Tag: Games
Olympic torch lit on Everest summit
UPDATE: 8:00p.m. May 7, Chinese climbers brings Olympic torch to summit."Chinese television showed the climbers, carrying special high-altitude torches, reaching the summit at 0920 local time (0100GMT).Huddled...
Canadian Cranberry Warriors to Besiege Beijing in...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn what can only be described as Cranberry Camouflage , Canada's Olympic athletes look more like Warriors off to "Fright in Cranberryistan" intimidating the neighbouring...
Miley Cyrus pulls out of Disney red carpet event ...
Miss Miley Cyrus has pulled out of her first scheduled public appearance since the Vanity Fair photo scandal emerged earlier this week."The 15-year-old star of "Hannah Montana" for weeks has been scheduled to appear...
Wii shows jigging about with air guitar the way f...
Are dumb-ass shoot 'em ups dead? The Wii is to be closely followed by Rock Band on the Xbox 360 and an updated Sing Star on PS.
Hong Kong prepares for torch tour
Hong Kong has denied access to some activists planning protests during the upcoming Olympic torch relay. They want to make sure their relay goes smoothly and does not encounter some of the problems from the previous...
Sen. Brownback: China will spy on you at the Oly...
China will Monitor your internet acitivity while at OlympicsChina is pressuring hotels to put in internet filtering devices in hotels that will provide lodging to those attending the 2008 Summer Olympics. These...
100 Days Until Beijing Olympics
Beijing has spent almost $40 billion on the games so far and just look at the results.With only 100 days left until the games begin, what could possibly go wrong?"Beijing on Wednesday marks the 100-day countdown to...
Watchdog reveals Scotland’s sporting disgrace
"A damning picture ofScottish attitudes to playing sport is revealed in an official report.It shows the number of adults who regularly take part in some form of sport is falling.Targets for youngsters' participation are not likely to be met and the provision of sporting...
GTA IV expected to sell 9 million copies at launch
It's fascinating to note that a game you may not have heard of, let alone seen a trailer for, could become "the most lucrative launch in entertainment history" this week.To say that expectations for "Grand Theft Auto...
An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics ...
"An eloquent argument about the upcoming Olympics in Beijing As nearly everyone who even occasionally watches the news, listens to the radio, or glances at a newspaper knows, there is quite a bit of controversy...
Video Games as Military Intelligence Training
As the US military seeks to up its intelligence game, it has turned to, well, games in order to better train its operatives. Splinter Cell is not among the titles, however, as these are custom games, focusing not on...
Olympic Torch reaches locked-down Delhi
The political hot potato has now reached India."The Olympic flame has reached the Indian capital Delhi from Pakistan amid tight security on the latest leg of its troubled tour before the Beijing Games.Many Tibetans...
Olympic torch aflame in Pakistan
The torch is now in Pakistan amidst a flurry of heightened security."Thousands of Pakistani troops have been deployed to protect the Olympic torch which has touched down in Islamabad.The flame arrived in the capital...
Pakistan and India Reroute Olympic Torch Relay
Due to extensive security concerns, Pakistan and India have changed plans for their leg of the Olympic torch relay. Pakistan's event will now be held in an indoor stadium and the distance of the India relay will be shortened considerably. "ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India have...
China Says 'Blue Sky Days' Will Clear Air for Oly...
Yet again, China opts for a flawed, superficial, and cosmetic solution to a pollution problem that is all-too-real and only getting worse.Beyond the political furor that surrounds the 2008 Olympic games, it's the...
