If you didn't get enough of the Dropkick Murphys over St. Patrick's Day (and we freely admit that you may have overdosed), Activision has made a pack for Guitar Hero III so you can play along to the Dropkick Murphys to your hearts content, which we first heard about at HubArts. The Globe says you can download it from XBox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Store. While that's all well and good, can we get......

If you want to get teenagers to stop doing something, the best plan of action is to tell them it's destructive and then prohibit them from doing it. That's only backfired... just about every time it's ever been tried. The recent test case involves Mayor Thomas Menino, who is attempting to make violent video games even more popular and desirable amongst kids by prohibiting their sale to minors. Violent crime is something that Boston......

--St. Patrick's Day, of course! Platinum Elite has wonderful photos and commentary from the parade. We were particularly enamored of the Elvis sighting. [Platinum Elite] --Other kudos to Pax Arcana's fond memories of the holiday. Bring the Pepto to the Purple Shamrock, folks! [Pax Arcana] --While it's cool that governor Deval Patrick is heading over to New York state to attend the swearing-in of the state's new governor, David Paterson, we're not quite sure......

Did the good vibrations work yesterday? Are the Red Sox going to start the second half with the take-no-prisoners attituted that got them through April and May? Well, last night was a good start. With a good performance by Tim Wakefield (pause for palpable sigh of relief) and the Sox' big sluggers looking active again, the Sox cruised to a 7-4 win over Toronto. Maybe "cruised" is overstating it a bit, since the Sox 5-1......

Before we begin, we'd like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of James Kim. We are not, by any means, trying to discount that tragedy by juxtaposing posts about the Kims with more light-hearted posts. It's the nature of doing a compilation such as this one: we're trying to give a full slice of the goings-on in the Ist-a-Verse: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Londonist wants you to know where to......

The shorts, t-shirts, sandals, and bathing suits have come out of storage and we feel the urge to get outside and have some fun. Maybe your idea of fun is rock-climbing, or maybe hiking, or maybe you just want to have a picnic. Whatever your preference, A Life of Play podcast might be a good place to get some tips and advice on how to best plan your next excursion. A recent episode spoke of......

Bostonist was intrigued by the GameRiot competition coming to the Avalon tonight. We got in touch with Zyos, the reigning #1 Halo player in the world and increasing celebrity to find out more about what was going to happen. He spoke to Bostonist briefly about the MLG, his hands, and having a blast. Hey, can you explain what you do to the plebeians out there? It sounds super-cool but I don't quite get it. (Interviewer......

I am relatively new to the area and found myself stymied last weekend when I got a craving to play video games, only to find that Jillians is sorely lacking in that department. Do you know of a place in the Greater Boston Area like Dave & Busters or Gameworks that has arcade games? Preferably one that also serves beer? Thanks in advance! Brigita Why Boston does go by the name "Hub of the Universe,"......