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Sam and Max are coming back

The premiere bunny and dog freelance police duo of the gaming world are coming back for another round. Last year, Telltale Games released Sam & Max Season One, a series of six episodic, downloadable adventure games starring Sam and Max, the comic book characters turned video game heroes. Nostalgic gamers, still full of happy memories of LucasArts' 1993 adventure Sam & Max Hit the Road, ate up these new Sam & Max games. The episodes were first available on GameTap but later were released on Steam and can now be physically purchased on a disc.

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Computer bests checkers players every time

A group of computer scientists from Canada said Thursday that they've managed to crack the "code" of the checkers board game so that a computer program can win or draw against any opponent, according to a story from the BBC.

Even though a computer program by the name of Chinook won the World's Checkers Championship in 1994, that software would lose the game occasionally.

The Canadian team, which was led by Jonathan Schaeffer, chair of the department of computer science at the University of Alberta, said that checkers has been the most challenging game to beat … Read more

CNET Live - Episode 15 - Show Notes

Brad frpom REI dropped by with some really cool gadgets that work great out under the open sky..

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Insider Secrets

Anewslady writes - My hard drive in my Toshiba laptop died. I would like to replace it, but don't know where to begin. I have the recovery disks from the original configuration. I'm sure it's not that hard. I've just never done it before. Can you help?"

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Google to offer ringtone, game search on mobile phones- report

Google is reportedly working on a new mobile service that will let people search for and buy ringtones and games. The Wall Street Journal cites "people familiar with the matter" in reporting the Google project. Google has been working with content providers for months to index their catalogs, but technical issues have delayed the project, the paper reports. A Google spokeswoman said the company does not comment on rumor or speculation.

E3 2007--in under 4 minutes

Miss any of this week's big E3 news? CNET TV's got you covered. Veronica Belmont wraps up all the announcements from Santa Monica, including the highlights from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo.

Earlier CNET TV coverage:

CNET TV: Microsoft E3 press conference highlights: Rock Star, Gears of War on PC, and--of course--Halo 3 CNET TV: Focus on 'Wii Fit'

The 'Wii Party Station' is our kind of gaming

We've never been into games all that much, so we've felt a bit left out with all that's going on at E3 this week. Then we saw it--the Nyko "Wii Party Station" (cue the angels' choir).

This heavenly contraption may not save you from the killer zombies of Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles, but it may well help dull the pain from their undead doings. The reason: It has four cupholders that will keep your beers cool, as well as a fan to do the same with your hands, according to Technabob. It's kind of … Read more

E3: Commodore unveils its U.S. desktop lineup

We found out back in March that the Commodore name had been scooped up by a Netherlands-based company looking to reinvent the brand as a modern gaming PC. Now we get wind of the new lineup of PCs coming soon (this quarter) to the States, first via online sales, with an unnamed big-box retail presence following afterward.… Read more

E3: 'Unreal Tournament III' trailer

Die-hard deathmatch fans have been waiting for a true Unreal Tournament sequel since UT2004 hit PCs more than three years ago. The lastest iteration will be exclusive to the PC and PS3 "in 2007" when it hits in November--wording that makes us think it's highly likely we'll see the game (or a reasonable facsimile) appearing on the 360 at some point next year. But no matter--PS3 owners will still relish the chance to get first dibs on the game, which is powered by the same Unreal Engine 3 graphics engine that made Gears of War such … Read more

E3: 'World in Conflict' trailer

Add Sierra's World in Conflict to the list of enticing real-time strategy games for 2007. The game envisions a Cold-War-turned-hot conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union, with an emphasis on pick-up-and-play action over resource management. Look for it on the PC and Xbox 360 in the fall of 2007.

E3: 'Call of Duty 4' trailer

To date, the Call of Duty franchise has been strictly a World War II affair. But with Call of Duty 4, Activision and developer Infinity Ward move the action to a 21st century setting. The military shooter brings an all-new graphics engine to the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC when it hits stores this fall. Can you say, "Halo who?"