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Slugger Ramirez retires rather than face drug ban
NEW YORK — Manny Ramirez walked away from baseball on Friday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug, abruptly ending the mercurial career of one of the most talented — and tainted — hitters to ever play the game.

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Concussions to play a part in Madden ’12
Concussions in football games are taken more seriously than ever before. And going forward, that will hold true in some video games.

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Cheap, new way to get to Rays home games excites fans
A luxury bus service provides a cheap and new way to get to Rays home games at St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field.

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Williams back in lineup for Nets at Knicks
NEW YORK (AP) — Deron Williams is in the New Jersey Nets’ starting lineup against the New York Knicks after missing six games with a strained tendon in his right wrist.

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3DS – No Games, No Glory
Nintendo’s latest gaming system went on sale on Sunday, promising to deliver a 3D gaming experience without the need for cumbersome 3D glasses. While the concept is great and the timing seems right considering the wider trend toward 3D, there is little reason to buy a 3DS today. The 3DS device itself is certainly exciting.

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GM Wallace opens up about state of Grizzlies
The Grizzlies won two of three in their hell-stretch of games against Boston, Chicago and San Antonio, and in doing so probably clinched a playoff spot considering their weak remaining schedule . Their surge, plus Rudy Gay’s season-ending surgery, made this a good time to check in with Grizzlies’ GM Chris Wallace.

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SD Commission approves new video lottery games
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ The South Dakota Lottery Commission has approved rules allowing video lottery establishments to offer new games that resemble those of slot machines.

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Watch tonight’s NCAA tournament games here
The final First Four games of the NCAA tournament are tonight: Texas-San Antonio against Alabama State at 6:30 p.m., followed by Southern California vs. Virginia Commonwealth.

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New Mobile Game: Namco Bandai Games Brings Bird Zapper! to iOS and Android
NAMCO BANDAI Games America is bringing Bird Zapper! to iPhone, iPad and Android devices. In this simple but addicting game, players help Skippy the Squirrel seek revenge on birds that have electrified his music player. With …

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Call of Duty Deluxe Edition (Mac) (Call of Duty, Call Of Duty United Offensive)

• In Call Of Duty, players can experience the gripping combat of WWII through the eyes of American, British and Russian soldiers. Four interconnected military campaigns span 24 epic game missions, to celebrate the stories of ordinary men who heeded their Call Of Duty. * Begin the campaign as a paratrooper from the legendary 101st Airborne, dropped behind enemy lines for the D-Day Invasion* Join the British Special Forces – 6th Airborne Troop, and take part in the famous assault of Pegasus Bridge*
• With Call Of Duty – United Offensive you’ll rejoin your buddies in the American, British and Russian armies. Use all-new weapons as you face dangerous new missions, and test yourself in multiplayer action across 10 new game maps. * All-new battles like the Battle of the Bulge, the invasion of Sicily, and the Battle of Kursk* Fight in tanks, jeeps, motorcycles, even a bomber* Use new weapons and options, like firing the flamethrowers and deployable machine guns, or call in an air strike — even
• SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS > Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later / PowerPC G4 or later / 867MHz or faster CPU / 256 MB or higher Memory / 2.4GB free disk space / Radeon 7500 or better or GeForce2 MX or better Video Card / 32 MB or higher VRAM / DVD Drive
• Internet capable

CALL OF DUTY DELUXE

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Price: $ 15.99

RIT forms School of Interactive Games and Media
Rochester Institute of Technology’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences has unveiled a new school: the School of Interactive Games and Media.

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Family Game Night
Family game night is now being powered by more than just traditional board games. While Monopoly, Scrabble and Life are still popular games to play, more families are turning to interactive video games that are no longer “just for kids.”

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GDC 2011: Chair’s Core Tenets For Infinity Blade Success
Epic Games and Chair Entertainment’s iOS game Infinity Blade became the App Store’s fastest-grossing title ever, but the studio never planned on making mobile games. Chair head Donald Mustard told a packed Game Developers Conference session about the way the studio has always formulated ideas, its unique — and proven — approach to the mobile and downloadable markets, and the key tenets that …

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Official Wii Zapper with Link’s Crossbow Training

• Wii Zapper comes with Link’s Cross Bow Training Game
• Wii Remote and Nunchuk are sold seperately

Nintendo Wii Zapper Gaming Controller Accessory RVLRRZPE Video Game Accessories

List Price: $ 19.99

Price: $ 13.70

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Top-Grossing iTunes Games: Indie Hit Tiny Wings Enters iPhone Charts
Every week, sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming rounds up the top-grossing iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad games, as current that day in the iTunes App Store, and this chart is now available on Gamasutra. This week’s U.S. revenue charts see Tiny Wings and Tap Zoo earning top iPhone sales, while PuppetShow and Trade Nations emerge as big sellers on the iPad. These charts allow readers to see who …

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