Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘game’

XNA 4.0 games on Windows Phone 7 Series look awesome (but won’t be for Zune HD)

XNA 4.0 games on Windows Phone 7 Series look awesome (but won’t be for Zune HD)

A bundle of screenshots just hit the net showing off the latest Direct3D-based mobile games running on a WinPho7 device, adn they look pretty hot. We knew that the Tegra chipset in the Zune HD and likely in several upcoming WinPho handsets (Tegra 2, to be precise) is capable of some nice [...]

Never Ending Goldrush: Doodle Jump for iPhone Smashes Through 3 Million Sales

Never Ending Goldrush: Doodle Jump for iPhone Smashes Through 3 Million Sales

Doodle Jump for the iPhone is something like a developer’s fairy tale: two brothers set out to make a game using only the talents they’ve got at hand, and end up striking gold. They keep pushing out minor updates, and the game just keeps selling. Tomorrow morning, Lima Sky will be announcing [...]

Davis Cup: Great Britain surge 2-1 ahead against Lithuania after doubles success

Davis Cup: Great Britain surge 2-1 ahead against Lithuania after doubles success

Ahead by a nose: Great Britain doubles pair claim victory in four sets Photo: GETTY IMAGES After James Ward’s win and Dan Evans’ defeat on Friday, the middle rubber was set to play a major role in deciding the outcome of the Europe/Africa Zone Group Two [...]

Kobe scores 32 in return as Lakers beat Grizzlies (AP)

Kobe scores 32 in return as Lakers beat Grizzlies 
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AP - Hitting a game-winning shot never gets old for Kobe Bryant.[Read more...]

Nintendo Game and Watch: Cult reborn as keyholders (video)

Nintendo Game and Watch: Cult reborn as keyholders (video)

Game & Watch is the name of a series of (now) simple LCD handheld games Nintendo produced between 1980 and 1991. The small devices still enjoy cult status among hardcore retro gamers (just look at these prices on Ebay), which means it’s not that big a surprise that toymaker Takara decided to [...]

After scare, No. 1 Alabama beats No. 2 Texas 37-21 (AP)

After scare, No. 1 Alabama beats No. 2 Texas 37-21 
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AP - First, the Alabama defense knocked Colt McCoy out of the game. Later, it saved a national championship.[Read more...]

So Who’s the NFL’s Worst Team?

So Who’s the NFL’s Worst Team?

Before we make our fearless NFL playoff picks—and congratulations to the New York Jets, who qualified for the postseason despite being mathematically eliminated by their own head coach—we must attend to some unsavory business: figuring out this season’s worst NFL team. Therefore, we present the Misfit Bowl tournament, our first (sure to be annual) playoff [...]

Welker leaves with left knee injury (AP)

Welker leaves with left knee injury 
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AP - New England Patriots receiver Wes Welker injured his left knee in the first quarter of Sunday’s game in Houston and the team said he will not return.[Read more...]

Ohio State’s Rose Redemption

Ohio State’s Rose Redemption

To all you bowl bashers, playoff proponents and perpetually outraged college-football fans: We hope you didn’t sit around Friday tending to your headache and ignoring the bowl games. If so, you missed an incredible afternoon. Of course, you might argue that the drama would have increased tenfold had these been tournament games, not one-off [...]

Chelsea labour to win over Fulham

Chelsea labour to win over Fulham

Chelsea   2 - 1   Fulham Drogba scored Chelsea’s equaliser to spark a comeback that had looked unlikely By Ian Hughes Chelsea opened up a five-point gap at the top of the [...]