Frictional Games has announced the demo of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The first person horror game, due to ship September 8, focuses on survival in an atmospheric Prussian castle. More of the storyline has been revealed today as well. Gamers play as Daniel, who awakens at the start of the game, suffering from self-inflicted amnesia. A letter urges Daniel to seek out and kill Alexander, a man ...

Last week, Telltale Games teased an upcoming game that seemed to include characters from Penny Arcade, Sam & Max, Team Fortress, and HomeStar Runner. Now, Telltale has revealed that the new project is simply a friendly, dialogue-driven game of no-limit Texas Hold’em involving the four previously mentioned characters.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Delano Public Library wants to make sure that all children in the community have the smartest card of all - a library card.

Gas Powered Games CEO Chris Taylor says the PC space is "where the opportunity is." Gas Powered Games - Chris Taylor - Video game - Games - Strategy

In recognition of National Library Card Sign-up month in September, Lake Cities Library, Little Elm Public Library, and The Colony Public Library, are having a friendly tri-city competition to see who can sign up the most new library patrons.

A lot of these games reinforce values that we should all be questioning in times of economic stress.

Before Saturday night's victory over Inland Empire, Modesto Nuts' starter Rob Scahill was asked if he was staying ready to pitch a playoff game. At that point, reaching the postseason was still a longshot, as the Nuts still trailed Visalia by two games with three to play.

Sept. 9 -- Opening game of regular season. Oct. 11-12 -- Owners' meeting in Chicago. Oct. 19 -- Trading deadline at 4 p.m. ET. Jan. 2, 2011 -- Regular season ends. Jan. 3 -- Free agency signings begin for players who were not with teams at end of 2010 season. Jan. 8-9 -- Wild-card playoff round. Jan. 15-16 -- Divisional playoff round. Jan 22-23 -- Conference championship games. Jan. 30 -- Pro ...