World of Warcraft Videos by Matt Garrett
One of the really fun things about World of Warcraft is the amazing number of videos related to the game that are available on the internet. World of Warcraft videos can be more entertaining than anything you’ll see on television today or at the movie theater next week. ... To think that watching a video made from a video game would be entertaining even without the context of necessarily knowing what’s going on would be unthinkable to most people. ... No matter what your preferred method of video playback on your computer—both PC and Mac—you can find quality video to download.

What Are Indie Games? by Steve Hall
Overview of Indie Games For those individuals who love to play various games in their free time and are also avid computer users, the two concepts can easily be combined to produce a wonderful result. Playing games via a computer is a common occurrence these days. ... Size of the Indie Game Industry The Indie game industry is one which is growing in size. ... For example, Indie games which fall into the category of video games were developed in the 1970s shortly after the larger companies developed the mainstream video games.

Sony PS3 Launches by Victor Vargo
Regardless of what you like or what you’ve got there is always something new and just a little bit better in the video gaming world. In that spirit, Sony is finally all set to release its latest gem into the gaming industry with PlayStation 3 hitting the market just in time for the holiday season. ... With the introduction of the Blu-Ray disc to a video game console the possibilities for gamers is much like making the jump from the old “Nintendo” games to the PlayStation original’s discs. ... The PS3 is capable of playing Blu-Ray discs, which are essentially a more high profile, or high...

Nintendo Wii Remote Controller by Victor Vargo
Nintendo is setting out to make waves in the video gaming world with the addition of the Nintendo Wii into the family of consoles for the video game giant. Not just by putting a new name or updating the graphic capability is Nintendo looking to make a splash with the Wii, but by making a change... There is no shortage of video game veterans who remember the annoying, and nightmarish, recurring figure in the Nintendo original game “Duck Hunt” who would appear when you were struggling. ... You try playing tennis on the Nintendo Wii, it is shockingly close to playing on a real court, and you...

Game Tester Jobs - Preparing For Your Interview by Hitoshi Jones
Video game testing is the holy grail of all video gaming jobs. Full time game tester jobs are few and far between, but when one is found, it’s likely to be highly contested, sought by dozens of applicants, all qualified for the position. When interviewing for a position as an in-house video game... It's a great job for those truly interested in video games, but you will be playing the same game, in broken modes for weeks if not months, uncovering bugs, taking meticulous notes and getting revised editions with almost the same details weekly.

Create Video Games As Your Fun Career by Charles Edwin
Do you like video games? Do you beat video games after playing once? Do you feel like the games are too easy? Well, it sounds like you have a passion for these things then you should go where your heart leads you. If you at the point where you are thinking about your career, I suggest that you... 2) Video Game Tester As a video game tester it is a position in which you truly would get paid for playing video games. ... from Electronic Arts, he say's as a game tester you would "go over different components of a game and look for things that just don't make sense." You would also "break the...

The Appeal of the Nintendo Wii by Jonel Cordero
Why does it seem that Nintendo’s Wii system is become more and more popular over Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s Playstation3? It’s the appeal factor. Okay, well that is obvious, but in the words of Malcolm Gladwell, what exactly makes the Nintendo Wii “tip” over the other next-generation systems. ... What’s hard for stock investors to understand is that the video game industry is evolving. ... Now there is the creative playing appeal. ... New creative way of playing; check. ... With this price, Nintendo targets a larger crowd, in terms of affordability, in comparison to the other game...

PC Gaming Video: Meeting the Demands by Phil Moyers
If you have an interest in playing PC games that were made at least in the past couple of years, you’ve probably seen the serious video demands these games now have. It’s not only that you need a fast system that can handle all of the information in today’s games, but you need a major... By paying a little careful attention to brand names, video memory, price, and how they all fit together with your unique needs, you can get a system that can handle some serious computer game video for any game you throw its way.

Why A PC Is Better Than A Game Console For Online Gaming by Gregg Hall
Gaming consoles have taken over the gaming community. Companies such as Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have changed the way we play video games. It used to be common to play computer games, sometimes against another person via the Internet. Access to these games was only available through your... Sony managed to merge them with its game Need for Speed, putting game console gamers against PC gamers in online games. ... Although these are all good consoles the PC has already been trying to merge the two (game consoles and pc gaming).

Video Game Stores Selling Mature Titles to Kids by April Whidden
Do stores that sell video games, always, and I mean ALWAYS, check for ID on questionable titles? I have it on pretty good authority they do not. "I always check for ID, but my boss does not. He wants a sale," says one assistant manager for a top gaming franchise. ... A few years ago Mortal Combat was as close to real violence as we could get with video games, but now technology and a driving market force have changed the way we game. ... Or play the game with them and talk to them about ‘real life vs fantasy’ (if it’s a game thats only slightly questionable).