The News Review:

- Multiplayer Online Games Directory / Player Ratings – Find Multiplayer…
- Why Scrabulous is fabulous
- Being self-centred is the key to empathy
- YouTube awards celebrate buffalo battles and bouncing baby
- Video Games – New York Public Library – New York Times
- ArenaFan Online : AFL ArenaFan Originals
- … : GWU softball swept | game etsu single : The Star Online…

Multiplayer Online Games Directory / Player Ratings – Find Multiplayer…
MPOGD.com – Mar 22, 2008
That is why you see a bunch of tens. If you want to be objective this game get a three. This game is boring. Log on build something log on 24 hours later and do the same thing.

Why Scrabulous is fabulous
Telegraph.co.uk – Mar 22, 2008
” Hill a mother of two had barely played chess before but now “my game has improved massively and I enjoy it – something I never really did before. The battles are fun I like the challenge and I can now play games on a regular board without losing abysmally. ” The booming popularity of online chess has brought new blood to the game which has got the English Chess Federation very excited. “Not only is online chess bringing in a new generation of players – it’s becoming best practice for the wider chess community of all ages” says its president Gerry Walsh. “It is a revolution. ” For Hazel Humphreys Scrabulous is a chance to make up for lost time. “As a child I was a Scrabble demon and eventually my family refused to play me any more” she says… ” Hazel 36 teaches stand-up comedy to teenagers and runs two comedy clubs. For someone with such a busy lifestyle the ability to play whenever she has the time is very attractive. “You can walk away from an online game and aren’t duty-bound to play immediately which allows you to get on with things. That means I can take on as many games as I want. More partners means more fun as different people have different tactics. But I’m slightly nervous about starting a game with someone I don’t know in case they want to play at a less relaxed pace or take it too seriously. ” For those half a million users there is one big advantage to playing the online version of Scrabble over the original board game: an accessible dictionary and guide to all legal two-letter words.

Being self-centred is the key to empathy
New Scientist – New Scientist (subscription) – Mar 22, 2008
A slew of psychology experiments is revealing just how shockingly egocentric we all are. Take this study designed to see how we judge trustworthiness. Lisa DeBruine at the University of Aberdeen in the UK had volunteers play an online game in which they had to decide whether to trust another player to split a sum of money. All they had to go on was a picture. Volunteers were shown photos of students at another university and also saw photos that DeBruine had manipulated electronically to incorporate aspects of the volunteers’ own faces. The manipulations were subtle enough for the volunteers not to notice them but the effect was remarkable nevertheless with players far more likely to trust the faces that incorporated aspects of their own (.

YouTube awards celebrate buffalo battles and bouncing baby
Guardian Unlimited – Mar 22, 2008
Crocker lost the commentary category to Michael Buckley who satirises pop culture in a YouTube show he calls What the Buck?. One Hollywood bigwig even scored a nomination in the series category which was dominated last year by the prototypical YouTube starlet LonelyGirl15. But a comic video How to Seduce Women by Knocked Up star Paul Rudd was beaten by The Guild a dramatic show about friends who play online games. Other winning videos got the nod more for visual appeal than star power. The sports award went to a group of skateboarders who filmed themselves wheeling noisily through a track filled with blue balloons. A Swiss filmmaker won the most creative clip contest for using stop-motion technology to recreate the iconic video game Tetris using human bodies to represent the game’s geometric pieces. Among all of the 21st-century sensations recognised by YouTube however was one who has no idea of his global fame.

Video Games – New York Public Library – New York Times
New York Times – Mar 22, 2008
”The program now includes games for the Wii Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation families of game systems. Martin said he hoped to expand soon to include online PC games like World of Warcraft. He said the library system had spent about $61000 to provide hands-on game spaces in the 18 branches. The 2500 circulating games appear to have cost at least $100000. In Astor Hall (also known as the lobby) a procession of tourists stopped in their tracks as they passed through security alternately stunned and thrilled by the juxtaposition of the venerable hall with the three big screens and throngs of exuberant players. “This is pretty cool and it definitely expands the audience of the library” said Garrett Lynn 15 a ninth grader at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City Mo.

ArenaFan Online : AFL ArenaFan Originals
arenafan.com – Mar 22, 2008
It will feature the defending ArenaBowl champion (San Jose) and the best regular season team in the league since 2006 (Dallas). The Desperados have won their last eleven regular season games and have the best road record in the AFL since 2005 (19-6). The SaberCats have won their last 15 regular season home games. Dallas enters the game undefeated while San Jose is on a two-game winning streak since losing in Week One. LAST WEEKSan Jose capitalized on five Rattlers turnovers to beat rival Arizona 63-43 last Saturday night. Defensive back Clevan Thomas returned a fumble for a touchdown broke up three passes and had an interception in the winning effort… It will feature the defending ArenaBowl champion (San Jose) and the best regular season team in the league since 2006 (Dallas). The Desperados have won their last eleven regular season games and have the best road record in the AFL since 2005 (19-6). The SaberCats have won their last 15 regular season home games. Dallas enters the game undefeated while San Jose is on a two-game winning streak since losing in Week One. LAST WEEKSan Jose capitalized on five Rattlers turnovers to beat rival Arizona 63-43 last Saturday night. Defensive back Clevan Thomas returned a fumble for a touchdown broke up three passes and had an interception in the winning effort. Dallas beat Colorado 51-40 thanks to a dominated defensive performance in the second half led by Bobby Perry’s two interceptions and a great all-around performance by 2007 AFL Ironman of the Year Will Pettis.

… : GWU softball swept | game etsu single : The Star Online…
Shelby Star – Mar 22, 2008
- The Gardner-Webb softball team was unable to overcome three errors that accounted for all four ETSU runs in the first game and saw a lead in game two slip away in the Lady Bucs’ last at bat dropping both games to the A-Sun rival in the squad’s conference opener. The Bulldogs lost game one by a 4-2 score and game two by a 3-2 count. The Bulldogs now stand at 11-17 on the season and 0-2 in A-Sun play. ETSU is now 13-17 overall and 2-2 in conference competition. In game one ETSU jumped on the board in the second inning when the leadoff batter got on due to an error.