Joshua Atkins and Amy E. Gilbert sent out a notice of their upcoming marriage last weekend. Congratulations to the now-newlywed couple. But perhaps you're wondering why their wedding is of any importance to this site. That's because the notice for their wedding published on the New York Times practically confirmed the existence of Fable III.

Two years after shooting four people and killing one of them, Jonquel Brooks, now 21, has been sentenced, and now he will be spending the rest of his life in prison all because of a dispute rooted from an allegedly stolen PlayStation 2. Violent video games again? Not this time.

With 13 confirmed cases of the H1N1 Swine Flu in California, Governor Arnie's raised a State of Emergency. If the situation doesn't improve within a month, the E3 Expo might not push through. Despite these risks, the ESA event organizers are optimistic that the E3 will indeed happen, come hell, high water, or pandemic (and by pandemic, I'm obviously not referring to the studio).

Get your wallets ready, Blizzard fans. Tickets for this year's BlizzCon will be going on sale next Sunday, May 16, and you better have some cash on hand. The tickets will go for US$ 125 each and will be available on the official BlizzCon website. If you miss out, there's also a second batch of tickets going on sale May 20. More details after the jump.

First Star Software and Chillingo sent out the first batch of screens for Boulder Dash, one of their latest projects for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It looks a lot like California Gold Rush which I posted for you guys yesterday, but apparently, the latter could just be clone for this one, which is a remake of its 1984 original. Details after the jump.

Adding yet another title to the App Store's collection of iPod Touch and iPhone games is Digital Chocolate with their new title, California Gold Rush. As far as iPhone games go, this one comes with a fun, simple concept, and a hell lot of screen-poking. Why not? Poking is fun. Preview in the full article.

Have you ever been to an international championship tournament? Not yet? Well sit up and read cos this may very well be your first chance. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) and EVO Championship Series have teamed with Ignition Entertainment to bring you The King of Fighters XII International Championship Tournament. And it's coming very soon, too, so get your game on.

Kids are gonna have to find something else to do while waiting for their folks because California stateswoman Julia Brownley is proposing limited gaming time in day care facilities in the state. The state may not have succeeded in keeping the games from kids, and now they're trying to keep kids away from the games.

Put those fanfic skills to good use and join Blizzard's contest for creative writers. Winner gets to fly to Blizzard's offices to meet with their writing staff, plus you get a very nice replica of the mighty sword, Frostmourne. If you love writing and cooking up what-ifs in game stories like me, this ought to be a fun contest to join. Details inside.

The iPhone jailbreaking scene continues to see growth as new services for unauthorized software are in blueprints, challenging Apple's hold on its super-phone. For starters, Jay Freeman, the man behind the Cycorder, may open a service called the Cydia Store, which will sell apps that you won't ever find in the official Apple App Store. And if your iPhone isn't jailbroken yet, a jailbreaking service is also being planned, to help users get the most out of their iPhone. More info after the jump.