Making Video Games - Sharpen Your Eyes and Think Like an Artist by Will Kalif
Good Video Game design is not just about fast action and challenging beasts and creatures. One of the most important, yet most overlooked aspect of video game design is the believability of the world the game takes place in. When designing a video game you don’t have to be a great artist but you... Video game design as an amateur can be a very rewarding and a very fulfilling pursuit. ... This exercise is terrific because it develops your video game making skills and it also helps you to really look at things.

Combating Your Ancient Video Card by Pamela Stevens
You hooked up your new monitor and can’t wait to see how your game looks on the new screen, only to see pausing and skips. Before you rush it back to the store for a refund, the jerky animation you see could be your aged video card (graphics card) or outdated drivers. ... If your favorite game is less than two years old, then you are not seeing your game at its full potential. ... Although most games have a certain amount of flexibility; since manufacturers know that not all gamers can afford to upgrade their video card every six months.

A New Generation Of Gaming And PSP Download by M. Xavier
Gone are the days of spending hours sitting in front of the television as you robotically maneuver a joystick in an effort to control a little yellow circle; the primary goal of which was to devour each and every tiny dot meticulously positioned throughout a maze as it vacillated between running... Utilization of this portion of the PlayStation website also allows for downloading of software updates, game demos, game trailers, game audio tracks, wallpaper, and screenshots. ... The PSP System is a handheld, wireless, portable device that allows the users to not only play a number of high...

Questions To Ask While Purchasing A Game by Jason Pullara
There are many games out there clamoring for your hard earned money. They all try to dazzle you with fancy artwork, big name stars, and amazing graphics; but, what makes a game fun and what makes a game look good are two separate things. The majority of your purchases will be dictated by what... When I go shopping for a video game I try to limit the genre of game I'm going to pick up. ... If the game has any of these problems in the few hours the reviewer had with the game, then you can be certain that those problems will continue to manifest themselves in the rest of the game.

Nintendo's Next-Generation Gamble by Alex H
Those who have read the slowly-developing news about the Nintendo Revolution know that the system is not what most would expect from a gaming system, but it is what many would expect from Nintendo. Building off the success of the Nintendo DS, whose popularity took many by surprise, the... Near the game's release, the reviewers were giving their opinion on the game and to my surprise, the graphical style was mentioned as one of the best aspects of the game. ... The "non-gamers", people who do not currently play video games, are becoming increasingly important to the company.

Video Games Are Good - Are They? by Gabriel J. Adams
If you're like most parents, you're probably confused over the number of reports that argue against the use of video games as entertainment. Some of the information in these reports is quite convincing. After all, they're written by psychology experts, child educators, and social science... There *are* some inappropriate video games in the public, but does that mean parents have ban the entire video gaming industry altogether? ... We don't believe this claim is a leap of faith, because just as there are reports that dissuade video gaming, there is a tremendous amount of evidence that...

Sony PlayStation 3 vs. Microsoft Xbox 360 by Victor Vargo
Regardless of the interest you have at heart or the business you are in there is always a rivalry between the best in anything. Pepsi vs. Coke. Wal-Mart vs. Target. Coors vs. Budweiser. You get the point, when it comes to being the best it doesn’t matter who you are, there is always a rival and... The video game industry is no different than any other so when it comes to being a hardcore video gamer in the present day there are two choices for you in which to choose your alliance, Microsoft or Sony.

How In The Hell Is Uno #1 (Xbox 360) by Mac B.
Each and everyday we are just stunned at how much we enjoy playing Uno on the Xbox 360. As we are big first-person shooting fans (think Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, Halo 2, etc.), a simple online card game called Uno takes up most of our time when playing Xbox 360. ... Let us say this again, Xbox Live has turned this game into a Must Have game for anyone who just love playing video games. ... How many of you have spent $60.00 for a video game only to be disappointed? ... 4 people in a room all with microphones (very soon video cameras can be used to play Uno), chatting or talking trash.

Playstation 3 by Sezer Bozkurt
Judging by early reports the Playstation 3 is going to be one sweet machine. It will have the revolutionary Blue-ray technology and the ability to watch and burn DVD’s. This is very important as most consumers have DVD technology at the moment and it will be a smooth overlap. ... A lot of Sony's income from video game consoles are the licensing fees they charge video game companies to create games on any of Sony's console platforms. ... This is mainly because of the multimedia aspect of the game.

Need Some PSP Game Download Guidance? by Sammy Kay
If you want a PSP game download on your Sony PSP, you must have a memory stick for the accumulation of the files on it. If you want to watch video clips or movies or have a lot of video games installed on your Sony, you will need to purchase a larger Memory Stick Pro Duo card. ... If when downloading you get an error that says something like "The data is corrupted" or "The game could not be started" then the Firmware version on your PSP is not compatible with the homebrew game. ... If the "PSP" and "GAME" folders don't yet exist on your PSP's Memory Stick, then you need to make two new...