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'Sonic' video games coming to Nintendo

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:26:39 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo.

Milwaukee backs off bra ban for historic bar

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:08 -0400

MILWAUKEE - A historic Milwaukee bowling alley and bar almost went without the appropriate support after a city inspector decided dozens of bras hanging from its ceiling were a fire hazard.

NJ issues regulations for Internet gambling

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:55:09 -0400

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - New Jersey moved forward Friday with its plans to offer Internet gambling, issuing regulations on how the new online bets are to be handled.

Review: 'Metro: Last Light' a can't-miss shooter

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:49:36 -0400

What are you doing after the apocalypse?

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to play game music

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:08:23 -0400

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is planning to feature selections from the Final Fantasy video game series.

Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:20:00 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the company cement its role in people's technological lives. Here's a look at some of the announcements made at Wednesday's keynote at Google I/O.

UK casino accuses US poker star Ivey of cheating

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:04:31 -0400

LONDON - A major casino operator is accusing Phil Ivey, an American who is one of the world's top professional poker players, of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by cheating at baccarat.

South Africa: Man charges elephant

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:26:20 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - A safari guide rushed on foot toward an elephant at a South African game park while fellow guides whooped and laughed at the foolhardy stunt, which cost the ranger his job when a video of the incident was posted online.

Voisin: NBA must stand for integrity in duel for Kings

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:22:08 -0400

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - By AILENE VOISIN

South Africa: Man charges elephant

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:40:06 -0400

Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:18:33 -0400

Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85.

University of Texas a partner in gaming academy

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:48:06 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Texas and video game industry leaders are teaming up to open a gaming academy beginning in the fall of 2014, the school announced Monday.

Entrepreneur has some mind games for boomers

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:05:40 -0400

JACOBS PRAIRIE, Minnesota - Geography lessons, recess, playing well with others - if it sounds like child's play, guess again.

Bowling alley planned for Columbus

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:32:40 -0400

COLUMBUS, Mississippi - A former Sack and Save store in Columbus will be converted into a bowling alley.

Ohio AG: Video raffle promoter misstated position

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:46:15 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has angrily rebuked a promoter of video raffle machines, saying the businessman misstated his office's legal position on the games and should retract his statements.

Nev. gambling revenue up 7 percent from March 2012

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:02:08 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Nevada casinos won $914.8 million in March, posting a 7 percent increase from the same month a year ago with much of the gains attributable to the high-roller game of baccarat, the state Gaming Control Board reported Friday.

Fla. justices question appeal in Xbox murders case

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:51:54 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida Supreme Court justices are sounding skeptical about an appeal from the ringleader of a mass killing over an Xbox video game system.

Review: 'Blood Dragon' a blast of pure '80s mayhem

Thu, 09 May 2013 10:44:07 -0400

Video games came of age in the 1980s, a decade that was also the heyday of cheesy Hollywood action movies. Thirty years later, you don't have to look hard to see the influence of one medium on the other. The ultraviolent power fantasies that seem so corny today - movies like "Rambo," ''Commando" and "The Delta Force" - pretty much provided the template for popular games like "Call of Duty" and "Gears of War."

SPOTLIGHT: Mount Zion boy a chess prodigy

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:49:22 -0400

MOUNT ZION, Illinois - Without hesitation, Aydin Turgut already has his opponent in a panic as he moves his chess pieces into the perfect position.

Sony back in black on cheap yen, healthier sales

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:38:05 -0400

TOKYO - Sony Corp. is back in the black for its fiscal fourth quarter, recording a 93.9 billion yen ($948 million) profit, with big help from a weaker yen that boosts overseas earnings.

95-year-old woman wins Decatur spelling bee

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:35:05 -0400

DECATUR, Illinois - A 95-year-old retirement home resident won the Decatur senior spelling bee.

Cheesy Garlic Bread wins Lay's flavor contest

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:33:42 -0400

NEW YORK - Lay's potato chips are getting cheesier.

Disney teams with EA on 'Star Wars' video games

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:29:40 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Disney is not giving up on "Star Wars" video games after all.

Disney teams with EA on 'Star Wars' video games

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:25:14 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Disney is not giving up on "Star Wars" video games after all.

Norway's chess superstar has cross-over appeal

Mon, 06 May 2013 02:46:32 -0400

STAVANGER, Norway - He does fashion shoots with Liv Tyler, enjoys soccer-style sponsorships deals and was recently named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people. Who is this superstar? The world's top-ranked chess player.