Sentences with phrase «shell game more»

Superintendent Richard Organisciak, New Rochelle Board of Education and Officials within the New Rochelle Educational System are allegedly involved in the Jose Martinez shell game more then they wants parents to know.

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Last summer Electronic Arts shelled out upwards of $ 1.3 billion for PopCap Games, which had its game apps downloaded more than 150 million times worldwide, thanks to mobile hits like Plants vs. Zombies.

Microsoft plans to spend $ 5 billion on the internet of things, and it's more than the usual shell game that big firms play with these sorts of announcements.

VICTORIA — More than 500,000 B.C. families will see one of the largest ever medical services premium (MSP) tax hikes on January 1, thanks to Christy Clark's MSP shell game, says B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan.

You are applying human characteristics to a divine being, that doesn't work.God is more complex than that, you are running a shell game and calling it reason, you are, in this instance and for the cited reason, wrong.God is not a man, his ways are so far above mans ways, they can not be comprehended.You can not reduce God, and cite that as proof.

To further prove my point, Ramsey, who has been an absolute shell of the player he was last season and more inline with the player he was seasons prior to that, has scored two goals in two games, and all of the sudden you want to say that «he's back in form».

Participation, vending machines and congressional committees aside, the $ 64 question, or more accurately the $ 1.5 billion question, is: Why do corporations shell out hard money so that employees can play games?

The Texas A&M Aggies shelled out $ 75 million to bring Jimbo Fisher to campus, but they still have one more game to play before their shiny new head coach can take over.

The Scottish FA stood by their man due to the sheer traction he had drawn to the national team, but he lasted just one more game before resigning in 1978, his once marauding self belief now shattered leaving a shell of a man.

Rather than going into their shell after scoring, Arsenal are looking to take advantage of the other team being vulnerable by pushing to increase the lead and make the game more comfortable.

Quite frankly, because I doubt how much say the Italian had in the deal, I would be shocked if Torres didn't start on Sunday, as I'm sure almighty himself, Roman Abramovich, wouldn't be best pleased to see a player who he shelled out # 50million on not even start one of the biggest games of the season, now one of the more high - profile games of the modern era it would seem.

Although the tactic's effectiveness in the modern game is making it more of a necessity than an option, there's an obvious risk a team takes when pressing as opposed to dropping into a defensive shell.

McCain's just announced economic plan is a gigantic corporate welfare shell game, more Bush trickle - down voodoo.

I wont go into speculative reasons of their wrong behavior such as, premium shells rolling higher, matchmaking being rigged, or releasing overpowered pay to win content (then nerfing it when they release new pay to win content, aka planned obsolescence), or anything else which cant be verified but is widely thought as true, I will simply state the facts which are more than enough to show you this game is not worth your time or money.

The games were criticized for being glossy candy shells geared too much towards the casual fan leaving more dedicated fans with a hollow experience.

By adding choice, through characters and Crew Skills, and trimming the level length, what's left is a focused experience that leaves you feeling like a heroic participant rather then a fatigued shell struggling to find purpose, wishing your time with the game was over rather then looking for more.

But Color Splash offers up a simple, overly familiar story — one reminiscent of early Mario games — about little more than saving the princess, capturing the castle, and defeating the turtle - shelled bad guy.

As for the article, I would prefer buying a new game, especially if it's been improved graphically and offers more gameplay over shelling out money for DLC any day.

Because more than 90 percent of school revenues come from state and local sources, lawmakers worried that districts would play a shell game with new Title I funds — transferring a dollar of local resources to rich schools from poor ones for every new federal dollar earmarked for poor schools that arrived.

Blek is a game of logic and creativity, wrapped in a minimalistic shell — try to think of it less as a puzzle to solve and more like one to understand.

As we can see from the images, the Windows Phone 8 smartphone features gorgeous unibody design and exchangeable shells for personality and innovative wireless charging solution, and the 4.3 - inch capacitive touchscreen OLED WVGA ClearBlack display allows you to comfortably enjoy your favorite apps, games, videos and more.

If I do like to read, then I may go for getting more books instead of one game that will be obsolete in four months or require me to shell out more money for updates or a whole new version.

It also means a lot more paperwork for more business (which is a measurable drag on the economy) and is prone to arbitrage as people game the system (putting VAT liabilities into shell companies that conveniently go bankrupt).

Activities include outdoor sand castle building, sea shell hunting and indoor crafts, cooking, games and more.

- dev spent 21 months on the project - built and coded by hand from inside the game world - played on a realistic Gameboy - you can even customize the color of the shell - includes more than 357,000 command blocks - has «all of the original game's features, along with a few iconic bugs» - no outside tools were used in the project - walked the equivalent of 2,832.89 kilometers in - game

However, while you may be excited that the consoles are finally getting some more flight simulator love you best cool your jets before you shell out the rather steep asking price for the special collectors edition (the one that includes both the game and the AV8R).

Then every time a new game comes out I have to shell out more money for those.

However, should you already own the Xbox 360 or PS3 version of the game then increase in detail and draw distance just aren't enough to make shelling out extra cash for the upgrade worthwhile, which is a shame because had Ubisoft sunk more effort into crafting a heavily improved version of Black Flag which utilised all the power of the Xbox One then it would have been a great reason to experience the game for a second time.

- two new circuits: Pac - Man Stadium and Namco Circuit - photo frames were added to the right side of the screen - when you hit an opponent with an item, a big picture of them appear on the screen - get a visible warning anytime someone has thrown an item at you - selection of recommended courses (6 of the 12 available in the game), ranked by difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard, Very Hard - all 12 courses (+ their mirrored version) are still available by pressing the Mario button - three Trial Karts - players with BaNa Passport get new special items such as Bowser's shell, Triple Green Shells, and more - players with BaNa Passport get 50 Mario coins if you chose to keep playing - get a special kart (Lightning Champ) and 12 items (Red Shell, Green Shell, Banana, Hammer, Paper Mushroom, Mega Mushroom, POW Block, and more) when you register with a Bana Passport - jump by pressing the Mario button - Mario coins to collect during races - new default item configuration - removal of the Team Play mode

You visit your local GameStop and walk up to the desk with a copy of the game, only to be informed by the kind and knowledgeable clerk that, in order to play the game online, you'll be forced to shell out twenty more dollars.

If you were one of the people that shelled out the big bucks to get Silvergun stateside more than a decade ago, then an XBLA release might sting a bit... but I guess you've been playing the game all this time while the rest of us have had to watch from afar.

The Switch community has proven that it doesn't mind rebuying old games, but it will be interesting to see if they will still shell out cash for a game that may be more expensive due to the peripheral.

t out of what is really an unbalanced, awfully «redundant,» and incomplete experience, while C) cranking up the price (on a freaken DLC) so goddamn high that we are being asked to shell out the cost of a full game, for what «is» (more than likely) just another s #!

If the game is difficult enough then that's fine I'd be more than happy to shell out it's retail price.

The Fire Flower is back, Goombas return, Koopa shells no longer explode, and the game as a whole just feels more inspired.

I'd much rather play a game with turtle shells and... Read More»

It's hard to ask players for more money when they've just shelled out for games.

These «good» Koopa Troopas in this game are more true to the original Koopa Troopa appearance, with green shells and no shades or collars.

If you are a collector, or have an obsessive child, be prepared to shell out way more than the base cost of the game.

This is where the problem lies though, if you've previously played the game on the Wii and would love nothing more than to play the game on the go you have to remember that it can't even be played unless you shell out an additional $ 239.99 for the new handheld console needed to run the damn thing.

Luckily, instead of being a dry rehash of the event with more color and the occasional green shell, each Dream Event is its own game with wildly different control schemes and versions of playing, each counting as their own event.

Sega hired UK developer Sumo Digital to port the game, but they did much more than that, fleshing it out beyond its arcade shell and churning out not just a great arcade racer, but a great console arcade racer.

Aside from the characters» original outfits, and special color variants of said outfits, the game has no out additional clothing options... unless you're willing to shell out a bit more cash for DLC.

They've been making a mint off their virtual console sales on the various home and handheld consoles, so it makes sense for them to bring out a dedicated machine for people who just want the classic games and don't want to shell out $ 300 dollars or more for a premium modern Nintendo console.

This will be most players» controller of choice for hardcore titles or more standard games but to be honest, the Joy - Con Grip method works almost as well, so it might not be worth shelling out the # 60 asking price.

The freeplay mode, with its more subtle incentives, became a surprising favorite, but beyond that, the shell of sitting down, virtually, with a childhood pal, searching through fake game magazines (with great shout - outs to real life editors you might remember), even getting yacked at by your friend's mom («Are you two still playing?

I can't see Plants Vs Zombies 2 out selling Battlefront so when their next big release is on the horizon and they have a discussion on having micro-transactions or releasing a shell of a game for full price they will look at these two games and come to the conclusion that the shell of a game with micro-transactions sold millions more, so that must be what the consumers want, purposely ignorant to the brand power of Star Wars.

Some people are speculating that the higher price means the company is going to announce something during the Tokyo Game Show, that will help justify why, we, gamers will have to shell - out more.

The story offered up is weak and little more than a shell for the player to run around and shoot some more Nazis or Communists or Zombies or whatever enemy the latest slew of games presents.

The most creatively ambitious games of 2011 and 2012 like Assassins Creed III, Far Cry 3, and Battlefield 3 were not able to do much more than serve as shells of their potential and sacrificed frame rate, resolution, and player counts to simply be able to function on those old machines, which drove many to play them as they were meant to be played on the PC.