<?php
if (mysql_connect('localhost')) {
   if (mysql_select_db('game')) {
      $r = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM news');

      ...

<?php
try {
    mysql_connect('localhost');
    mysql_select_db('game');
    $r = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM news');
} catch (Exception $e) {
    /* Do recovery */
    exit();
}