Interview: The Turbo-Charged Making Of Arcade Mania (Gamasutra)
[Continuing with a series of interviews exploring alternative looks at gaming, Gamasutra sits down with Arcade Mania co-author Brian Ashcraft to look at his and Jean Snow's new book about the Japanese arcade game scene.] A new generation of console games equipped with internet connectivity has allowed for the return of a key feature of the arcade game experience: joining in a game with another ...

Free Games Website, Arcade Cow, gets a Design Revamp and a Boost in Game Content just in time for the New Year. (PRWeb)
Arcade Cow, the free games website, recently received a revamp to it's design and layout. The website that used to house approximately 2,500 games has since raised it's game content to the tune of 7,000+ games. Membership is not required to play these free games, but registered members have the added ability to save their progress in classic game emulations, rate the games, and provide feedback ...

13:15 (BST), 29/12/2008 Driving Kids Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS For immediate release December 25, 2008 ... (gamesindustry.biz)
'Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone!' These words from a famous Pink Floyd song are a good prelude to Driving Kids World - the MMO environment with a new approach to kids' edutainment.

Alaska Ear (Anchorage Daily News)
RIPPED FROM THE NET ... It's been around for a while, but still worth noting:

Still looking to grow: Master-planned community proposed in north Hanford (The Hanford Sentinel)
A slumping economy and housing market crash don't seem to stop Ennis Homes and Jim Clark.