Nintendo Announces the DSi. Yep, it's time for Nintendo's Fall Conference 2008, their answer to the Tokyo Gaming Show, which they've always eschewed. And with rumors running rampant about a new Nintendo DS, what is it they revealed?.

Police: Couple left 2-year-old at N.J. hotel for heist. Police say a couple left their 2-year-old son alone in a hotel room while they tried to burglarize a home in Weehawken.

Our Schools: Electives for kids -- it's elementary. On Wednesday mornings at Livermore's Joe Michell Elementary, the school transforms into a smorgasbord of learning.

Party hearty with new, improved 'Rock Band 2'. Rock Band 2 Grade: A- Video Game - Rock 'n rollers can again get their Led Zeppelin on with "Rock Band 2," the newest version of the hit music game that makes small but critical enhancements from last year's..

Pole in the Hole New Adult Game. Pole in the hole is a new party game for adults. It is not an x-rated game as the name may apply.

McCain forged close ties to Las Vegas, tribal casinos. Senator John McCain was on a roll. In a room reserved for high-stakes gamblers at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, he tossed $100 chips around a hot craps table.

Buy The X-Com Series On Steam. The classic extraterrestrial hunting X-Com series just hit Valve's digital distribution service Steam today.

PopCap Popping Out a New Bejeweled Game in October. PopCap Games is set to unveil the first new entry in its flagship Bejeweled franchise since Bejeweled 2 in 2004. PopCap plans to formally unveil the game, Bejeweled Twist, at a gala event at Seattle's Experience Music Project Sci-Fi Museum and Hall of Fame on the evening of Monday, October 27th.

Obama: McCain would gamble with economy. In the latest version of his stump speech on the economy, Barack Obama is today working in a reference to John McCain's fondness for gambling to warn that another Republican administration would be snake eyes..

New game: Galactic Dream Rage of War. For hundred of years we have searched for the answer to an eternal question: Are we alone?. A terrible menace from the galactic core that could lead to the extinction of all humanity, a mysterious destination,..

Russian nuke jet buzzes Hull. A RUSSIAN nuclear bomber came within 90 SECONDS of the British coastline after RAF top guns failed to intercept it.

New Duke Nukem Forever screenshots. Shacknews reports the new Xbox 360 release of Duke Nukem 3D features two new Duke Nukem Forever screenshots! Check it out over here.

Dead Woman's Stolen Credit Card Number Used. Authorities said the stolen credit card number of a local woman who was shot and killed leaving the Boca Town Center last year was used in New England.

Cuban chess GM Dominguez to compete in China, Germany. Cuban chess Great Master Leinier Dominguez is getting ready for the World Games of the Mind from Oct.

Report: Nintendo to Launch New DS Model; Camera, Music Player Included. According to the Japanese newspaper The Nikkei Business Business Daily, Nintendo is set to unveil a new version of its popular Nintendo DS portable gaming device at a news conference on Thursday.

Poker Will Put You in Your Place. I was playing in No Limit Hold - em game Sunday. I thought I was a lock for finishing well.

Kid Gyms Send Children Out to Play on Treadmills. Like many parents, Diana Ennen had trouble getting her daughter Amber to exercise.

Review: 'de Blob' is fun, visually stunning Wii video game. After immersing myself in the colourful world of THQ's "de Blob" for many hours, I was quickly able to come to two conclusions about this new Wii platform game.

Online Poker: Cash Game Hands with Andrew 'Foucault' Brokos. Andrew "Foucault" Brokos, a poker pro on the Card Player Pro roster of poker coaches, recently made a deep run in the 2008 World Series of Poker main event, but tournaments aren't his M.O. Brokos makes the..

Wall Street still a game of Old Maid. It's easier for Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to deflect Democratic complaints than to grapple with the small-government credo voiced by Sen.