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Rovio Releases “Green Day” Levels for Angry Birds Facebook

Yesterday Rovio rolled out the new Angry Birds Seasons levels, titled "Back to School", but many people missed the fact that they quietly released a new set of levels for Angry Birds Facebook, called "Green Day".  Yes, in case you're wondering, the new levels are named after the popular alternative band. There was no announcement of the release, so we're

Teen Arrested for Trying to Steal Digital Currency

It's one thing to be arrested for trying to rob a convenience store or "knock over" a bank, but Humza Bajwa is facing up to 15 years in prison for trying to steal pretend currency with pretend cash and using a pretend gun.  The bizarre crime took place recently at Fordham University in New York. Allegedly students David Emani and Jonathan Dokler decided to

Blizzard Recommends You Change Your Password

Gamers might want to take a minute to go check on their Orc or Demon Hunter right now. Blizzard Entertainment, maker of World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and Starcraft, released a statement today that probably freaked out most of the gamers that I play with. Mike Morhaime, the President of Blizzard Entertainment, CEO, and co-founder, released an Important Security Update

Activision Pitfall Updated and Released for iOS

Some of you may know the game Pitfall thanks to it being kept alive through computer emulators, and a few of you may even remember playing it on your Atari game console.  Now Activision has revived the classic with a remake for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices. The game has been redesigned for modern mobile devices, so don't expect any nostalgic

Get Ready to Play Organ Trail!

I first heard about this game through Kickstarter. These guys called The Men Who Wear Many Hats set up a Kickstarter to raise money to create a game called “Organ Trail”. Anything that has zombies in it gets my attention, so I kicked in some money, and hoped this little game would, eventually, get made. If you are my age,

EA Unveils Trailer for Real Racing 3

This week game maker EA held their Summer Showcase event, at which they unveiled, among other things, Real Racing 3.  The trailer video has now been posted online for those gamers who didn't get to the show or watch the live stream that was broadcast. The footage is branded "pre-alpha", which indicates this is still very early in the build

Blizzard Announces Release Date for MoP

It is now official! Blizzard Entertainment has announced the release date for their newest expansion to the popular World of Warcraft game. I would assume that many of you are aware that the name of the expansion is Mists of Pandaria. Today, we learned that it will be released on September 25, 2012. It won't be too long before we