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Aspyr: Progress On Prey & Empire at War Aspyr Media's November newsletter focuses on the recently announced Mac version of Prey, progress on Star Wars: Empire At War, and the new gameplay video and trailer section on Aspyr's site. More about Prey:We're excited to be able to unveil our latest Mac game, Prey. Based on an enhanced Doom 3 engine, Prey adds portals and the ability walk on walls and flip gravity to completely change what you expect in a first person shooter. The game is up and running well on the Mac, and is in the final stages of testing. Aspyr's previous experience with the Doom 3 engine on the Mac has made the transition of Prey to OS X very smooth, and if all continues to go well it will be hitting store shelves in early 2007.Empire at War's progress:Work on Empire at War for Mac is moving along nicely. Rookie snaps tie in rare Motown win (12-03) 04:00 PST Detroit -- For all the world it looked like another frustrating night for the Sharks in Joe Louis Arena where, despite outplaying the Red Wings, a brain cramp in the second period looked to doom San Jose. Then, out of all that hard work that wasn't getting rewarded, an ice-cold player and another who is red hot changed the outcome. Rookie Joe Pavelski scored the game-winner with seconds to go in regulation after teammate Mark Bell ended the longest, most frustrating goal-less string of his career to send the Sharks to only their third regular-season win here in 15 seasons, 3-2. San Jose has won a season-high five in a row, and has a chance to sweep a four-game road trip when it visits division rival Dallas on Monday night. This was all made possible by a furious effort in the third period from a team that finally looked sick and tired of walking out of this old barn with their heads down. Marvel Ultimate Alliance (PS3) Review Marvel: Ultimate Alliance improves on the same great action-RPG formula seen in the X-Men Legends titles by adding playable characters from the entire Marvel universe. Dr. Doom and his Masters of Evil don't stand a chance when the gamers of the world are able to tailor a Marvel super-team according to their particular tastes. Now available for the PlayStation 3, Ultimate Alliance offers essentially the same experience as what we've seen on the Xbox 360 with the addition of some of the same tacked-on SIXAXIS functionality that's been popping up in other cross-platform next-gen titles. The basic story in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance finds Dr. Doom and a newly assembled Masters of Evil (where lame villains like Baron Mordo and Enchantress work side-by-side with the slightly cooler Loki and Ultron) trying to take over the world as only a team of evil supervillains can. KC men suffer first loss of season; Tyler earns doubleheader sweep TYLER — The best start by a Kilgore College men's basketball team in the 21st century came to an end in a 21-point loss on Saturday, and it was as one-sided as the margin of defeat. Kilgore had a lackluster effort, and Tyler Junior College took advantage in a 91-70 win before 750 spectators at Wagstaff Gymnasium. Kilgore (10-1, 2-1) suffered its first defeat of this season, ending its best start since going 11-0 in the 1998-99 season. Kilgore is ranked No. 11 in the nation by the NJCAA's Division I poll, for now. Kilgore cut a 41-29 deficit to 53-45 with 15:33 remaining on a three-point play by Marcus Thornton, but after a timeout, Tyler went on a 21-9 run to take command of the game. In that stretch, Tyler's Tyrone Cole-Scott scored 11 points, including a trio of three-pointers.
Birmingham 3 Plymouth 0: Blues raise the roof A day of unmitigated triumph for Birmingham City. Not only did Preston North End and Cardiff City’s stumbles enable Birmingham to reach the Championship’s summit for the first time this season, but Steve Bruce’s men did so via their most emphatic victory since January and against opponents more feisty than the scoreline suggests. If conceding four midweek goals to Southampton and losing for the first time in eight Championship encounters upset City on the field, off it co-owner David Sullivan launched a lengthy tirade against City’s long-suffering fanbase, claiming St Andrews was “the quietest ground in the country”. FREMONT — If the Irvington High girls basketball team expects to have a good season, the Vikings know what it's going to take — made free throws. In the consolation championship of the Irvington Holiday Invitational, the Vikings shot just 3-for-17 from the line in a 46-43 loss to Fremont of Sunnyvale in the third-place game Saturday. This comes two nights after the Vikings (2-2) went 8-for-22 from the line in a double-overtime loss to Santa Cruz. The defending tournament champion, Irvington, got a game-high 16 points from Yojing Chi. Lindsay McCarthy added 10. Fremont came out hot, scorching Irvington for 16 points in the first quarter and 17 in the second to take a 33-15 lead at the half. Fremont left the door open, though. The Firebirds went cold in the second half, striking for a mere 13 points. Red Tide leaves bad taste in visitors' mouths, 12/3 The article states repeat visitors are coming back less frequently. Nowhere is there a mention about Red Tide. That seems to be a possibility. Do people in St. Pete imagine that tourists really love to hear their children coughing and seeing dead, smelly fish at the beach? No wonder they don't come back. People prefer to vacation in a place that has clean air and water and a healthy environment. The St. Pete Times should prod the Chamber of Commerce to stop ignoring Red Tide. The newspaper should investigate accounts of pollution dumping by the phosphate industry in the gulf like those discussed at www.redtidealert.com. Federal Reserve: Lower rates Cutting interest rate sure to make economy hum Though some may wish for the Federal Reserve to wait another quarter before changing interest rates, we believe that the Federal Reserve should cut the federal funds rate by a quarter point at its December meeting to prevent a slide into economic recession. Incoherent Ramblings of a Staffer Even as I write this ramble of doom, I'm using a computer. I help administrate servers and workstations at work, and as part of my job at The Triangle is to manage our server and the computers that are used to produce the paper that you see in front of you. Some people think that just because I am essentially a computer guru, I wouldn't hate computers, but they are half of my bane of existence. Yes, half - a whole 50 percent of all of my hate. There are other things, but they don't make up half of what computers bring to my life. Sometimes it is possible to feel clairvoyant when studying history. Paging through the newspapers of 1940 there is a palpable feeling of uncertainty in every editorial. Europe and Asia were being consumed by ever-spreading war and the wrong side seemed to be winning. When France fell to the Nazis in May, most Americans held their breath. Only England was left. Only England and an ocean stood between us and a frighteningly efficient totalitarian war machine. On the West Coast, news of Japanese atrocities in China loomed uncomfortably close. It wasn't a question of if the United States would be involved; it was a question of when. Veteran Bill Gustin,commented to me this past week, shaking his head, "There was a sense that war was inevitable. We knew it was coming, everyone expected it." In a move that would seem insane today, Congress proposed the Selective Service Act in August 1940. Illini fans won't get quick fix CHAMPAIGN - Predictably, Illinois' 72-66 loss to Maryland on Tuesday has convinced some fans that a roster infected with clunky third-rate recruits and coached by a man who can't teach or concoct strategy is on the fast track to eternal ruin and damnation.Forget Illinois winning in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. This team couldn't survive in the CCIW/Big Ten Challenge.I love the way sweeping declarations of gloom and doom pour forth at the first whiff of failure, but that's the common view nowadays. All or nothing at all.Sure, there's a whole lot to fix, but the tools are out, the mechanics are on the case and Mr. Goodwrench (i.e., Bruce Weber) won't sleep much until this baby stops belching smoke.After watching the Illini lose at home to a non-conference opponent for the first time since Lon Kruger was coach, readers, e-mailers and bloggers have made several points, a few of which I'd like to address.Point: This loss points out Illinois' lack of athleticism, which points out Weber's recruiting misses.Comment: Actually, this loss points out a lot of things, and it's valid to say this Illini team simply isn't as athletic as past teams.
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