Arcade Games by Ken Marlborough
Arcade games are typically coin-operated games found in restaurants, pubs, video arcades, and other public spaces. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines or redemption (rewarding the player per their score) games. These machines are programmed and equipped for a specific game, and... The latest generation of arcade video games also has interactivity as part of the game design, making the game player feel more involved in the game. ... Ralph Baer, who is now known as the creator of video games, created the first known home video game consoles in the 1970s.

Nintendo Wii vs. PlayStation 3 (PS3) by Victor Vargo
While both just released worldwide, there is already a great deal of discussion between those who side with Sony on the video game wars and those who side with Nintendo. These games have obviously not begun just yet, but you should be excited to learn just what is possible with both the... While Nintendo has a great reputation and history in the video gaming industry, it has also taken criticism recently for falling behind in the video game arms race that calls for more power and realism. ... * Sony is obviously a maker of televisions, media players, television, and movies so it stands to...

Computer Games Genres -- Something For Everyone by Gabriel J. Adams
Just like songs, movies and basically any other form of entertainment that you might imagine, video games are divided into different categories, commonly referred to as genres. Not surprisingly, the bounds and criteria that apply for each genre are not strictly defined; thus, it is not uncommon... In FPS games you are usually impersonating a game character and you are navigating through a virtual world from the point of view of the character. ... FPS games have a great emphasis on guns and action; whether it is a futuristic plasma blaster, a knife, a grenade or a common AK-47, chances are...

Nintendo Revolution Controller - Gimmick Or Innovation? by Ron Swerdfiger
I always find it amusing that the word "gimmick" is slapped on Nintendo innovations in gaming while companies like Microsoft and Sony who actually add gimmicks that have nothing to do with gaming such as media functions to play music and video never seem to be labeled with the same term With... Most often in the video game industry, Nintendo is the one taking the risks. ... Moreover Nintendo have taken many risks in developing technology, - light guns, power-pad, power-glove, Game Boy, virtual boy, DS, Nintendo 64 controller, etc.

Video Games Are Stealing The Spotlight by Michael Connelly
Thirty years ago the fledgling video game business was struggling to make a name for itself as it competed with toys, playing cards and board games for customers. The early games like Pong, Pac Man and Donkey Kong were very basic in terms of technology, and they had very little creativity... Jackson made his way from his dressing room to the stage as he encountered various strange characters along the way, much like a video game. ... The Video Game Awards show began this year with a big-budget open that looked like something out of a Jerry Bruckheimer film.

Guns Don't Kill People - Videogames Do! by Daniel Robson
“Ban these evil games”, “Videogame violence corrupting our nation’s youth”, “video games stole my husband”. It seems everyday that the media are making more and more claims about the evils of videogames. But are these claims based on fact, or is it merely that there is a juicy new scapegoat out... The consensus at the IGDA meeting this year was that the game was merely “a rubbish game with a layer of crunchy ultra-violence slapped on top”. ... When a game player unglues him (or her) self from the computer monitor and doesn’t find a machine gun lying at their feet, the suspension of...

When Gaming Threatened to Wreck Society... in Tudor England by Russell Johnston
We aren't the first people to think maybe games are getting out of hand. Back in the Tudor Age, in England, the situation became serious enough that a series of laws were passed to get people back to what they were "supposed to be doing." It wasn't video games that were sucking up people's time... Rules were scarce: so long as you didn't draw a weapon or actually kill an opponent; you could stop whoever had the ball in any way you possibly could, and however violently - without penalty. ... Both men and women could play, and there was no restriction on the size of each team.

The Sims Online Hosts the Mafia by Karen Peralta
If I told you this, would you believe me? Try doing so, because it’s the truth. And young people are busy killing each other at an alarming rate in this world. Do we really need something like a pseudo Mafia causing the same sorts of problems? Right now, the online game “The Sims Online” which... I had real friends going on that game, and slowly but surely they began destroying our Sims houses, which were our prized possessions on that game. ... I’m afraid they have discovered game “cheats” and, being bored, are using them to destroy other game players’ properties.