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Weekend Update: 9.5.2009–One for the Kids

Beth Callaghan in News on September 5, 2009 at 2:47 pm PT

The week that took us from August to September was one for the books over at BoomTown, especially if you’re 12. Kara spent Monday morning at Activision Blizzard, where they are pushing forward with the entire Guitar Hero line, even as the game industry faces a nearly 50 percent decline in U.S. sales this year. Kara got to play hero to several of the forthcoming releases, including previewing the much anticipated DJ Hero console.

Google’s Top Chef Leaves Las Vegas

Peter Kafka in Media on September 3, 2009 at 4:28 am PT

Sorry Googlers, I have no choice but to deliver this important and sad news: The woman who runs your cafeteria will not be crowned “Top Chef.”

Google’s Top Chef Tripped Up by Shellfish

Peter Kafka in Media on August 21, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Hey Googlers! Ever wonder what life is like on a big-deal, nationally televised reality show? If you’re working at the main Googleplex in Mountain View, you may be able find out: Just ask Preeti Mistry. You can find Mistry at Charlie’s Cafe, where’s she’s back to work running Google’s much celebrated cafeteria. But earlier this year, she was a contestant on Bravo’s “Top Chef,” which kicked off its sixth season this week. And she survived the first episode, clams and all.