Buying the Best Gaming Laptop by Julien David
If you're in the market for a new gaming laptop there are some certain things you should look out for. This article will explain the various factors you should consider when buying the best laptop for your gaming needs. Processor The processor inside your laptop will have a lot of influence on... Without a dedicated graphics card, your laptop won’t be able to create the surreal 3D graphics that the latest computer games offer you. ... You will need a fairly fast processor to be able to run the latest games at good quality.

XBOX 360 or PS3? by Stephen Roberts
When Sony® started to build a super console with Nintendo® the original name was the play station x. This revolutionized the use of the cd rom and cd into games playing with the ability to listen to music with this console. Their sales hit the roof and changed the gaming world as we know it... Well the difference being the words Backward Compatible in the gaming world this concept would keep all your original games and allow you to upgrade to the latest console and buy the new games as and when you could while still using some of your old favourites.

WiFi Hotspots Gaming Battle Intensifies by Damian Julien
The city of Philadelphia in the US has recently announced some plans to implement WiFi access throughout the municipality. This would prove fortuitous indeed for Pocket PC gamers in the vicinity. Quality wireless multiplayer enabled PDA games, however, prove to be elusive save for real-time... Such an initiative will quickly overcome relative WiFi indifference by Pocket PC game developers. ... This latest Nintendo DS initiative may be a tough act to follow for the PDA gamer crowd. ... Once it does, the Palm and Pocket PC gaming market will follow.

Should You Upgrade to an XBox 360 by Colette Ianieri
The XBox 360 is going to be one of the most sought after gifts of this upcoming holiday season. However many people want to know is it worth upgrading now, or should you wait, here are some factors you may want to consider. The base price for and XBox 360 is $300, the most common accessories are... For hard core gamers there is no choice, they will do practically anything to get their hands on the newest and latest systems available. ... One of the advantages the XBox 360 will have over other game systems is graphics.

How Can I Upgrade My PC For Gaming? by Chris G Williams
Technology moves so fast these days. By the time you've bought a PC it's guaranteed that most of the parts will be out of date within a few months. This can also depend on where you buy your PC from as well. A lot of companies sell PC packages that can seem like good value for money at the time. ... If you drop by your local “best buy” or “PC world” to look for a new PC to play the latest games then you're going to run in to problems. ... Too many time's I've seen people go out and buy a brand new PC, try to go online and play a new game such as “Battlefield 2” or “Quake 4” and find out...

Keeping Ahead Of The Game by Barry Cooke
We all know that technology these days moves with an alarming rate of speed, one minute we are playing on an Amstrad CPC 464 thinking its the dogs jaffa's, next minute before you know it, BANG!! your playing on something that wouldn't look out of place on one of NASA's space shuttles. ... I have an admission to make i actually own an Xbox...the previous one to the 360 that is...i didn't ask for it, it was a Christmas present that i didn't know about although i was very surprised about receiving it and it did make me happy...having said that it was the only one i have ever bought/received...

Will You Die If You Don't Buy The New X-Box 360 Gaming System Today? by Jack Redbud
Ok, so my kid is driving me absolutely nuts about the new Xbox 360 gaming console from Microsoft, which of course, is all the rage now. Dad, "I've got to have it!", he says. "My old crappy Xbox system, my GameCube, my Playstation 2, and all 47 versions of my Nintendo GameBoy are terrible! ... Anyway, as luck would have it, I too, am a sucker for the latest craze in high tech video games, and yes, I was that guy sitting in the nice, comfy, black leather recliner positioned directly in the center of the Best Buy showroom the day the first, and extremely short-lived, stock of the graphically...

The Console War – Three Decades and Counting by Pablo Zed
With the recent release of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and the upcoming releases of Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii, gamers a like are becoming more aware of the fierce competition and tactics used by these three major players of the video gaming industry. It all began in 1972 with a unit you may... Of course Atari was next in line with a new and back then ‘evolutionary’ game – PONG. ... While Magnavox’s efforts were short lived, they are still remembered to play a heavy role in the establishment of the home-based video game console.

Nintendo Wii - Redefining an Industry by Jennifer Schommer
Nintendo’s latest home console system was released in North America on November 19th 2006. Nintendo’s goal seems to focus on casual games which entertain a broad demographic of gamers and non-gamers. Nintendo’s product is the cheapest new generation home console system on the market, retailing... The Wii controller is unique and requires special attention to detail and design to be implemented in a game correctly, especially a game ported from another system without such a control design. ... It might be for a golf game or a racing game, but it shows the attractive nature of the Wii.

Halo is the Game that Shows No Signs of Ending by Adam Lenk
It has been almost a year since the highly anticipated and extravagantly successful Xbox game "Halo 2" was released by Microsoft Game Studios. Today , 6.5 million copies later, the game has received reviews and awards that would and did make any die-hard gamer drop everything they were doing,... Warlock, a small to midsized indoor arena set in ancient Forerunner ruins, offers ample opportunities for a variety of game types such as Territories, Slayer, Team Slayer, and more. ... November 9, 2004, is a day that will be remembered fondly by those who fought the midnight crowds to get their...