Start Your Own Business Selling Guides to Online Role-Playing Games by Aaron Crow
If you play a popular online game, then you could be an expert with valuable information to sell. The market for guides for playing the many popular online role-playing games is particularly hot, and these guides can be produced easily as digital products that can be sold on the internet. ... A common problem that confronts new players within a virtual game world is that the game offers very little guidance. ... Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are played by millions of people around the world and these players spend their money on more than just their subscription...

Console Gaming vs. Computer Gaming by Jared Strop
It’s an age-old question that will only get more and more intense in the coming year as the Xbox 360 is in full swing and the PS3 and Revolution release. Which is better? What system is right for me? Well, I would suggest both, but if you have to choose one or the other then you have to consider... Computer gaming is best for Real Time Strategy (RTS) games, First Person Shooters (FPS), Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORG), Flight Simulation games, and Point and Click Adventure games.

Three Methods for Making Money from Online Games by Aaron Crow
Many options exist for online gamers to make money whether you are an avid World of Warcraft player who just wants to make a little side income to cover game subscriptions or an entrepreneur looking to generate a full-time income. Millions of people around the world play online games, also known... Still, account sales are a significant portion of the online game market and can generate a good income for you if you know your game and what your customer needs. ... An advanced method you could take for building more in-game wealth is to purchase a high-level game account.

World of Warcraft: Could it be Killing our Teens by Mark MacKay
The parents of a teenage son who committed suicide just over a year ago claim that their son become addicted to the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft. They believe that as a result of this addiction he took his own life. ... So using this definition as a guide we could assume he had no control over how often he sat down to play the online role playing game. ... Now these parents are suing World of WarCraft developers Blizzard Entertainment, blaming the game developers for the tragic loss of their son.

Game Design Tips For MMORPG Designers by Hitoshi Jones
The popularity of massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs) has exploded over the past few years and shows no sign of letting up. Thanks to the success of hugely popular titles such as World Of Warcraft, EVE Online, and Dark Age of Camelot, the demand for new MMORPGs keeps... The game designer here must understand the technical issues of networking and the internet, and must also understand how to design the game to maximize the play aspect and also minimize the strain on the equipment.

Finding Your Identity in Online Games by Mark Ramirez
As of today, there are dozens of Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMOPRG’s) slated for release or in beta. It is hard to decide on which online game to play. And most of us don’t have the time or money to play more then one game at a time. ... Customizable Characters One of the most important aspects of a game is being able to customize the in-game character. ... Just as someone can look and dress a certain way in real life, their character in game should have the option to wear variety of clothes.

The MMORPG phenomenon: Digital Addiction? by Brendon Kirk
For the uninitiated, MMORPG stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. The basic premise of these epic online games is that players from around the world converge on servers to do battle against computer driven opponents and often each other. ... This makes leaving the game all the more difficult as other people may have grown to rely on the unique skills a certain player can bring to the game. ... When players are in the game for more than a few months they are highly unlikely to give it up due to a combination of all these hooks.

Online Video and Computer Gaming as a Catalyst to Positive Social Function by Gregory Wolfe
With the advent of the cultural phenomenon known broadly as Online Gaming (encompassing both console and PC gaming), a gradual shift has taken place in the public perception of gaming, as well as it's social impact. Needless to say, with Gross Revenues exceeding Hollywood's Box Office income,... MMORPG's (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) such as EverQuest, rather than dungeons of video game isolation, have become virtual Pubs, 'where everybody knows your username'. ... University of Wisconsin/Madison Speech Communication professor, Dmitri Williams, argues that online games...

The Online Game Industry is an Excellent Way to Study the Economics of Fun by Richard Kingston
While scientists developed sensory-input devices to mimic the sensations of a virtual world, the games industry eschewed this hardware-based approach in favour of creating alternative realities through emotionally engaging software. "It turns out that the way humans are made, the software-based... Millions of people now spend several hours a week immersed in "massively multiplayer online role-playing games" (MMORPGs). ... In one case in South Korea, the police intervened when a hoard of in-game money was stolen and sold, netting the thieves $1.3m.

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. ... The future belongs to MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). ... Fortunately, the new Blu-ray drive will also be compatible with older technology. ... So PS3 owners will be able to watch their DVDs and play their older PS1 and PS2 games on their new console.