Reuters - Activision Inc posted a quarterly profit on Thursday that blew past expectations as demand for its "Guitar Hero 3" and "Call of Duty 4" video games made up for a complete lack of new releases.

Reuters - Activision Inc posted a quarterly profit on Thursday that blew past expectations as demand for its "Guitar Hero 3" and "Call of Duty 4" video games offset an absence of new releases.

NewsFactor - Since its release on April 29, global sales of the Grand Theft Auto 'GTA IV' video game from Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq: TTWO) have surpassed six million units, with an estimated retail value of more than $500 million in the first week. Over the first day alone, GTA IV sales were approximately 3.6 million units with a retail value of $310 million worldwide.

NASSAU, Bahamas - A 450-kilogram manta ray is back in the Atlantic Ocean after spending three years as a research subject and tourist attraction at a resort in the Bahamas.

BOSTON - If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she'd rake in a nifty sum of nearly US$117,000 a year.

AP - Video game publisher Activision Inc.'s fiscal fourth quarter was exceptional, with sales of "Guitar Hero III" and "Call of Duty 4" pushing profit and revenue well above guidance and analyst estimates.

Reuters - Activision Inc Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said on Thursday he sees no signs that growth in the video game industry is slowing.

Reuters - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers.

Reuters - Activision Inc posted higher-than-expected profit on Thursday as ongoing demand for its "Guitar Hero 3" and "Call of Duty 4" video games offset an absence of new releases.

LONDON, Ont. - After being fired for giving away a Timbit to a baby and hastily reinstated when the doughy dilemma hit the media, single mom Nicole Lilliman said Thursday she'll collect her much-needed Tim Hortons paycheque until she can find work elsewhere.

PC World - Teenagers in the U.S. are having a more difficult time buying M-rated mature video games in stores than in past years...

( Release: May. 9, 2008   Rated: Unrated   Avg. Score: 0/5     Details | Photos | Reviews  ) The Gist — Violent and violently dull.

( Release: May. 9, 2008   Rated: R - for disturbing strong sexual content, language and some drug use - involving teens   Avg. Score: 1.25/5     Details | Trailers | Photos | Reviews  ) The Gist — Not trashy enough considering the premise.

( Release: May. 9, 2008   Rated: Not Rated   Avg. Score: 3.13/5     Details | Trailers | Photos | Reviews  ) The Gist — Totally misses its mark.

The Funny Site of the Day -- Oh, goody, I was just talking about stuff like this one. It's The Beast With Two Heads, the little problem within a certain...

TORONTO — The film "Love and Savagery" tells a romantic tale of passion and longing set in Ireland and Newfoundland, yet Canada Border Services officials recently held up footage from the movie because they suspected it was pornography.

( Release: Aug. 22, 2008   Rated: Rating Pending    Details | Trailers | Photos  ) — Joe (Nicolas Cage) is a lonely hit man who is sent to Bangkok to murder the enemies of a dangerous crime boss. To help him navigate the strange city, Joe hires a low-level pickpocket named Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm). Planning to kill the boy after his job is done, instead Joe becomes fond of his companion and mentors him in the ways of the underworld.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — A judge heard Wednesday that a man stumbling around in a dark cottage north of Peterborough, Ont., searching for his girlfriend ended up in her stepmother's bed instead.

She was only 19, a 2002 honors graduate of Hamilton Southeastern High School, a two-sport all-state athlete in soccer and track, a National Honor Society member, FFA officer and national horse judging silver medalist as well as a U.S. Army Reserve national scholar athlete. And the night of June 5, 2003, Carrie Colglazier’s life was cut short in a crash, killed by drunken driver Chad Schwenk, 22, of Jasper.

Members of the Carmel Police Department honor guard wait in formation before firing a salute to honor fallen police officers during the 27th annual Hamilton County Law Enforcement Memorial Service at the Carmel Civic Square Wednesday night. Steven Furlow / sfurlow@noblesvilledailytimes.com

Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy will be the keynote speaker at the next Sheriff’s Forum 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 at the Hamilton County 4-H Grounds Exhibition Halls. Hamilton County Sheriff Doug Carter said this will be last forum scheduled for this school year. “We thought, what a better way to do it than with someone like him,” he said. “It’s going to be really cool. I’m really excited about it.” Carter said that Dungy will speak about choices and the effects of them, honor, and the power of positive influence.

The rail system used to carry passengers from Hamilton County to the Indiana State Fair could be used to take commuters to and from work by 2012. The Indianapolis Regional Transportation Council is moving ahead with public meetings to present the city’s Metropolitan Planning Organization’s recommendation of the Nickel Plate Line as the Northeast Corridor rail transit route, which would run from Noblesville to Indianapolis. Transportation

The time is right for a fully-developed mass transit system in the region, according to a top transportation official. Ehren Bingaman, executive director of the Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority, made a presentation to the county council, several officials and concerned citizens who came to the Hamilton County Government & Judicial Center to hear about future travel options for the county. “We certainly think the region needs the service … for too many reasons,” Bingaman said. “We’re going to have to work through some challenges and issues. There will need to be a lot of investing so we

ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — The FBI is investigating a cross burning outside the home of an interracial couple in Elkhart. Elkhart police say the 5½ by 3½ foot wooden cross was left burning against a tree about 15 feet from the couple’s front door about 2:30 a.m. Friday. Police Lt. Ed Windbigler says investigators believe the cross burning is an isolated incident in the city about 15 miles east of South Bend. Police are following up on several leads. The Southern Poverty Law Center says the cross-burning appears to be an act of intimidation