REVIEW: 3 of diamonds: This season's baseball games let you live out your big-league fantasies

 

What do Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard have in common? Both were key players in the Mets' notorious meltdown last season: Reyes couldn't buy a hit in September, while Howard led the Phils past the Mets and into the playoffs.

'Rainbox Six: Vegas 2' returns to Sin City for terrorist-hunting action

 

First-person shooters are usually an all-you-can-eat buffet of firepower and adrenaline. Fittingly, the latest game in Ubisoft's "Rainbow Six" series continues to bet on Sin City as the urban playground of choice for hunting and taking down superbad terrorists.

Turok gets a makeover; game play does not

 

You've got a knife in your pocket, a high-powered bow slung across your back and an automatic weapon clutched in each hand as you face off against a ruthless military force and a hoard of hungry dinosaurs.

Ready to rumble: `Smash Bros.` returns with lively multiplayer mayhem

Online multiplayer gaming has really come into its own on the current generation of video-game consoles, with millions of people logging in every day to play "Call of Duty 4" or "Halo 3."

Neverwinter Nights 2 comes to OS X

A true RPG stays faithful to the D&D history with a beautiful build on the Mac

There have been countless games that have been loosely based or strongly influenced by the medieval world of Dungeons & Dragons but there are only a handful that adhere to the rules governed by the official D&D and Forgotten Realms ruleset. Neverwinter Nights 2 is one of these games and perhaps this fact alone makes it more appealing than your average RPG. Now that NeverWinter Nights 2 is available on the Mac OS, everyone on Mac and/or PC can play.