The Excitement About Gaming by Robert Emler
Gaming today has come a long way. The gaming technology today is giving the games a whole new perspective. Because of the gaming technology more and more people today are finding gaming to be more existing and challenging. The Games today have much better graphics. ... In my opinion the gaming industry has only hit the tip of the ice burg, if you will. ... It’s the online gaming that really sparks the interest of the gaming world. ... The first person shooter games and the role playing games have made the biggest impact on the gaming industry.

How To Become A Video Game Tester by Christopher Coffman
Suppose you could receive today's hottest video games free of charge? Suppose you could be paid up to $80 per hour to play those video games? This is the life of a video game tester. Video game testers are in demand due to massive growth in the gaming industry. ... Unless you're connected to someone in the video game industry, you'll be hard pressed to locate a company to hire you has a video game tester. ... Find a Video Game Tester Job Finding a video game tester job can be a difficult process.

Get Paid To Play Video Games: Yes It's For Real, But Beware! by Hitoshi Jones
There are a lot of video gamers out there who are very serious about their passion. In fact, some of them are so into gaming that they have even considered working for a company that designs video games. Yes, it's true that such "get paid to play games" type jobs are available. ... Previous Experience Requirements Even if you can pass the first couple of hurdles, many of the top video game industry jobs will only hire and pay you if you can show proof of previous experience first. ... Although you may be very good at playing games, most industry jobs will require you at the very least to...

Video Game Tesing For Profits by Ernest Kent
Video game testing can be fun and profitable. Do to the massive growth in the video game industry; they need video game testers. Companies will pay up to $80 an hour for your help in testing video games. The requirements of video game testing are you have to have a video game system or PC to... The company that wants you to test the video game will send you the game and a form that you fill out after you are done testing the video game. ... Finding a video game testing job can be difficult, unless you have a friend that tests video games.

Video Games Overview by Steve Dimeck
The gaming industry has been exploding in the recent years as games are not only enjoyed by the young generation. The adults are in on it too. Thanks to the computers, being one of the main contributors to this gaming phenomenon, the gaming industry has been very busy with the race of who is... The average age of the video game player is now 29, belying the myth that video games are largely a diversion for teenagers. ... The end of 2005, and 2006 saw the next generation of console gaming in the form of continuing advances in processor technology, graphics technology, design innovation, and...

The Future Of Gaming Is Here - Why The Video Game Industry Is Reaching New Highs by Jonel Cordero
Ever wondered why at the local Toys R Us, the Nintendo Wii still sells out in 15 minutes even though a shipment of 20 or so come in every other week? Why the Playstation3 was sold for over $4,000, on eBay, more then 6 times its value? Or why Microsoft is adding seemingly irrelevant upgrades to... Instead of just appealing to the younger generation like before, the video game industry now has twice the audience to appeal. ... What people must realize is that the Video Game Industry is no longer a baby, or even a high school student.

PlayStation 3 vs Nintendo Wii by Victor Vargo
There will always, regardless of our time in space in the span of human history, be an open competition between those who believe in the old school and those who side with the new school. In other words, those that believe that there needs to be some traditional guidelines for how to be a... However, those who are “new school” in the video gaming world will tell you that Sony has far surpassed Nintendo in the gaming industry to a point that the talk of a “competition” is almost comical. ... Nintendo is trying to change this fact with the introduction of their latest competitor in the video...

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. ... Don’t rely on the gaming industry to do all of the work for you. ... 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.

Generational Issues and Concerns About Teenage Video Gamers by Lance Winslow
Many are concerned over the current most popular video games on the market. It is, at least for a parent somewhat alarming to see the titles and sequences of these games. Many parents are wondering what on Earth the world is coming to with all the blood and guts, violence, nudity and sex in... I must confess in watching the G4 Show when rating video games that they rated games higher which had more blood and guts and realistic death scenes of characters being shot, mangled or what have you and it did make me wonder if this is really the right direction to take the gaming community.

Video Gaming: A Career Opportunity by Gabriel J. Adams
Video games have exploded into a multibillion dollar a year business. Every year new video games are produced, and people of all ages flock to stores to pick up the latest titles. I have been playing video games since the very first year that the Atari game system came out. ... Video gaming in the United States is very popular for a recreational activity, but it is also starting to become a great way to make quite a bit of money. ... These video gaming competitions are growing very large in the United States, but they have exploded in Japan and some European areas.