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Madden NFL '13 (Credit: EA Sports)Looks like Ray Lewis’ storied career will get a storybook ending after all.

EA Sports just released its annual Super Bowl simulation, and it’s great news for the legendary linebacker. According to Madden NFL '13, the Baltimore Ravens will edge out the San Francisco 49ers by a mere field goal, winning the Lombardi Trophy, 27 - 24.

Home Sweet Homelessness (Credit: AP Photo/Traverse City Record-Eagle, Jan-Michael Stump)Ever wonder what it’s like to be homeless?

With temperatures plunging into single digits across much of the country this week, it’s an issue that’s on many people’s minds. But a board game co-designed by the residents at a Goodwill Industries shelter in Northern Michigan promises to give the rest of us insight into life on the street without the accompanying frostbite.

L.A. Noire (Credit: Rockstar Games)Hollywood and the video game industry usually have a fairly cordial relationship. Studios need game publishers to put out licensed products for their tentpole films, and game makers are often eager to expand the universe that directors create on screen.

This week, though, there was a fracture in that relationship, as Rockstar Games, creators of the Grand Theft Auto franchise, and Frank Darabont, screenwriter of films like "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" and developer of AMC's "The Walking Dead," bickered publicly about an upcoming project, each with a different version of the story.

Stick your head into any arcade around the country and you're likely to find an Air Hockey machine. Since its introduction in 1972, the fast-paced game, with its gently floating pucks and distinctive mallets, has become a favorite of kids and adults alike.

But while it's often the source of epic, occasionally unfriendly battles between friends, few people think of it as a skill game. Turns out, it is. And if you're looking to improve your game, following these simple tips can help you become nearly unbeatable – or at least the baddest player in the arcade.

Since time immemorial, dry ice (also known as frozen carbon dioxide) has been used to create spooky fog effects for stage shows, nightclubs, and low-budget sci-fi movies. But did you know that with a little more manipulation, it can also create a giant bubble that looks rather like an exploding soufflé?

THQ has shut its doors.

A bankruptcy auction marked the formal end of the company that was once the industry's third largest publisher, divvying up its pieces among bidders like Vikings after a raid. Several companies bought THQ's franchises and developers for total of about $72 million.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision)It might be the best-selling video game in the world, but Call of Duty: Black Ops II isn’t finding many allies in Pakistan.

FOX News reports that Activision’s billion-dollar behemoth has been pulled from store shelves in the war-torn country. EA’s critically-maligned Medal of Honor: Warfighter has been banned as well.

Hilda Knott (Credit: BBC)Still under the impression that video games are strictly for kids? Hilda Knott would like to have a word with you. And perhaps a game.

The 85-year-old British gamer has been mashing buttons for 40 years -- roughly the life of the video game industry – and is showing no signs of slowing down.