over your character in Dragon Age. Race, appearance, abilities, and equipment all affect how you look. What you do will affect how you are perceived. Your origin defines your place in the world and how others see you. These playable sequences introduce the world and let you decide how your character becomes a hero, setting the tone for the entire story to come. Stand at the heart of the storm sweeping across Ferelden. Choose the fates of nations, people and, ultimately, yourself. Just remember: for every choice, there is a consequence. Control your perspective as you guide a party of four into battle. Issue orders, build your own tactical AI, or take control of any party member to lead the charge. Downloadable content will provide you with exciting new stories and ways to expand your Dragon Age experience beyond the original game. Use the provided toolset to author your own adventures to share with friends.  (less)

of a new murder. Travel to the different rooms at Boddy Mansion and make suggestions as to who you think did it. Along the way, you will collect clues from other players to help you narrow down the murderer, murder weapon, and location of the murder. Clue: Murder at Boddy Mansion has all the great features of the original game including the ability to electronically keep track of the clues you gather. There are 3 difficulty levels of computer opponents so you can gradually improve your sleuthing ability. There is also a game mode where you don't have to use dice. Animated accusation screen Play with up to six human or computer opponents, three being the minimum, or play alone with the AIs  (less)

out of Balloon Town. Stay tuned to see if Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion can help Chef Pierre find the right word ingredients to prepare a soup in time for the festival. The Reader Rabbit Fun with Crayons workbook provides you with additional ways to learn colors, letters, shapes and more at home or on the go.  (less)

to face an imminent threat to the United States. The fate of two countries now lies in the hands of the Ghosts as they fend off an attack on U.S. soil. Equipped with the most cutting-edge weaponry and technology, they must battle on both sides of the border. <BR><BR> Vastly Improved Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Watch your back as rebels send their own team members to flank your position or gain vantage points by using vertical gameplay to pick you off from the rooftops above Windows XP  (less)

help gather enough prizes to save Reader Rabbit's and Sam the Lion's high flying show at Wordville Fair. Join Reader Rabbit, Sam the Lion and the rest of the Wordville critters as they dash through town on an alphabet race to the finish. The Reader Rabbit Writing Mechanics workbook is packed with even more activities to help you practice your writing skills.  (less)

Kakuro and Crosswords. All games are designed with the official rules from HOYLE, the Official Name in Gaming. Challenge friends, family or play alone and take the high score. Automatically earn HOYLE Bucks: the more you play, the more you earn. Get new backgrounds, music tracks, etc. As a bonus, you receive Big Bang Board Games. Play Checkers, Chess, Backgammon and others against animated computer opponents. And now it comes with built-in compatibility for both PC and MAC users alike. <BR><BR> Challenge friends, family or play alone and take the high score Automatically earn HOYLE Bucks - the more you play, the more you earn Get new backgrounds, music tracks, etc Bonus - you receive Big Bang Board Games Play Checkers, Chess, Backgammon and others against animated computer opponents Built-in compatibility for both PC and MAC users alike  (less)

epic combat moments - experience movie-like epic action sequences as you fight to prevent the Nazis from unleashing the power of the Black Sun, a war-ending weapon of supernatural mass destruction Encounter unique environments - explore the mysteries of The Veil, a world between our reality and the occult underworld that offers you combat advantages but also new supernatural threats. Wield impressive firepower - go to battle with a diverse collection of Allied, Axis and experimental Nazi weapons. Earn gold by working with the resistance fighters, purchase upgrades in the black market, and customize your personal arsenal Revisit the heart-pounding, award-winning class- and objective-based multiplayer of Return to Castle Wolfenstein, now with occult-enhanced firepower. Includes six maps and 3 modes, with up to 12 players and online statistics tracking, Platforms: Windows XP Windows Vista, ESRB Rating: Rating Pending  (less)

streaming and character self-shadowing, you are enlisted into one of the most photo-realistic gaming experiences imaginable. The community-oriented multiplayer gameplay features a robust leveling system, variety of unlockable perks, hot-join and matchmaking, as well as create a class and party capabilities. Over 100 challenges and a host of environments and modes deliver unlimited possibilities. Kill-Cam, a feature from Call of Duty 2, allows for spectator instant replays.  (less)

game, including new perks and achievements. Story: You may have dealt the Enclave a serious blow at Project Purity, but their forces are still out there, and still pose a grave threat to the people and security of the Capital Wasteland. In Broken Steel, you¿ll continue your current Fallout 3 character past the events of Project Purity, and work with the Brotherhood of Steel to eradicate the Enclave threat once and for all. Travel to new locations like the Olney Powerworks, wield destructive new weapons like the Tesla Cannon, and fight powerful new creatures like the Super Mutant Overlord. POINT LOOKOUT: Point Lookout opens up a massive new area of the Wasteland ¿ a, dark, murky swampland along the coast of Maryland. So hop on the ferry to the seaside town of Point Lookout, for the most mysterious and open-ended Fallout 3 DLC adventure yet. Story: Buy a ticket and hop onboard the Duchess Gambit, as Tobar the Ferryman takes you to the strange seaside town of Point Lookout. What secrets does the dilapidated boardwalk hold? Who lives in the sprawling mansion? Why is the Punga Fruit so important? And what horrors lie in the depths of the murky swamp? Point Lookout is the most open-ended DLC yet, and allows you to explore a huge, swampy wasteland any way you¿d like. A completely new quest line allows you uncover the town¿s hidden secrets and wield powerful new weapons like the Double-Barrel Shotgun against the swamp¿s dangerous, and deformed, denizens.  (less)

U.S. Army will implement the Integrated Warfighter System (IWS), evolving what we know as the modern soldier. IWS combines advanced weapon systems, satellite communication devices and enhanced survivability into one fully integrated combat system. The IWS program has been developed to meet these new threats head on. Now, it can be tested on the battlefield. Following an insurgence in the heart of Mexico City, the U.S. Army's most elite Special Forces team is deployed to the center of the conflict to regain control of the city. Greatly outnumbered but fully equipped with the IWS, this elite team is the first and last line of defense on the battlefield. They are the Quiet professionals. They are the Ghosts.  (less)

for yourself in the Star Wars Galaxy. All the fun and adventure of Star Wars comes together! Also includes a 14-day trial of the MMORPG, Star Wars Galaxies  (less)

video games. Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising takes players into the most realistic war game experience they¿ll have ever encountered. It provides an unparalleled scope of different military disciplines, vehicles and equipment for players to utilize, and simulates an immense conflict between two advanced military forces. The player¿s journey is tied into a believable and dramatic storyline set in a vast and incredibly detailed environment.  (less)

more Pack increases the level cap to 70, Platforms: Windows 2000 Windows XP Macintosh, ESRB Rating: Teen  (less)

first First Person Shooter game to use aq lifelike, realtime plot that pits you in the action as well as behind the trigger. Created by Valve Software, each episode employs advanced technologies for better, more realistic play. In Half-Life, you assume the role of Dr. Gordon Freeman, a recently graduated theoretical physicist who must fight his way out of an underground research facility whose teleportation experimentations have gone awry. The second part of the trilogy of episodic expansions for Half-Life 2, Episode Two picks up where Episode One left off?with Gordon and Alyx traveling out of City 17 and into a vast new environment. The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Freeman is thrust into the unenviable role of rescuing the world from the wrong he unleashed back at Black Mesa. And a lot of people people he cares about are counting on him. Intense, real-time gameplay of Half-Life 2 is made possible only by Source, Valve's new proprietary engine technology  (less)