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GotGame Releases Integrated Web Browser For Games; Watch Hulu As You Get 1337 (TechCrunch)

For all their mesmerizing graphics and adrenaline fueled gameplay, it might come as a surprise to non-gamers that many of today's most popular computer games are bogged down by downtime (I should know - I spent the better part of 1999 mining virtual ore in Ultima Online to become a master blacksmith, and enjoyed about 10 minutes of it). MMOs like World of Warcraft see epic battles punctuated ...

Bejeweled Twist(TM) Launches Web-Wide on Major Games Portals (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, announced that its latest hit PC game Bejeweled Twist is available for download at a number of the largest online games portals worldwide beginning today.

What Gene Tests Can Really Tell You (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)

If Greg Lennon is right, then the personal genome gold rush has a major flaw: There's not much gold there -- not yet.

For lifelong Vikings fan, letting go feels like right move (The Argus Leader)

The Minnesota Vikings lost a close one to Tampa Bay on Sunday, a winnable game in which they could have vaulted into sole possession of first place in the NFC North. As a lifelong fan, I dutifully watched from beginning to end. But when they lost, there was no cursing, throwing of objects or race to the radio/computer to join other fans in a venting session. I simply turned off the TV, threw in ...

SM girls slap Seguin (San Marcos Daily Record)

Closing out the game wasn’t easy, but when it was all said and done, the Lady Rattlers grabbed the victory 44-38 against Seguin and extended their winning streak to two games.