Top 10 News for Video Gaming Industry in 2006 by Barry Allen
The world is fast changing a few centuries ago the focus was on nations, economies, and science. With the onset of the cyber world gaming shares a platform along with important happenings in the world today. The year 2006 for avid gamers was full of expectations and excitement. ... God of War won accolades at DICE where game developers unveiled great plans for 2006. ... 8. ... Technological advancements in the gaming world reached new heights. ... High level graphics, speed, clarity, and multi-player gaming took gamers to new adventures.

Sonic Versus Mario by Steve Stuchlik
Even though Mario is ten years older, a very good case can be made for Sonic, when it comes to the title of "Most Popular Video Game Character" of ALL TIME!! Let look at the "Tale of the Tape": Sonic from Sega, is a blue anthropomorphic (changes shape) hedgehog with the ability to run faster... His cheerful personality and love of life make him a very approachable video game character. ... Now on to the "Game breakdown": MARIO 1. ... Super Mario Land 3 10. ... Super Mario Bros DX SONIC 1.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell – Double Agent A Gamer's Review by Arjun Mukherjee
Here comes the Double Agent The exuberantly interesting video game, Tom Clancy’s Splinter cell: “Double Agent” is the 4th game in the series of Splinter cell video games. The American author Tom Clancy has once again presented the game with his super hero Sam Fisher, the lone Splinter from the... The change Some interesting changes as compared to previous static event games were made in this video game version. ... The map size of the game have been increased to accommodate more players. ... The equipments in this game are Wrist Computers, Vision modes, Syringe, Grenades, Smoke...

CD Copier Downloads by Kent Pinkerton
Thousands of downloads are available on the internet for burning CDs. These downloads can burn any type of CD, such as CD-ROMs, DVDs or audio CDs. There are whole websites devoted to downloads of CD copier software, which may be shareware, freeware or even abandonware. ... Sometimes, copier software is bundled with other downloadable software such as music and video players. ... Such software can also create crack files if they are needed to run the game. ... There is also game CD copying software.

iPod and Pocket PC MP3 Player: Clash of the Titans by Damian Julien
It appears that the Microsoft software company behemoth has been observing the meteoric rise of those pervasive Apple iPod devices. I've already surmised in a recent video iPod article that such an increase can only be to Pocket PC owners' collective detriment. ... From some dialogue in the iPaqHQ forums, some folks are even succumbing to a second seductive purchase, limiting their PDA choices to Pocket PC video playback device and handheld gaming console. ... Only time will tell how many will follow suit in relinquishing their Pocket PC MP3 player options and springing for simplicity.

The Game Audio Explosion - A Guide to Great Game Sound Part II: Music, FMVs and Audio Planning by Steve Kutay
V. MUSIC PRODUCTION A. THE UNDERSCORE – INTERACTIVE VS. FILM MUSIC Until recently, you simply could not compare game music to film music. Every aspect involved in their production, from budgets to performance, made it an impractical comparison. Today, these two media have a working relationship. ... Game music for the story and role genre must highlight the dramatic events in the story as well as drive the game-play. ... In my opinion, it is best to use in-game sounds within the FMV wherever in-game movements or actions are present.

Downloadable Game Review: Diner Dash by Keith Blake
Playvue.com Editor's Rating: 8.0 Storyline Diner Dash brings us the story of Flo, an office lackey fed up with the monotonous, unchanging pressures of everyday life and work in the big city. Thus she hucks everything out the window and runs off to find something better to do with her life. ... Editor's Rating: Storyline: 8 Ease of Use: 9 Playability: 7 Overall: 8 Game Specs: Publisher: PlayFirst Full Version Price: $19.99 Download: 10 MB Windows 98/2000/Me/XP Processor: PIII 600 MHz 128 MB RAM Free hard drive space: 12MB Video Card Sound Card This work is licensed...

E- Games- The New Age Entertainment Sports by Subhasis Chaterjee
In the age of Internet, E-Games is an irresistible attraction amongst all age groups. The desire to play games has turned children to be more techno savvy these days. E-Games are flexible and intuitive, it's easy to use so you can spend your time creating games instead of programming them. ... Computer and video game software sales grew 8% in 2003 to $ 7 billion in the following years and are expected to hike more. ... The average age of an E-Game Player is 29 years and ninety two percent of all games are purchased by adults over the age of 18.

MP3 Music and Movie Download Sites: A Candid Review by Brian D Anderson
It's so easy to download all your favorite music in mp3 format today. There are many sites on the web offering unlimited downloads at various prices. I recommend shopping around and compare costs/services offered. Nowadays, download sites offer more than just music. ... All the benefits of download sites have made trips to the video store or your favorite music outlet a thing of the past. ... In fact, download services are just plain cheap and music stores are, and already have gone out of business.

Are Gaming Laptops Worth the Price of Admission? by Jordan Hall
For years, the idea of a proper gaming computer has conjured up the image of a hulking desktop system, one that towers over the player and hums with the sound of the fans required to cool its powerful components. Notebook computers were always seen as the “little brothers” of their desktop... At just about $2000, the S921 includes such features as a 1.83GHz dual-core Intel processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 256MB mobile video processor. ... The XPS M1710, when configured to the highest degree, carries such lofty specifications as a 2.13GHz dual-core Intel processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 512MB...