Industry Notables Talk Front Line Awards Winners (Gamasutra)
Today's Gamasutra feature is Game Developer magazine's 2008 Front Line Awards honoring the year's best game tools. As part of the Awards, which has finalists chosen by open nomination and winners decided by game developer voting, industry notables like game designer Noah Falstein and Venture Arctic creator Andy Schatz share their experiences working with the winning products. As one of the ...

BCS National Championship: C-average tells the tale of OU loss to Florida (The Oklahoman)
REPORT CARD Short-yardage offense D The Sooners were 2-of-4 on third downs in which they needed two yards or less. Both failures came in Florida territory. That's a poor performance for a team with OU's line and offensive options. Officiating C The Atlantic Coast Conference crew seemed to struggle all game, calling timeouts when none was warranted and not noticing a runaway game clock. ...

Computer puzzle may ease post-traumatic stress (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Playing Tetris, rated one of the greatest video games of all time, immediately after traumatic events appears to reduce flashbacks that plague sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a British study.

Florida Gators Win National Championship Game Against Oklahoma (WTOV 9 Steubenville)
Gators win second national title in three years

It's Tuesday Night Trivia time (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
There are about seven Tuesdays a year that I find myself without school or other commitments and, on those occasions, I like to trek over to the Old Timer for a game of Tuesday Night Trivia. This evening, we are treated to the stylings of Joel, the trivia master, and his trusty scorekeeper, SteveO.