CNET's James Kim and family missing -- have you seen them?

CNET's James Kim and family missing -- have you seen them?
Posted Nov 30th 2006 8:45PM by Ryan BlockFiled under: Announcements
We've received word that a respected member of our tech community, James Kim (whom many of you may know as CNET's senior editor of digital audio), and his family have gone missing. As we understand it, last weekend James, his wife Kati (above right), and his very young girls Penelope (left) and Sabine (baby), drove from their home in the SF Bay Area to Seattle. They were expected back some time Sunday, but were last seen by a hotel clerk at 5:45 PM on Saturday in or between Gold Beach or Portland, Oregon. We sincerely do hope they are all safe, and our hearts go out to the Kim family.We'll have more information as we get it. If you have any information as to the Kim family's whereabouts, please contact the SFPD at 415-558-5508 during normal business hours, and 415-553-1071 after hours.

Chinese student makes US 1.3 million selling online RPG items

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Report: Asia Pacific Mobile Game Revenues to Hit $4.4 Billion in ...

Report: Asia Pacific Mobile Game Revenues to Hit $4.4 Billion in ...

Digital Media Wire - Los Angeles,CA,USA... of the mobile gaming industry, revenue sharing issues, poor user experiences, competition from dedicated portable gaming devices, and game piracy are all ...

50 Cent & Method Man Present Callused Thumbs At Video Game Awards

50 Cent & Method Man Present Callused Thumbs At Video Game Awards
SOHH Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:30 PM PST

50 Cent and Method Man are slated to serve as presenters at Spike TV's fourth annual Video Game Awards next month. Visit SOHH.com for the complete story.

German School Shooter Played Counter-Strike

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Students at BSC donate video game system to St. Alexius

Students at BSC donate video game system to St. Alexius
Bismarck Tribune Wed, 22 Nov 2006 2:20 AM PST

The TV screen showed adoring fans, as the college students strummed a video guitar. His goal: Guitar hero. As he played the video game in the hallway of St. Alexius Medical Center, hospital administrators stood marveling, not at his video game skills, but his generosity.

Tattersall's and Macquarie to buy UK's Talarius

Tattersall's and Macquarie to buy UK's Talarius
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News Wed, 22 Nov 2006 3:28 AM PST LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) -

Australian gaming group Tattersall's and investment bank Macquarie have teamed up for an agreed 137 million pounds ($260 million) offer for British amusement arcade firm Talarius Plc .

EU probes "cultural" French video games

EU probes "cultural" French video games
AFP via Yahoo! - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:04 AM PST

Regulators said they were opening an investigation into whether proposed tax breaks for the French video games industry constituted legal support for "genuine cultural projects."

Hey Don't Forget The Poor Souls Who Had To Wait Online For A Game Console Too

Hey Don't Forget The Poor Souls Who Had To Wait Online For A Game Console Too

Tuesday November 21, 2006 5:06 PM EST
For all of the stories about the insanity of people waiting for days in line to get one of the hot new video gaming consoles, the NY Times wants to make sure you don't forget the struggles of folks who waited online as well . You see, sites like Amazon didn't give a precise time when they were going to sell the Nintendo Wii, and it wasn't clear how many they had either. So, people were forced to sit at their computers (in one case moving a laptop from a desk to a couch to bed) and keep...

DDR and Video Games: Not Quite Enough?

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