The News Review:

- Swept up in the allure of online games
- SE Seattle vets trip Detonator Games
- Warhammer nline: Age of Reckoning Comes to the Mac
- Computer games to teach youths about judiciary

Swept up in the allure of online games
Greensboro News Record
A sign above the door reads “Eden Business Center. ”The only employee working at the time Dot Lankford told me it’s owned by Roger Moore who operates a similar business in Madison. At the centers you can send a fax make a copy use the Internet or play the video sweepstakes games. Tables with computer monitors line the walls — more than 35 terminals by my count. It was the middle of a weekday afternoon and 23 people were seated at monitors. By the time I left 28 people were at the machines or standing in line to purchase Internet time. At the back was a reception window similar to what you’d see in a doctor’s office.
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SE Seattle vets trip Detonator Games
GameSpot
With spy-themed massively multiplayer online game The Agency still in the works a trio of the game’s developers have defected to form their own studio. n July 4–Independence Day–SE Seattle veterans Matt Wilson John Smith and Corey Dangel officially established Detonator Games.

Warhammer nline: Age of Reckoning Comes to the Mac
PC World
The game is expected to be released this fall although Mac gamers can download a beta version now. Based on the legendary fantasy-themed tabletop war game Warhammer nline: Age of Reckoning (WAR) is a massively multiplayer online game originally developed by Mythic Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts (EA) for the PC in September 2008. Like other recent EA Mac titles Warhammer nline works by way of TransGaming’s Cider translation technology which works on Intel-based Macs only. Described as a “Realm vs. Realm” (RvR) game Warhammer nline pits players against each other in massive online battles. Players can participate in public quests with other players and unlock Warhammer lore detailed monster information new abilities and rewards and even major story plotlines using the Tome of Knowledge.

Computer games to teach youths about judiciary
Arizona Republic
2 2009 12:00 AM The Arizona Republic Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day ‘Connor and her judicial ilk seem unlikely candidates for video-game heroes. But beginning this month kids can put themselves in the chambers of the U. Supreme Court in two online games endorsed by ‘Connor and designed in part by Arizona educators. The games will debut on the ur Courts Web site.