The Truth About Video Game Violence by Tim Whiston
At the time of this writing, I am a 31 year old man who loves to play video games. I got on board the video game movement shortly after its inception. I missed the boat on the old black and white Ping systems, but caught pace quickly after the introduction of the Atari 2600. ... And that’s why the video game industry has adopted the ESRB (Entertainment Software Ratings Board) ratings system. ... It’s absolutely, positively, without a doubt not about censoring video games or imposing laws that require game producers to make all of their content ‘family friendly’.

Enjoy Xbox 360 Live by Robbie Darmona
Xbox 360 now gives its fans the opportunity to communicate with each other live using the extra feature Xbox Live. Become an Xbox Live Member! In the Xbox 360 package is included that Xbox Live members have the ability to chat with each other via the Xbox 360 Headset. ... Game saves, although separate from profiles, have some things in common. ... You can download additional game contents. ... After you create your specific profile, Xbox 360 saves all the games you have played and also the game levels you reached.

Video Game Tester - A Day In The Life Of A Full-Time Tester by Hitoshi Jones
I wake up, go to work and play. Seems an odd comment from an adult, but sometimes you can arrange it. I’m a video game tester. Video game testing jobs aren’t just about mouse and controller skills. The main characteristic needed is precision. But that's just the beginning. ... Normally the same video game testers will play the same game from the first point that it can be played until it goes gold, which means the game ships. ... Everyone has to work long hours, the programmers, artists and others work to complete the game, fixing bugs and trying to complete everything, which means the...

How To Play Strategy Games by Jake Jenkins
A strategy game is one in which thedeliberation abilities of the player and his decision-making skills combine to impact the outcome. Strategy games are a board, computer or video game. Recently, one can find and play online strategy games. Most games involve some subtlety of some sort, however,... With real time strategy games, on the other hand, the state of the game is continuously changing and the gamer has to keep up by making cautious decisions in order to win the game. ... Although, for the die-hard traditionalists, there still exist the expensive stratey game miniature market, more...

Xbox 360: A Revolution in Console Gaming by Mitchell Medford
It wasn't so long ago that kids who got the "new" Nintendo 8-bit gaming console or the Sega system for Christmas were the envy of every less fortunate and burned out Atari owning neighborhood playmate. As time elapsed, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and NES's Turbo Graphix 16 became all the rave. ... The Xbox 360, as with all video game consoles, is basically just a computer with hardware and software dedicated to the function of running video games. ... Far more than a video game console, the Xbox 360 is a total media center that allows users to play games, network with other 360 owners;...

The New Sony PS3 Gaming Console: What Gamers Are Lining Up Along Blocks For by JB Anthony
Die-hard gamers and video gaming entrepreneurs have been braving the malls for the much-awaited Sony PS3. Some were successful in grabbing the latest from Sony in the gaming industry while others were not. Sony promised only a 400,000 PS3 units nationwide for its initial introduction into the U.S. ... In an attempt to grab the last few units, some gamers and customers are now even shopping for their Sony PS3s online which is definitely not a bad idea when you think about the long lines for block along brick and mortar video gaming stores.

Computer Video Games Improve Eyesight by Kirk Jensen
Playing such first person shooter games, like F.E.A.R., Halo, Gears of War or other action shooter the involve using a gun have been tested to improve one depth perception. Sedate games (games that claim and cause a person to focus) such as board games do not work to help the depth perception in... So what the professor concluded was that playing the first person computer video games improved what is know as spatial resolution meaning the ability to see very small object in a large area like a letter.

How To Put Video On PSP - 4 Easy Steps by Dean Forster
How To Put Video On PSP Sony has made this a little tricky to do, but with the steps I’m about to outline below, you’ll be up and running in no time with video on your PSP. Step One: Get a large memory card. Video, by its nature, takes up a lot of memory so you want a half gig ( 512mb ) card... This is how to put video on PSP. ... This is the location that your MP4 video files will be saved. ... ‘Video’ then ‘memory stick’. ... Under this there will be a number of subfolders such as ‘Games’ and ‘Music’.

Video Games Are The Future by Adam Archer
*Thirty Five Years Ago The fledgling video game business was struggling to make a name for itself as it competed with toys, playing cards and board games for customers. The early games like Pong, Pac Man and Donkey Kong were very basic in terms of technology, and they had very little creativity... While the Video Game Awards are not quite the Oscars yet, they are certainly on a pace to give them a run for their money in the future in terms of publicity. ... Video games have come a long way since the days of Pong, Pac Man and Donkey Kong.

Online X Box Game Rental - Top Game Rental Site by Troy Harbour
Driving to your local video game store has become a thing of the past. I am sure most of you know by now that online DVD rentals have become more and more popular in the last couple of years. Now you will be seeing most of your game rentals take place online. ... What I do is play one until I am done, put it back into the prepaid envelopes they send me and then by the time I am done with the second game my other has arrived and the process starts all over again. ... If I don't know exactly what I want then I don't have to decide right then.