The Post Arcade Weekend Hitlist ? Layton Arrives on the iOS in time for Canada Day

Every week independent video game studios release artistic, innovating, and challenging games.

Some are good, some are great, and some are just downright addictive, so here?s a roundup of the best games for your weekend from around the indie game community.

Layton Brothers Mystery Room

It?s not exactly Professor Layton, but it?s the closest you can get on the iOS.

Layton Brothers Mystery Room, developed by?Level-5 Inc., brings the series quality puzzles for the first time to mobile devices, but only on the iOS.

The game follows Inspector Alfendi Layton and Detective Lucy Baker as they research the extraordinary cases in the ?Mystery Room?.

It?s certainly new territory for the series, but it brings the depth of intrigue, narrative, and puzzles the Professor Layton games are known for.

The Post Arcade will be bringing you a review of the full game from yours truly next week.

Until then you can find Layton Brothers Mystery Room on the?iTunes store?and there is a free version as well.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Oh man, I?ve been waiting for this one to be released on mobile.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown,?developed by Firaxis Games, is a PlayStation Network turned iOS title that features some of the best turn-based action available today.

It has a bold presentation and even bolder characters, and for the price it?s a great find on the mobile platform.

Enemy Unknown?has been available for almost a year now, but it?s been hailed as one of the most critically acclaimed turn-based strategy games last year.

For more be sure to check out our very own Controller Freak Chad Sapieha?s review of the game on the Post Arcade.

You can find?XCOM: Enemy Unknown?on the iTunes store.

Magic 2014

Remember those days playing Magic: The Gathering in the school cafeteria? I do, and I remember the competition and the sense of loss at being decked.

Magic 2014, developed by Wizards of the Coast, brings just that to the iPad, Xbox, PS3 and Steam with a whole collection of cards at your disposal including the Planeswalkers.

Its amazing to see the interactive special effects when the cards attack and ?holding? a Black Lotus, which is normally a few hundred dollars, is pretty awesome.

There are a number of in-app purchases available to players:

1. Magic 2014 Premium Content Pack$9.99
2. ?Sliver Hive? Deck Key$0.99
3. Magic 2014 Sealed Play Slot$1.99
4. ?Avacyn?s Glory? Deck Key$0.99
5. ?Mind Maze? Deck Key$0.99

It makes building you own deck almost like building a real one, and it?s a far less expensive. Our very own Download Code coloumnist Dan Kaszor is hard at work writing up a review of this one, so be sure to check back at the Post Arcade for all the details.??(ED note: Early micro review from DK ? Much like the other ?Duels of the Planeswalkers? games this one is great for about 10 hours then starts kicking you to play the tabletop game.)

You can find Magic 2014?on the iTunes store, XBLA, the PSN store and Steam.

Source: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/29/the-post-arcade-weekend-hitlist-layton-arrives-on-the-ios-in-time-for-canada-day/

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Co-Founder ?Who Made Numbers God? At Zynga Joins Bee Cave Games As Advisor/Investor

Ex-Zynga co-founder and godfather of metrics-based game development Eric Schiermeyer is now an investor and advisor to Bee Cave Games, makers of play-money gambling Facebook game Blackjack Casino. Schiermeyer left Zynga a while back. Bee Cave Games CEO Erik Bethke tells me Schiermeyer's advisor gig is a weekly role and his investment is part of a forthcoming funding round in the low millions.

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US stocks flip between small gains and losses

NEW YORK (AP) ? U.S. stocks are flipping from gains to losses Friday on mixed economic news.

A key measure of consumer confidence remained near its highest level in six years, but a closely watched index of business in the Chicago area had its biggest monthly drop since 2008.

"Investors don't know what to make of the news," said John Toohey, vice president of stock investment at USAA Investments. "I wouldn't be surprised to see more ups and downs."

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 53 points, or 0.4 percent, to 15,011 at 11:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The Standard & Poor's 500 stock index was up less than one point to 1,614.

The University of Michigan said its index of consumer sentiment dipped to 84.1 in June from 84.5 the previous month. But that was still relatively high. May's reading was the highest since July 2007.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Business Barometer sank to 51.6 from a 14-month high of 58.7 in May. That was well below the level of 55 that economists polled by FactSet were expecting.

The Dow gained 365 points over the previous three days as investors jumped back into the market following a slump last week. That's when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the central bank could begin scaling back on its economic stimulus program later this year.

The S&P 500 is headed for its first monthly loss since October. But the index is still on track to end June with the best first half of a year since 1998, when it gained 17.7 percent, including dividends. The index has gained 13.8 percent so far this year.

The Nasdaq composite index was up seven points, or 0.2 percent, to 3,408.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.49 percent from 2.47 percent late Thursday. Last month, the yield fell as low as 1.63 percent. Treasury yields help set borrowing costs for a range of consumer and business loans.

In commodities trading, gold gained $3.70 to $1,215 an ounce. The price of crude oil gained 44 cents to $97.47 a barrel. The dollar rose against the euro and the Japanese yen.

Among stocks making big moves:

? BlackBerry maker Research In Motion plunged $3.68, or 24 percent, to $11.36 after the company posted a surprise loss in the first quarter and warned of future losses despite releasing its make-or-break smartphones this year. The company also discontinued making new versions of its slow-selling tablet device, The Playbook.

? Accenture fell $9.04, 11.3 or percent, to $71.16. The consulting firm cut its revenue and profit outlook for its fiscal year ending in August. Revenue was hurt by lower demand in Europe as well as its communications, media and technology division.

In overseas trading, Japanese stocks rose on news that a key consumer price index stopped falling for the first time in seven months, a sign that the world's third-largest economy is making progress in its battle against deflation. The government also reported that industrial production rose 2 percent, a fourth straight monthly increase. The benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 3.5 percent.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/us-stocks-flip-between-small-gains-losses-161736787.html

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Business School Admissions Blog | MBA Admission ... - mbaMission

June 28th, 2013

Although quantifying a school?s profile certainly does not tell you everything, it can sometimes be helpful in simplifying the many differences between the various MBA programs. Each week, we bring you a chart to help you decide which of the schools? strengths speak to you.

Business school may be the decisive factor in advancing your career as a consultant. The typical consulting firm?such as McKinsey & Company, BCG, and Bain & Company?has an analyst/associate structure similar to that of financial services firms. More often than not, consultants must first earn an MBA to move into higher level associate positions, and virtually anyone seeking to transition into the industry at the associate level requires the educational and recruiting resources afforded by business school. But how do you decide which program is your best bet?

One initial factor to consider is the percentage of the graduating class that goes into the industry each year. Although consulting tends to be a popular industry across all programs, looking at this figure may give you a rough idea of which schools are most successful at placing MBAs. At the top, Kellogg places nearly 40% of its class into positions within the consulting industry each year, and even though UCLA Anderson sends the fewest graduates into this field out of all the top-ranked programs, consulting still accounted for 18% of its job placements in 2012. Available career specializations, case studies, hands-on project opportunities, consulting competitions, and extracurricular offerings are all important considerations in researching programs.? Additionally, you may want to find out where the top firms are recruiting, especially if you aspire to join a specific company.

For an in-depth look at consulting and other career specializations at top-ranked business schools, check out the mbaMission Insider?s Guides.

Source: http://www.mbamission.com/blog/2013/06/28/b-school-chart-of-the-week-which-mba-program-produces-the-most-consultants/

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Kerry plunges back into Mideast peace diplomacy

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Plunging back into the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held a four-hour meeting and fish dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that stretched into the early hours of Friday.

It is Kerry's fifth visit to the region since becoming secretary of state in February to try to restart peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, which broke down in 2008. He is to have lunch with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday in Amman, and more meetings could be in the offing.

Kerry, who is on a two-week swing through the Mideast and Asia, left Amman on Thursday evening in a convoy of nearly a dozen vehicles for the roughly 90-minute drive to Jerusalem. A Jordanian military helicopter flew over his convoy during the trip, according to a reporter who was allowed to make the trip with Kerry and his delegation.

Netanyahu was about an hour late, apparently telling Kerry that he was delayed because he had been attending a graduation ceremony for Israeli military pilots. They talked mostly one-on-one, but advisers also were present for some of the discussion, which began around 9:30 p.m. local time in a suite at a hotel in Jerusalem and ended around 1:30 a.m. Friday.

The State Department released the dinner menu ? fish ceviche and a main course of red tuna and sea bream over lentils and mushrooms ? but offered no detailed information about their talks. The State Department said only that the two had a "productive, in-depth and wide-ranging conversation" and that Kerry reiterated his commitment to working with all parties to achieve a two-state solution.

There was no readout from the Israelis.

State Department officials say Kerry will continue to try to find common ground between the two sides that would lead to a re-launching of negotiations. On this trip, Kerry is trying to pin down precisely what conditions Abbas and Netanyahu have for resuming talks and perhaps discuss confidence-building measures.

Beyond that, Kerry wants to talk about the positive outcomes, such as enhanced economic growth, of a two-state solution. But at the same time, the secretary, who has long-time relationships with officials from both sides, will remind them of what's at stake if the conflict is left unresolved, they said.

Earlier this month, in a speech to the American Jewish Committee Global Forum in Washington, Kerry warned of serious consequences if no deal is reached.

"Think about what could happen next door," he told the Jewish audience. " The Palestinian Authority has committed itself to a policy of nonviolence. ... Up until recently, not one Israeli died from anything that happened from the West Bank until there was a settler killed about a month ago.

"But if that experiment is allowed to fail, ask yourselves: What will replace it? What will happen if the Palestinian economy implodes, if the Palestinian Security Forces dissolve, if the Palestinian Authority fails? ... The failure of the moderate Palestinian leadership could very well invite the rise of the very thing that we want to avoid: the same extremism in the West Bank that we have seen in Gaza or from southern Lebanon."

So far, there have been no public signals that the two sides are narrowing their differences.

Abbas has said he won't negotiate unless Israel stops building settlements on war-won lands or accepts its 1967 lines ? before the capture of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem in a Mideast war that year ? as a starting point for border talks. The Palestinians claim all three areas for their future state.

Netanyahu has rejected the Palestinian demands, saying there should be no pre-conditions ? though his predecessor conducted talks on the basis of the pre-1967 lines, and the international community views the settlements as illegal or illegitimate.

Earlier on Thursday, Kerry talked about the crisis in Syria and the Mideast peace process over lunch with Jordan's King Abdullah II.

In a statement, the Royal Palace said Abdullah told Kerry that he will continue trying to bridge the gaps in the viewpoints of Palestinians and Israelis. But he warned that Israel's "unilateral actions, which include continuous Israeli trespassing on Christian and Muslim holy sites, undermine chances for peace."

On Wednesday, an Israeli planning committee gave the final approval for construction of dozens of new homes in a settlement in east Jerusalem. The announcement, which was made the day before Kerry's visit, appeared to be an Israeli snub at the secretary of state's latest round of Mideast diplomacy.

Officials traveling with Kerry sought to minimize the significance of the announcement, saying the U.S. has repeatedly said that continued construction of settlements were unhelpful to efforts to restart the talks. The settlements are part of the Har Homa area of east Jerusalem. The Obama administration said it was "deeply concerned" back in 2011 when an Israeli planning commission approved 930 new housing units in the Har Homa neighborhood.

The Palestinian side condemned the announcement.

"Such behavior proves that the Israeli government is determined to undermine Secretary Kerry's efforts at every level," said Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat.

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Associated Press writer Jamal Halaby in Amman contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-plunges-back-mideast-peace-diplomacy-154841578.html

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Williams doubts she'd win a point against Murray

Serena Williams of the United States serves to Caroline Garcia of France during their Women's second round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Serena Williams of the United States serves to Caroline Garcia of France during their Women's second round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Serena Williams of the United States reacts after scoring a point against Caroline Garcia of France during their Women's second round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Serena Williams of the United States reacts during her Women's second round singles match against Caroline Garcia of France at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Serena Williams of the United States reacts after scoring a point against Caroline Garcia of France in their Women's second round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Caroline Garcia of France returns to Serena Williams of the United States during their Women's second round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

LONDON (AP) ? At the moment, no woman seems capable of providing much of a challenge to Serena Williams on a tennis court.

She's won 33 matches in a row, and 76 of her past 79. If she wins five more this fortnight, as almost everyone expects, Williams will earn a second consecutive Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam championship overall.

So how about playing an exhibition match against a man? Andy Murray, for example?

After Williams beat 100th-ranked qualifier Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-2 to reach the third round at the All England Club, the first question at her news conference Thursday concerned a suggestion by Murray ? prompted by a fan's Twitter post ? that the pair of reigning Olympic and U.S. Open champions play each other.

"Really? He wants to play me? Is he sure?" Williams responded, laughing heartily. "That would be fun. I doubt I'd win a point, but that would be fun."

It might draw some attention, too, given the combined star power of Williams in the U.S. and Murray in Britain. Currently, she is No. 1 in the WTA rankings; he's No. 2 in the ATP rankings.

"He's probably one of the top three people I definitely don't want to play," Williams said. "But maybe we can have a little bit of a showdown. That would be fine. I get (to use the doubles) alleys. He gets no serves. I get alleys on my serves, too."

In a piece posted on www.bbc.co.uk on Thursday morning, Murray refers to the original tweet in which someone mentioned he should face Williams.

"I'd be up for it, why not?" Murray said. "I've never hit with her but she's an incredible player and people would be interested to see the men play against the women to see how the styles match up."

On Friday, Murray will stick to trying to become the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry, 77 years ago. Murray was scheduled to face 32nd-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain on Centre Court, where the roof might be closed if the forecast for rain is accurate.

The only other British singles player still in the tournament, 19-year-old Laura Robson, was also supposed to be in the main stadium, playing Mariana Duque-Marino of Colombia in a match postponed Thursday because of the first drizzle of Week 1.

Others slated to play Friday, weather permitting, included French Open runner-up David Ferrer, 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, and 17th-seeded Sloane Stephens of the United States.

While Williams, Stephens and others keep the Stars and Stripes flying in the women's draw, it's a different story in the men's singles, where for the first time in 101 years, zero men from the United States reached Wimbledon's third round. And the last time it happened, way back in 1912, no Americans even entered the oldest Grand Slam tournament.

It's a low moment for a country that produced Bill Tilden and Don Budge, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.

By the end of Thursday, all 11 U.S. men in the 2013 field at the All England Club were gone, with top-seeded Novak Djokovic accounting for the last one by beating 156th-ranked qualifier Bobby Reynolds 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-1. Earlier in the day, former top-five player James Blake lost to Bernard Tomic of Australia 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, while qualifier Denis Kudla was beaten by Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-1, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

That trio joined 18th-seeded John Isner, 21st-seeded Sam Querrey, Ryan Harrison, Steve Johnson, Alex Kuznetsov, Wayne Odesnik, Rajeev Ram and Michael Russell on the way home.

"It's a tough stat to hear, but I still believe, right now, where U.S. tennis is, not too many guys are in their prime," said Kudla. "That's why the numbers are like that. A lot of guys are in the tail end of their careers and a lot of guys are coming up. "Maybe next year, or the year after that, things could change. You have to go through a little bit of a struggle to get some success."

With 27 of 32 third-round spots in men's singles settled, 18 countries were represented, including Latvia, Ukraine, Croatia and South Africa. Five countries had multiple entrants left, led by four each for Spain and France.

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