By Claudine Zap, Yahoo! Buzz Log

Alec Baldwin (Getty Images)The brouhaha surrounding Alec Baldwin, who claims he was booted from an American Airlines flight because he would not put away the addictive game Words With Friends on his mobile device, has escalated. After enduring the actor's Twitter rant against the airline, the carrier is having its say. And it's not pretty.

American is striking back on its Facebook page, stating (without naming names), "Since an extremely vocal customer has publicly identified himself as being removed from an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, Dec. 6, we have elected to provide the actual facts of the matter as well as the FAA regulations which American, and all airlines, must enforce."

Nintendo 3DSTo say that Nintendo got off to a rocky start with the 3DS is something of an understatement. After a slight surge when it went on sale, consumer interest nose-dived, forcing the company to slash prices and admit to being guided by hubris.

These days, though, things are looking up for the handheld system. It recently surpassed the first year sales totals of the DS system, and life to date system sales are at a solid 3 million. By February, the company expects to cross the 4 million mark.

It's enough for Nintendo president Satoru Iwata to declare that the 3DS has "regained its momentum" and the company is optimistic about future growth.

Electronic Arts is bringing the classic game Theme Park back from the dead, but the price of admission may make most players choke.

Theme Park (EA)The new take on the old management simulation will be a free download for owners of iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. But if you want to build some of the better attractions in your park, it could cost you more than the original version did at retail back in 1994.

The game is built on the "freemium" business model, meaning you can download the game for free, but any upgrades will cost real world cash. It's the same model Zynga has ridden to profitability on Facebook and several other publishers have used in the App Store. In those cases, though, add-ons are generally low-cost items which will only set users back a buck or two.

Alec Baldwin (Getty Images)You know when the flight attendants tell you to turn off all electronic devices prior to takeoff? They're not kidding -- even if you happen to be a star.

Actor Alec Baldwin was removed from an American Airlines flight leaving Los Angeles for New York on Tuesday when he was apparently too engrossed in a game of Zynga's "Words With Friends" to power down his iPad.

"Flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing WORDS W FRIENDS while we sat at the gate, not moving. #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt," the actor tweeted.

For a pastime primarily concerned with having fun, video games sure know how to push the wrong buttons. And while 2011 was relatively tame — no Grand Theft Auto title was released, for instance, though we did see a new Mortal Kombat — there were still plenty of reasons to get mad about games this year.

From an unprecedented security breach to mobile-gaming mudslinging, here are the topics that kept us talking.

By Leila Macor

LOS ANGELES — The Arab Spring uprisings and Occupy-style US protests have inspired a new genre of serious videogames designed to help activists develop strategy -- all in the safety of cyberspace.

People Power (York Zimmerman)Games like "People Power (The Game of Civil Resistance)" allow would-be protest leaders to build and test their plans for peacefully opposing the police or the government without actually hitting the streets.

The game, which promises "an opportunity to join a community of others who want to learn about civil resistance and nonviolent strategies," was created by York Zimmerman Inc, along with the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.

For years, Microsoft has used the Xbox 360 as a Trojan horse to get into people's living rooms. Now, it's launching a full-scale attack on your other entertainment devices.

Starting Monday, Xbox 360 owners are being prompted to download a free new user interface for the console, which expands Kinect voice control, introduces a broad entertainment search option and adds a slew of new content options that have nothing to do with gaming.

Power in the palm of your hand.Remember when a phone was just a phone? Thanks to the likes of newly released iOS action game Infinity Blade II, we don't. Thrilling gamers with what many consider the best graphics yet for a mobile device, it boasts graphics that rival what you'll find on the burlier home consoles. Hungry for more iPhone eye candy? Check these games out.

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