Master Chief is back. After a brief hiatus in Halo: Reach, 343 Studios is reviving the character in Halo 4, which will directly continue the storyline developed by Bungie in Halo 3. A new preview — while not revealing a whole …
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Mashable Snags New Bruce Springsteen Single ‘Wrecking Ball’
Yes, I’ll admit it, I’m jealous — the folks at Mashable have dibs for the next 24 hours on Bruce Springsteen’s new single “Wrecking Ball,” from the eponymous upcoming album, due March 6. I’ve had a copy of Wrecking Ball …
Pinball Machine Wizard Steve Kordek Dies at 100
He designed the iconic two-flipper pinball machine we know today, went on to build over 100 pinball games and lived for over a century: Steve Kordek, one of pinball’s pioneers, passed away on Feb. 19. He was 100.
Pinball owes …
Rampage and Tapper Come to the iPad, and Suddenly Life is Complete
What’s my favorite arcade game of all time? That’s easy. It’s Atari’s Tempest, and I was therefore thrilled when it became available for the iPad and iPhone, along with scads of other vintage games, as part of Atari’s Greatest …
Online Gaming: Is It Hurting Your Marriage?
Role-playing games like World of Warcraft allow players to become buff, sword-yielding warriors online — which helps explain why dedicated gamers can while away hours in front of their computer screens. But a new study shows …
Sony Music Chided for Upping Price of Whitney Houston iTunes Album
According to a report by The Guardian, the price of Whitney Houston’s album, The Ultimate Collection, apparently found itself the subject of a 60% price increase in Apple’s iTunes music store shortly following the 48-year-old …
Rickrolling Coming to Rock Band
Strap in, friends. Harmonix has just announced that Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley will be making its way to Rock Band by way of a downloadable content pack that’s being made available on Valentine’s Day.
A City’s Character: Chattanooga, Tenn. Designs Its Own Typeface
5 Famous Writers Who Loathe E-Books
Jonathan Franzen and other famous writers that won’t be reading novels on a Kindle anytime soon.
Rovio CEO Says ‘Piracy May Not Be a Bad Thing’ for Angry Birds Brand
With the phenomenal success of Angry Birds, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Rovio would be anxiously protecting its core product from every instance of piracy imaginable. As the company’s CEO explains, however, the opposite …
Madden NFL 12 Simulates Super Bowl – Last-Second Kick Wins It All
It’s that time of year again. EA Sports has cranked its annual Super Bowl simulation through the latest installment of the Madden NFL franchise to predict the winner of this Sunday’s big game.
And the winner is… the New York …
Angry Birds Is Coming to Facebook on Valentine’s Day
In a development sure to kill office productivity around the world, Rovio founder Peter Vesterbacka announced that Angry Birds is coming to Facebook on Valentine’s Day.
Vesterbacka told Asian tech blog Penn Olson that Rovio is …