It's Game Over For Atari

Atari is the godfather of the modern gaming industry. They were founded back in 1972 with such creations such as Pong, Asteroids, and Centipede. They produced some of the earliest games and home systems including the Atari 2600. Well as of January 21, 2013, Atari has filed for bankruptcy and will be selling off their logos and games. Atari filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which is their most strategic choice. They filed after a 50% decline in share price over the past year. They are looking for $5.25 million to keep the business alive. Looks like it's Game Over for Atari.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/01/21/game-over-atari-files-for-bankruptcy/

5 Year Old Gets Quite A Surprise

A five year old patient from Seattle who underwent a liver transplant received a very special surprise. The five year old's father reached out to Reddit to help him contact the video game company Bungie to make his son feel better. Stating that his son had a liver transplant and that he loved 'Halo', the dad was successful in contacting Bungie. On January 6th, the boy received a very special surprise. The boy received a Get Well Soon card signed by the employees at Bungie, a replica 'Carter' helmet from 'Halo: Reach', and some T-shirts. In response to the game's Mature rating, the father explained how he is not a typical 'Halo' fan. The boy would only play parts of the campaign with his father and would do a local multiplayer if the mother joined also, "The Spartan storyline really gets his imagination going, it's wonderful". The boy would rather duke it out with his action figures instead of other people. Looks like Halo went above and beyond the call of duty.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/21/five-year-old-halo-fan-hospital-dad-reddit-bungie_n_2522237.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Technology

Miss New York Crowned Miss America 2013

23-year-old Mallory Hagan from Brooklyn, New York was crowned Miss America on January 12, 2013 at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. She beat out 13,000 other contestants including the pageants first contestant with Autism and another with Tourettes. She won with her talent of tap-dancing to James Brown's 'Get Up Off Of That Thing' in Las Vegas and answered the on-stage question about armed guards in schools. Hagan was crowned with Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers as first runner up and Miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton as second runner up. She was crowned with her silver crown and was awarded with a $50,000 scholarship.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2261605/Miss-America-2013-crowned-Mallory-Hagan-wins-speaking-armed-guards-schools.html

Lenovo Launches New Gaming Desktop

Lenovo, the Chinese computer giants, are entering the gaming market by introducing the Erazer X700. This stylish new desktop computer will have the specs of a god computer. It will include the new Intel i7 Extreme processor, 32 Gigabytes of RAM, 4 Terabytes of hard drive space, and will support the AMD CrossFireX dual graphics technology. It will also include built in liquid cooling, which used to be only available to dedicated PC builders. The system will feature the brand new overclocking system, which can be used with a single button. This computer will be one of the more powerful gaming desktops available.

YouTube Video Shocks Many

A YouTube video was uploaded January 2 that actually didn't involve a dancing Korean, a flying pop-tart cat that's pooping rainbows, or some indecisive girl who wasn't sure if she wanted you to call her. This video is of a Syrian execution and *SPOILER ALERT* is very graphic. This video shows a Assad Militia holding a group of men hostage in a corner. The militia is holding assault rifles and the captives have their shirts over their heads to cover their eyes. The militia releases a few of the men and but still holds a few captive. Two militia members whips out knives and starts slicing the remaining men's back. A victim falls to the ground and the militia starts violently slicing and stabbing the others man's back and sides and he then falls to the ground. The third man has a brick thrown at his head and collapses. They are then covered in rubble and the militia says then says, "For God's eyes and your Lord, O Bashar".

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/syria-execution-video-stabbing-stoning-assad-militia_n_2395322.html#slide=1901691