The top-dog in gaming consoles, Sony now finds its PlayStation 2 launch woes and sticky relations with U.S. game developers may open the field to competitors. A new report card on video and computer games finds some progress on ratings and violent content, but criticizes retailers for selling such games to children. There are a number of different things people do to break up the dreaded monotony of the work week. Some people cross-stitch. Some people volunteer to help the homeless.
Some people like to build boats in bottles.
Some people collect stamps. And some people like to throw small metal projectiles at a round board and drink beer. Welcome to Shanghai's dart league. The childhood word game Hangman was the inspiration for TV's Wheel of Fortune. Shoppers are on a roll at one national retailer that has combined buying with Bunco, the popular dice game.