It's a triple play this week on Xbox Live Arcade, the addictive gameplay of Peggle, the strategic defense of Crystal Defenders, and new downloadable content for Twisted Pixel's The Maw. Peggle is the tremendously addictive ball-bouncing game for the PC, ported to Xbox Live Arcade with 55 levels, 75 ...

A weakened economy won’t put a dent on Xbox Live Marketplace releases this week as we’ll be seeing a slew of game add-ons and new Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) titles. For starters, the eagerly anticipated “Grand Theft Auto IV” expansion pack “The Lost and Damned” is no...

When you think Xbox Live Arcade the chances of you immediately thinking single player are far and few in between. Sure, there are a few, but with the addition of The Maw to the line up things are certainly looking up in terms of the word different. So, what is The Maw? The Maw is something that canâ...

Twisted Pixel Games' The Maw is a 3D puzzle-platformer, starring the titular Maw and his newly befriended alien pal Frank. The two escape their evil captors, only to go on a gameplay binge. The Maw's gimmick, as it were, is the title character's ability to eat, expand and absorb the abilities of the...

Coming to your Xbox Live Arcade “intertubez� today is the release of The Maw, for 800 MS points. An action platformer, The Maw tasks you with taking “The Maw� through various enviroments on a leash as it devours it’s way to the freedom found at the end of the journey. Also with the game is...

Interesting at the least, delightful at their best. Peter Cherches, who blogs about "food, travel, and the occasional dream" at Word of Mouth and who joined me and a half-dozen other diners at this Cantonese restaurant one recent evening, observed that it's enjoyable to explore new dishes for the sa...

Each June New Haven puts on the Arts and Ideas festival with all sorts of music, dance and theatre. Saturday night they traditionally present Opera on the Green. It's a very well attended event with people turning out with full table settings - linens, candles or candelabras, wine and food and all t...

An Air Force C-40B/C, the military version of a Boeing 737-700 business jet. It's one of many aircraft used for VIP airlift, including those infamous Congressional junkets (USAF photo) Today’s edition of the Politico details the latest “air war� between the Pentagon and Speaker of the House Na...