New God of War III trailer, screenshots, looks amazing

Kratos is back and bad-ass as ever with a new bone-crushing trailer, developer interview and screenshots for the upcoming sequel, God of War III.

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11 Gorgeous Video Game Remake Wallpapers

Last week we highlighted a few retro gaming wallpapers for some Friday fun. That was nothing compared to DeviantArt member Orioto's high-resolution, you-won't-believe-your-eyes paintings of classic video games for your desktop—a must-see for any gaming enthusiast.

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Amazon Drops Rape Simulation Video Game

Following a report from the Belfast Telegraph that Amazon was selling the English version of the game, the company has removed it from the site. Amazon has not commented on the item or said why it was being sold through their website. The screen shot below from Google's cache shows the Amazon page for the game before it was taken down.

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Tornado tears through golf course injuring one. w/ Video

A twister touched down on Kapolei Golf Course yesterday, blowing an employee into a glass door and hospitalizing him, officials said.

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Samsung unveils solar-powered cell phone

Samsung Electronics today rolled out a solar-powered cell phone called the "Blue Earth." The phone will be a touch-screen phone without physical buttons, like the iPhone. The solar panel is on the back of the handset. The Blue Earth phone will be made from the plastic of recycled water bottles.

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You respect my rights and I'll respect yours

Until pot-smokers and gun owners and low-taxers and sexual minorities recognize that liberty is indivisible and that we're all in this together, we're going to be picked off piecemeal by government officials all too happy to exploit our mutual antagonisms.

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Baby-faced boy is father at 13

Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.

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49 Killed as Continental Plane Crashes Into NY Home

County Executive Chris Collins said that there may have been as many as 50 people aboard the plane and crew members had reported mechanical problems as they approached Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Several injured people were taken from the scene to Erie County Medical Center for treatment.

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Cocaine now Cheaper than Beer and Wine

The Home Office has admitted that the street price of both cocaine and heroin has fallen by nearly half in the last ten years, making the most dangerous illegal drugs cheaper than they have ever been.

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New Planets, Unknown Object Discovered Beyond Solar System

As astronomers become more adept at hunting for, and finding, exoplanets orbiting stars beyond the Solar System, international astronomers have figured out just what we should be looking for, using the increasingly sophisticated technologies being developed.

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Starbucks Is Not Your Office! [PIC]

Reader jessettrs sends in this ridiculous image taken at a Starbucks on 42nd and 9th. Yeah, it's a guy with a Mac Mini and a 15-inch LCD.

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Using your Wii as a Media Center

how to set up wii as a media center via lifehacker

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Babes of Comic Con New York (PICS)

We've got nurses and superhero ladies and GI Joe Baronesses and Waitresses and all sorts of good stuff.

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The Mutual Respect of Kobe Bryant and Lebron James (VIDEO)

A look at the relationship between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James

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Mom tortured daughter "like a turkey in the oven"

Reyna Valentina, a mother of 5 is accused of putting her 4-year-old daughter inside a heated oven and burning her eyes with a metal object. Her daughter told police 'Mom cooks me like a turkey in the oven,' according to Detective Ben Bilecki. The youngest daughter also said, 'Mama gave me the boo boos in my eyes.'

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Penn & Teller Money Trick

By playing with numbers, people can be easily be tricked. In this video, a magician cons a cashier into giving him more change than he really deserves.

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Phelps' marijuana use puts focus on debate over the drug

The Olympic champion's use of pot is far from a novelty in the sports world and leads to a discussion of whether it is much ado about nothing. And so suddenly here's marijuana -- yep, marijuana -- hogging itself another heyday, bolting into the spotlight, all but sashaying back into dialogue and shouting, "Hey, I'm still here."

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Curt Schilling: Name all 104 positives not just A-Rod

A day after Alex Rodriguez was linked to steroids, another All-Star offered this suggestion: Make public the entire list of players who failed drug tests.

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Blast Off! NASA To Give Free Flights

NASA is offering free anti-gravity flights this summer to anyone with a good idea or product pitch for spaceflight but without the cash to test it, Fox News reported.

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GA - Woman needs your help finding brothers

Sold into a black-market baby ring in 1955, Deborah Latham is looking for her missing brothers. ""There was a scam going around looking for children to sell. The judge was involved and a nurse. Deborah's mother was targeted because she was a poor single mother with nine children...."

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Usain Bolt Celebrates Early ... Very Early Track Win

Funny video about that guy who started celebrating early in the 100M race, funny.

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