When “Killzone” was released exclusively on the Playstation 2 in 2004, it was dubbed “The ‘Halo’ Killer” because it was supposed to surpass Xbox’s “Halo” in nearly every way.

Four and a half years later, the Playstation 3 exclusive “Killzone 2″ could be considered “‘The Gears of War’ killer,” because the two games are eerily similar in several ways.

“Aniero” and “Kallo” may not be as well known at Central Michigan University as names like “Rao” or “LeFevour,” but they are celebrities in their own right.

Limit Break Radio, a podcast and Web site produced in the basement of Merrill Hall, has gained a following of between 70,000 to 120,000 regular listeners worldwide, making it one of the most popular “Final Fantasy XI” podcasts in the world.

It may not be a very merry holiday season for Nintendo Wii owners.

Just two years after the console’s release, it looks like Nintendo’s innovative gaming platform may be running out of steam with an abysmal holiday lineup of games.

It’s downright pathetic when major gaming Web sites list games that have been released for more than seven months as part of their holiday gamers guides for Wii owners.

Featuring a breadth of killer titles, the lineup of triple-A holiday games also features a breadth of subtitles.

High-profile franchise games and heavily-anticipated sequels dominate the store shelves, with few original titles getting a heavy holiday push.

Of all the innovative ways the Nintendo Wii allows games to be played, never have gamers been required to use their butts.

Ubisoft wants to change that.

The company’s newest title for the Nintendo Wii, “Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party,” utilizes your glutes to sled on a yak, surf in space, break it down on the dance floor and enjoy all the pleasures you never thought you could have in the self-proclaimed “first game in the world that you can play with your rear end.

Winter is approaching and the Isabella County Road Commission wants drivers to know the procedure for dealing with blacked-out traffic signals.

“You have to come to a stop and yield to the person on the right,” said Commissioner Jaclyn Conrad.

The refresher in basic right-of-way driving procedures was part of the commission’s regular meeting last Wednesday, where they approved a new official policy to respond to blackened traffic lights.

A proposed rule enacted by President George W. Bush’s administration may give health providers greater religious and moral protections, while restricting access to contraceptive and abortion-related information.

The New York Times reported the rule would prohibit hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices and drugstores that receive federal funding from discriminating against employees who will not perform tasks involving abortion and sterilization procedures if it is against their religious and moral beliefs.

Associate Dean of Students Mike Owens said there is no university policy for students who miss class on Election Day.

“There’s not a separate policy dealing with elections any more than with a death in a family or anything like that,” he said.

Attendance policies will be based on individual instructors, Owens said.