AFP - South Korea and the United States have launched large-scale war games as North Korea accused them of rehearsing for a nuclear attack on the communist state.

England win three early golds as the boxing finals get under way in Melbourne.

AP - An alleged al-Qaida terrorist plotting a bomb attack on Britain told accomplices to sell contaminated beer at soccer games or poisoned hamburgers from street vending stalls, an FBI informant told a court Friday.

AP - All season, the Gonzaga basketball team danced on the edge. It had 13 games decided by four points or fewer, and won 10 of them. But the luck ran out Thursday in a loss to UCLA, 73-71.

Reuters - Walt Disney Co.'s Buena Vista Games Inc. said on Friday it plans to release a PC video game based on the wildly popular television show "Desperate Housewives" this fall.

Reuters - Video game players are tiring of sequels and the industry needs to move to new games to broaden the market, Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) President Satoru Iwata said on Thursday.

USATODAY.com - If you think you know all about the women of Wisteria Lane, wait until you become one of them - virtually, that is. Friday, Buena Vista Games will announce a computer game based on ABC's mega-popular Desperate Housewives. Due in September for Windows XP computers, Housewives turns a player into the newest housewife to move onto Wisteria Lane.

AP - The Phoenix Suns were already good without Amare Stoudemire. And with him? "I think it's time for us to rededicate ourselves to reach a championship level," Stoudemire said.

AFP - Electronic games by Introversion Software in England and Sony Computer in Japan won top honors in the United States at what amounted to the industry's Sundance Festival and Academy Awards.

AP - Sarah Steineker, 50, is stuck to her seat. She's got a bingo game going, and the "hot ball" jackpot is up to $14,490. But thanks to mobile gambling regulations that passed the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday, she soon may be able to take that bingo game with her elsewhere in the casino.

AFP - South Korea and the United States will launch large-scale war games as scheduled on Saturday despite strong protests from North Korea, US officials said.

AP - Amare Stoudemire's return to the lineup sparked Phoenix to the biggest first half in the NBA this season, and the Suns beat the Portland Trail Blazers 125-108 Thursday night.

AP - Alex Kovalev scored his 18th to cap Montreal's four-goal first period as the Canadiens went on to a 5-1 win Thursday night over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first of two straight games at the Bell Centre between the longtime rivals.

AP - Nintendo Co. announced a partnership with former rivals Thursday intended to boost the library of downloadable classic video games for the company's upcoming Revolution console.

AP - The Toronto Raptors waived Antonio Davis on Thursday, effectively ending a season in which the center was suspended for five games for climbing into the stands after his wife got into a confrontation with a fan in Chicago.

Macworld.com - The 7th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) happened this week as part of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Jose, Calif. The winners have been announced, including Mac games.

AP - Sabres forwards Tim Connolly and Jochen Hecht will miss at least another two games because of knee injuries.

AP - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Eric Cairns was suspended for three games by the NHL Thursday for his conduct during a loss to Ottawa earlier this week.

AP - Walk into any store that sells or rents video games, and chances are you'll find only a few shelves, if any, for personal computer games amid the aisles dominated by console software.

AP - Chinese authorities have shut down dozens of Web sites that carried pornographic material or offered pirated movies or online games, the government announced Thursday.