Nick Baker

Christmas is coming early for gaming fans this year. Sony is releasing the hotly-anticipated PlayStation 4 Friday (it's first new system in 7 years), and Microsoft's Xbox One is set to hit shelves on Nov. 22. Sony is hoping to win over the hardcore…

Now that the PlayStation 4 release is in the history books, all eyes in the gaming world are turning to the release of Microsoft's Xbox One. Unfortunately, unless you feel like fighting past a tank full of tiger sharks, you're going to have to wait…

Unsurprisingly, within hours of PlayStation 4's release social media users had plastered pictures of the new system all over social media. Some people just couldn't contain their excitement, whlie others were fed up with all the hype, and their…

Gaming junkies have a big decision to make in the coming weeks: PlayStation 4 or Xbox One? For some, the $100 price difference between the systems will be the deciding factor. Others will be won over by Xbox One's complete entertainment offerings.…

Xbox fans threw a fit when Microsoft announced it would allow developers to place trading restrictions on their games, and Sony was quick to capitalize on the fallout by offering much more lenient policies (prompting Microsoft to reverse its…

New Yorkers have a chance today to vote a new mayor into office for the first time since 2002, but many citizens have been choosing not to cast a vote in the historic election. Election officials say voter turnout has been low at many of the city's…

Want to be part of Boston's historic mayoral race, but not sure where you need to go to cast your vote? Fortunately, Boston's Election Department has you covered. Just type in your name and birth date into this handy tool, and it will give you your…

Voters across the country are casting ballots to elect new leaders to office today, but the voter turnout isn't nearly as high as you might think. In Boston, where residents are picking their first new mayor in twenty years, only 21% of voters had…

Virginia Republicans are in big trouble: Voters are picking between candidates for three state-wide offices today, and it looks like Democrats could pull off a clean sweep. If all the races go blue, it would be the first time Democrats controlled…

With all the buzz surrounding NYC's mayor's race, some voters may have forgotten about the other choices on their ballots today: New Yorkers have the option to give a thumbs up or thumbs down to six new propositions. The highest-profile measure of…

By the end of today, Boston will have its first new mayor in 20 years, and according to the latest polls, the favorite to succeed Democrat Thomas Menino is anyone's guess. The most recent numbers from Suffolk University and the Boston Herald put…

The latest polls out of New Jersey confirm what politics junkies have known all along: State Senator Barabara Buono doesn't have a shot in hell of beating Chris Christie in the governor's race. While the gap between the two candidates has decreased…

While the outcomes of New York and New Jersey's Election Day races are practically a foregone conclusion, Virginia's gubernatorial race is an entirely different story. The latest poll from Quinnipiac University puts former DNC Chairman Terry…

New Yorkers are heading to the polls today to put a new mayor in office for the first time since 2002, and it's looks like the race isn't even going to be close. According to the the lastest New York Times/Siena College poll, Democrat Bill de Blasio…

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