Wii and PlayStation3: The Latest Battle of the Gaming Consoles by Madison Lockwood
It seems almost like a Christmas ritual: there's a Next Big Thing in the video game world almost every holiday season. Last year featured a particularly interesting competition between the new gaming hardware put on the market by Nintendo and their prime competitor, Sony with its PlayStation... The Wii's graphic capability is limited to standard definition, which is equivalent to the PS2, Sony's last (and highly successful) video game console. ... However the Wii has a remote gaming control that utilizes motion-sensing technology, so that the gamers' motions with the remote are mimicked in...

NetGear Skype WiFi Phone Review by Lance Winslow
Stealing the show at CES 2006 in Las Vegas for the Hyper Cell Phone Category was the NetGear - Skype WiFi Phone. In reviewing this technology it is unbelievable the amount of technology going into this little handheld 3-in-one advice. This phone only needs a WiFi network to use VoIP or surf. ... We are entering a new age of cell phones which are portable juke boxes, MP3 Players, video games, PDAs, watches, video phones, surfing units, VoIP phones, holographic displays, email enabled and full GPS capabilities too.

Game Rating System Explained by Eriani Doyel
If you are a video or computer game purchaser or user, you may or may not be familiar with the rating system for this type of software. Whether you are buying for yourself or someone else, it is important that you understand how the system works and how the actual game rating is determined. ... The ESRB has also established the ARC (Advertising Review Council) which regulates “truth in advertising” for the ads and packaging of a game. ... But, in addition to the vastly improved technology, graphics and sound on the software, many game products are becoming increasingly more violent, and...

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...

Best and Worst Video Games by Bob Rankin
They're Not Called "Killer Apps" For Nothin' MediaWise is an excellent resource for keeping tabs on the trends and conditions of video and technology aimed at young people. And they've recently published a 10-year assessment of the game industry (online and personal products), concluding... Recommended Video Games for Kids In addition to their assessment of the decade, they also published their 2005 Video Game Report Card . ... Perhaps it says something that while this online game received little marketing attention (and was not even reviewed by MediaWise), some 2 million people...

Gamasutra Review by Adam Wiskar
Gamasutra is a site which says it's all about 'The Art & Business of Making Games'. I know at one point in my life I've wondered about how cool it would be to create the next Grand Theft Auto or Crash Bandicoot. We've all said to ourselves about how we can make a better video game than some of... The site is American so you'll be paying in Dollars so if you're in Europe then you can take advantage of the economy for once :-P Now, their 'News' section is very industry-related as you would expect from a site like this.

Hardware Inside Xbox3 Reviewed and Explained by Aaron Brooks
Gaming has reached new levels with newer and meaner machines coming into the market. The Xbox 360, PSP3, and Wii are all set to fulfill gaming dreams. What makes a console powerful and state-of-art is its hardware. The Xbox 360 has a 20GB hard drive; wireless controllers; headset; DVD remote;... The CNET Editor’s review has awarded the Xbox 360 a rating of 8.4 /10. ... The specifications are breathtaking and according to the CNET editors review, “ it is hard to compare or comment on a machine with futuristic capabilities and one that is yet to have a comparison.” What the Xbox 360 will...

Chaos Theory - A Gamer's Review by Arjun Mukherjee
“Chaos Theory” is one of the sleuth-based video games in the series of video games provide by Tom Clancy's Splinter cell series of video games. The game has been developed and published by Ubisoft. This game is the third in the series of Splinter Cell series and one of the most intriguing video... The video game was applauded all over the world for its outstanding game play and lively graphics. ... The graphics in this game of Chaos Theory has made several improvements over the traditional system of the video game that includes both normal mapping and HDR lighting.

A Review of Backyard Football by Morgan Hamilton
To play a game of football with your buddies or with the family doesn’t mean the same thing any more. Probably you still remember the time when we all played full fledged football in neighborhood skirmishes, and if you don’t it’s not so bad as you can still have some fun on your computer while... And of course the better the SVGA video card you have the better you’ll enjoy the game on the screen. ... In the computer age that we live in, even if the game is having problems to run on your computer it will be easy to upgrade it.

Review: Samurai Jack -- Code of the Samurai by Kristin Johnson
Fans of Genndy Tartakovsky's "Samurai Jack," which wrapped last year on the Cartoon Network, enjoy the quirky storytelling and stunning visuals, also the martial arts sequences. Naturally, it was only a matter of time before the online gaming industry turned the time-traveling samurai's... "Code of the Samurai" was a tie-in with a Samurai Jack marathon, so when you access the game, the interface asks you "Enter Code or Play." I advise pushing Play since the original marathon was two years ago. ... Once you get into the game, you have to fight through three treacherous levels before you...