suit. However, the suit was limited, with only a Yoshi-esque hover and a tail whip ...
SPORTS NOTEBOOK: June 8 Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 12:41PMSend your sports announcements and news to dwolcott@wickedlocal.com or ocm@wickedlocal.com or fax to 508-591-6601 or mail to Old Colony Memorial, 182 Standish Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360.
E3 set to become blockbuster game battleground Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 4:20PMBlockbuster titles and powerhouse consoles will rule as videogame makers from around the world meet in Los Angeles this week for the premier Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).Hotly anticipated games will build on established...
Blockbusters rule E3 video game kingdom Sunday, June 5, 2011 @ 2:17PMSAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Blockbuster titles and powerhouse consoles will rule as video game makers from around the world meet in Los Angeles this week for the premier Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).
Travis Pastrana brings Nitro Circus Live to Vegas Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 7:16AMPALA, Calif. — It’s a circus, all right, and don’t think for a minute that three rings are anywhere near enough to hold action sports wild man Travis Pastrana and his merry band of daredevils.
Pastrana brings Nitro Circus Live to Vegas Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 6:00PMIt's a circus, all right, and don't think for a minute that three rings are anywhere near enough to hold action sports wild man Travis Pastrana and his merry band of daredevils.
Column: Shaq & Kobe: Who's the better person? Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 8:17AMTen years ago, they were at the peak of their powers together (and actually getting along). Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant lost Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals in overtime, but they won every one of the other 15 games they played together as Lakers that postseason.
Who's the better person: Shaq or Kobe? Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 12:28AMTen years ago, they were at the peak of their powers together (and actually getting along). Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant lost Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals in overtime, but they won every one of the other 15 games they played together as Lakers that postseason.They've been through...
Why the NBA isn't as offensive as you think: A primer on the brutal art of defense in pro basketball's trenches Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 4:59PMThis Dave Barry column was originally published Feb. 17, 1991 It's a Tuesday night in January, and somewhere in America some guys who consider themselves to be Knowledgeable Sports Fans are sitting in a bar, talking. One of them is saying: "You know what's wrong with pro basketball? They don't play defense. All it is is big goons running up and down the court scoring whenever the hell they feel ...
San Marcos' Austin is a chip off the Olympic block Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:23PMSan Marcos' Austin is a chip off the Olympic block
San Macos' Austin is a chip off the Olympic block Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 9:40PMSan Macos' Austin is a chip off the Olympic block
Not the mod you're looking for Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 3:18PMHoly Cow on a pogo stick its Warbuff. Hey everybody, long time no blog. I've got a few topics to touch base on. First things first. I am not a moderator here at GIO. Looks can be decieving; I know. The short of it is no one knows how I came upon moderator status. The appropriate people at Game Informer are aware of what happened but, so long as I behave myself, fixing it is low priority ...
Former Conch standout Butler gets his due Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:12AMDressed in a red Key West High shirt and dark slacks, he came in, humbly, through the back door of the Bobby Menendez Gym last Friday evening, just before a ceremony that would honor him. Music was playing. R. Kelly singing, "I believe I can fly... I believe I can soar ..."
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Jazz Fest After Dark | New Orleans | Review | Pics Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 6:23AMBy B.Getz Jazz Fest After Dark :: 05.04.11-05.08.11 :: New Orleans, LA Jump right to Casey's shots of ALO and Tea Leaf Green, The Funky Meters, Galactic, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe and The New Mastersounds by clicking on band's name! "It is rare to see crowd surfing at a Jazz Fest show, especially by a guy in a cream-colored suit wielding a trombone"—David Fricke...
Tagged's Game Studio puts S.F. startup in new niche Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 8:27PMSan Francisco's Tagged Inc. is trying to expand its niche as a social network for meeting new people by creating its own social games development division. Tagged, which says it has 100 million registered members,...
Tagged Launches Game Studio and Welcomes Casual Games Visionary to Lead Development of Social Games for Meeting New ... Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 9:12AMAndrew Pedersen Joins Tagged to Make the Company Both a Leading Social Network and a Top Developer of Social Games
Nerd is the Word Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 9:05AMA December 1986 skit on Saturday Night Live had guest host William Shatner gleefully spoofing his waytoo-dedicated Star Trek fan base, culminating in the punch line in which the former Capt. James Tiberius Kirk suggests to a troupe of costumed Trekkies that they should “Get a life!”
Tagged Opens Its Own Social Game Studio Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 11:25PMSocial network Tagged will announce Wednesday that it is launching its own in-house social game studio and that it has hired a former VP of Elec…
VAULTING: Amazing kids doing gymnastics on backs of moving horses Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 10:30PMSunday was day two of Garrod's Spring Classic, an annual vaulting competition at the historic farm-turned-winery and equestrian center tucked into the Saratoga Hills.
Amazing kids doing gymnastics on backs of moving horses Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 10:30PMSunday was day two of Garrod's Spring Classic, an annual vaulting competition at the historic farm-turned-winery and equestrian center tucked into the Saratoga Hills.
Commentary: Heat planning to closely monitor Bulls' Derrick Rose Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 8:01PMCommentary: Heat planning to closely monitor Bulls' Derrick Rose
Cirque Éloize offers deft, surprising fusion of acts Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 2:24AMIn Cirque Éloize's "iD,'' the city is alive, a place of wonder where anything can happen.
Rainy days in Erie don't have to mean hours of TV Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 11:03PMSpring and summer in Erie call for switching off the TV, getting off the couch and soaking in the sunshine.
'Human Fire Alarm' heads to NYC Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 9:35PMWhen you think of Allen Tate, you typically think of one thing: real estate.
For all this talent, Smith is a big disappointment Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 6:06PMJosh Smith should be one of the 10 best players in the NBA, but at times, he's arguably only the fifth-best starter for the Hawks. That's completely absurd, Gregg Doyel says. Talk about a huge waste of Hall of Fame-caliber talent.
The Morning Line, 5/11 Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 8:03AMTML alternated last night between The Club, and The Killing on DVR. Nice metaphor there, if you’re looking. Great starting pitching makes a team look pretty damned efficient. The Reds have gotten everything they could have hoped for from Bailey and Cueto. It helps that David Dewitt’s two starts have been against the Astros, who [...]
Trio of 4-star recruits has Itoro Coleman's Lady Tigers off and running for 2012 Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 6:44AMClemson joins UConn, Tennessee, Notre Dame as only schools with three committed players
Grizzlies don't have answer for Russell Westbrook Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 7:57PMOnce again, fans and analysts are going after Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook. Get off him, writes columnist Berry Tramel. Memphis has two players that can slow down Kevin Durant, but no answer at all for Westbrook.
NOAA SATOPS Morning Report: Monday, May 09, 2011 Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 9:29PMNOAA SATOPS Morning Report: Monday, May 09, 2011