Parents Charged For Sexual Activity With Children

| April 30, 2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Police arrested a father and mother Friday night on charges of sexual activity with their own children following a tip from state prison authorities. Sgt. Norm Leong said two children, under 3 years of age, were taken by child protective services following several hours of investigation at the family home at [...]

Food Trucks Rolling Into Dallas Arts District

| April 30, 2011

Dallas Arts District pedestrians will soon hear and smell the sizzle of gourmet meals served from food trucks. As expected, the City Council approved a change Wednesday that allows the mobile restaurants into the arts district. We feel that is a strong component to making a lively district, said Veletta Lill, executive director of Dallas [...]

Gearbox’s Pitchford On Gaming’s Grown-Up World: There’s No ‘Line’

| April 29, 2011

[If our medium is art, how could there be a line? Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford tells Gamasutra, addressing the role -- and potential responsibility -- of gaming content within a broad entertainment landscape.] The video game space just gets bigger and bigger, its relevance finally impossible to ignore in the wider entertainment media landscape. [...]

Can Razer’s Hydra motion controller help save PC gaming?

| April 29, 2011

Its pretty clear that while it still has many adherents, hard-core PC gaming has suffered as a result of the current generation of game consoles. Some game makers have fled the PC altogether and gamers have thus far waited in vain for innovations like Microsofts Kinect motion controller to be officially supported on their computers. [...]

Local fan report: Flooding rains washing away sports in Southwest Missouri

| April 29, 2011

The sun finally came out after a week and the Cardinals tried to play a double header to make up for April 25s washout. Even the first game was in a delay before the NW Arkansas Naturals rallied to beat the home club 4-3. The second game didnt start until nearly 10 pm We understand [...]

SETI Search Halted as Allen Telescope Array Lacks Funding

| April 28, 2011

Effective this week, the Allen Telescope Array, used for the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute?s work, has been placed into hibernation due to funding shortfalls for operations of the Hat Creek Radio Observatory where the ATA is located. Not only does the Array enable SETI search, but it also has been used to make advances [...]

"Catching Hell" recounts infamous baseball blunder

| April 28, 2011

Tweet Share this By Frank Scheck NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) – Youll never attend a sporting event in quite the same way after seeing Alex Gibneys alternately hilarious and disturbing documentary about the thin line between sports fandom and mania. Concentratin… Email Print article source

UFC 129: Jake Shields "Hunting for Submissions" Against Georges St-Pierre

| April 27, 2011

Bleacher Reports Nick Caron reports: With just under a week left before UFC 129, the stage is already being set for the main event featuring the UFC Welterweight Champion, Georges St-Pierre, and challenger Jake Shields. But with Georges St-Pierre currently listed as a big favorite in Vegas, many fans believe that the champion is already [...]

Japan’s Docomo, DeNA Announce Mobile Gaming Partnership

| April 27, 2011

Tweet Tweet Two big players on the Japanese mobile scene announced a partnership today that our friend Serkan Toto describes as “nothing short of spectacular.” The nations largest carrier, NTT Docomo , and social game/entertainment provider, DeNA, have teamed up to link the Mobage gaming platform to Docomo’s i-mode feature phone web portal. As for [...]

Initial jobless claims hold above 400000

| April 27, 2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Factory activity in Middle Atlantic states braked sharply in April and the number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits fell less than expected, implying the economy was struggling to regain momentum. Other data on Thursday showed steep declines in home prices in February, underscoring the challenges confronting the economy, but the recovery [...]