An Overview of Online Games by Michael Colucci
Online games are becoming more popular with each passing year. As more people connect to the internet and install Shockwave or Java on their computers, a huge market will open up for free online games. The prices on computers are dropping, and this means that more people with have access to... Players want to interact with each other and create their own identities in the digital world. ... This will open the door for many independent game companies to design games which are an alternative to the mainstream console games which currently dominate the market.

Gaming as a Cultural Thermometer: Beyond the Frat Pack by James Boza
When I walked into the store, all I wanted was some lunch-type that could get me through the rest of the work week. However, when I passed the crowd of onlookers just past the store entrance, and then nearly tripped over the rickety card table (complete with cheesy plastic tablecloth) that they... Will gaming be the tool that will finally help us “all get along”? ... Maybe, as long as we don’t confuse gaming online with, well, developing actual social skills. ... Many people on the Internet marvel at how “mainstream” that gaming has become, and wonder why exactly it is that you see rappers...

Video Games: Therapy Or Addiction? by Joaquin Reveron
If you are one of those video games aficionados currently addicted to shooter games or fighting playing games online, you are not alone. Games like “Fight Night 3” from Xbox 360 or perhaps the worldwide Xbox favorite “Halo 2”, that is still making history through the fun play of both national... If Xbox 360 console was hard to get even four month and even five months later after launch, I can’t imagine the best game ever to hit the Xbox market being re-released in a final version shortly. ... Not sure how that comes close in our reality world, however, I believe that is of interest to any...

Making Wholesale Electronics a Family Affair by Chris Robertson
These days, it seems that each person is helping himself or herself to a different slice of the digital pie. There's no doubt that the consumer electronics market is booming, and there's no end in sight. Yet, although it might seem that our lives revolve around various electronic gadgets, in my... His true passion, however, is the digital camera. ... He especially favors his PSP, although his Nintendo DS also gets a workout. ... Although my husband enjoys video games, he prefers portable video game consoles.

Cool Playstation 2 Games by Morgan Hamilton
Do you remember the really cool video games that started it all? I'm talking about those classics from the 80s. We had the ever-popular Pac-Man, Asteroids, and Centipede. Those things were really fun to play in cutting-edge technology to be sure. I thought playing pitfall on my Atari was about... Millions of children across America fire up their playstation 2 games every day and escape into their fantasy world. ... I was astounded when this console came out. ... People around the world enjoy these new-age playstation 2 games on a daily basis.

The Growing Link Between Video Games and the Music Industry by Mary Anne Winslow
When one thinks of video games, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Graphics, sound, etc., but certainly not music. Because of the major technological advance within the 10 years, video games and music is something that now walks hand in hand. ... This had the effect of raising the blood pressure and heart rate of its players, absorbing them fully into this world. ... It can be connected to the net for online gaming and web browsing. ... In 1972 the Magnavox Odyssey was released in the US, the first games console ever made.

If Your Self Storage Facility Was A PlayStation 3 by Derek Naylor
Imagine showing up to your self-storage facility having thousands of eager tenants waiting through the cold night and fighting just to pay you money. In fact, several of these "tenants to be" are so eager to pay you money for your space that they've physically beaten a few people who were ahead... Now, I'm not suggesting that any self-storage facility in the world can create the same demand that Sony has. ... They were offering a video game console that sells for $500-$600. ... They weren't offering a cure for cancer or the solution to world hunger.

PlayStation 3 Preview by Alan Scott
In past one decade Sony has sold around 190 million PlayStation consoles across the world. The estimated units of software sold are around massive 2 billion. As the next generation avatar of its highly successful PlayStation series, Sony unveiled PlayStation 3 at technology fest E3 in Los Angeles. ... Sony touts it to be far more powerful than the recently launched Xbox 360.In a recent interview to Impress PC Watch, Kutaragi revealed that the PlayStation 3 will become an "entertainment supercomputer" for the home moving far beyond the traditional image of just a gaming console.

Video Game Evolution by Steve Stuchlik
Very few of the "gamers" remember "back in the day", around Christmas of 1975 Atari was the first to mass produce and distribute a game, where the game console had 2 knobs that turned left and right moving a little rectangle block up an down the screen, one on the left side and the other on the... The 90s also saw the beginnings of Internet gaming, with MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons) in the early years. ... With all of these developments, but online and console games, the "arcade" as we knew it, has pretty much became a thing of the past limited now to expensive game control systems not...

Hardware Inside Sony Playstation 3 Reviewed and Explained by Aaron Brooks
The Sony PS3 is creating headlines in the techie world. And, watchers all over the world are reviewing the much awaited product. It is all set to storm the gaming world The CNET Editor has awarded the PS3 8.8 out of 10 with 9/10 for design; 9/10 for features; and 8/10 for performance. ... This will enable downloading of content from the World Wide Web and play online with competitors all over the world. ... As far as first reviews go the PS3 is all set to be the greatest gaming and media entertainment console.