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Life Lesson Learned Form Video Games Stay in Shape

2011-12-07T12:12:00.001-08:00

One thing to keep in mind when playing computer video games that ties the protagonist together, whether it’s Nathan Drake, Duke Nukem, Lara Croft, or your nameless hero or heroine is they are all in awesome shape. For example Half-Life’s pilot isn’t about a mild-manner man’s quest to keep a 32 inch waist, but with all the dashing, jumping and crawling, not to mention carrying around a large

Gamez-N-Stuff Blogs: Top 10 Computer Video Games at Gameznstuff for 11

2011-11-22T11:05:00.000-08:00

The following article is a top ten list of the computer video games available at www.gameznstuff.com. The list was derived from total sales and trends from Amazon, so some of the games may seem old but they are still top sellers. This top ten list is in no particular order.Microsoft Flight Simulator X GoldStrap yourself into the cockpit and get ready for the astonishing authenticity that only the

PETA Attacks Nintendo for Mario Wearing a Raccoon Suit

2011-11-15T12:20:00.000-08:00

Let us set the background here, Nintendo just recently launch the new Super Mario Land 3D game. The game launches on the 3DS game machine. Mario does his thing again in terms of stomping on turtles, dodging man eating plants and eating all sorts of mushrooms along the way.Mario at times will wear a raccoon-like "Tanooki suit" which lets him float in the air and swat this colorful host of bad

Older Gamers Willing to Pay to Play and Save Time

2011-09-06T17:20:00.000-07:00

Mobile or other social computer video games are designed to hook player into playing longer by accumulating "wealth" whether it is to level up in an MMORPG or get gold or bigger farms.This games are called "freemium games" by the industry, they are free to download and play, however in order level up quickly or gather goods there is a fee involved. A recent survey finds that players spend around

Portal Movie

2011-08-02T12:24:00.000-07:00

W8J5E72R2EBH Part of me feels a Portal movie would be really cool and part of me things it could be really bad. Games to movies adaptations don't don't do very well and much such as a rule. And yet, one "Portal" fan film has given me hope for "Portal: The Movie" possibilities. The director Dan Trachtenberg host of a video podcast "The Totally Rad Show" has posted a clip "Portal: No Escape."

Nostalgic video game causes supervisor play after 20 years

2011-07-24T08:02:00.000-07:00

Obviously being a gamer I love to look at and play the good old games. So one day during my down time at work I was looking at video of old video games and was watching the classic Legend of Zelda for the NES. My supervisor looked over at me and his face lit up and he was like I remember that game was so awesome.Keep in mind where I work we are encouraged to work on our businesses during our

How the First Amendment protects violent video games

2011-06-30T12:58:00.000-07:00

On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states cannot stop the sale or rental of video games to minors, This decision reinforces both the First Amendment protection for interactive video games and the free expression rights of children. The California law in question prevented sales to minors games involving "killing, maiming, dismembering or sexually assaulting an image of a human being."

Nvidia Graphic Card GeForce 9500 GT Review

2011-06-03T09:22:00.000-07:00

The Nvidia Graphic Card 9500 GT was created because not everyone can afford a $400-$600 graphics card and to be honest the cards that sell the most are the entry level cards. NVIDIA expects the final price to come in around the same level of the Nvidia Graphic Card 8600 GT, which currently is available in the low $80 USD range. This is why the Nvidia Graphic Card GeForce 9500 GT an extremely

Bin Laden's Compound Now on Counter Strike

2011-05-11T10:38:00.000-07:00

You knew this was going to happen as soon as the public go word of Bin Laden's death. A new map has been created of Osama Bin Laden's compound for the popular online muliplayer computer video game Counter Strike.The map's creator says it "may be used as a base for a bomb or hostage map at a later stage." For now, it's a general purpose multiplayer map based on the known dimensions of bin

Computer Video Game Addicition Infograph

2011-03-22T14:20:00.001-07:00

I recently found this great infograph on Computer Video Game Addiction online.Some interesting stats from the infograph.72% of US citizens between the ages of 6 and 44 play games on average for 18 hours a week.4% of US citizens between the ages of 6 and 44 are chronic gamers average over 50 hours a week.According to as study 8.5% of people between the age of 8 to 18 are clinically addicted to

8th Graders App Beats Angry Birds for Top Spot

2011-01-18T09:45:00.000-08:00

Instead of spending hours playing video games, this 14 year old programmed a game, a game that has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times.This story tends to hit a bit closer to home for me because I live in Orem Utah and Robert Nay the creator of "Bubble Ball" live 20 miles south in Spanish Fork Utah. Bubble Ball reached number on Apples free apps chart.So who was number 1 before? The

XBox 360 Kinect Sex Game in the Works

2011-01-04T09:36:00.000-08:00

I was joking around over the weekend with my friends about how down the road there will be sex games for the Xbox 360 Kinect. Well it looks like a sex game is in the works for the Xbox 360 Kinect. You might be thinking big deal sex games have been around sense the Atria 2600 days with Custer's last stand. However the difference here is how the Xbox 360 Kinect system works. With the Kinect system

Adding Amazon Affiliate Products to Your Web site.

2010-11-06T08:19:00.000-07:00

This article will provide a step by step tutorial as to how to add individual Amazon affiliate products to your web site.Step 1 Login to your Amazon Affiliate AccountGo to Amazon.com and scroll to the bottom of the page and click on "Join Associates". Then you are taken to a page in which you can login to your Amazon Affiliate account. If you don't have an Amazon affiliate account you can create

How Video Games Are Made

2010-10-21T10:05:00.000-07:00

Below is a nice info graph describing how video games are made and the process of making a video game. It is divided into 6 steps:Step 1 Brainstorming A group gets together multiple time to create a blue print of the productStep 2 Game Breakdown The blue print for the product is create and assignments are created.Step 3 Graphics Team Artist sketch very simple sketches for the graphic artists to

Black Ops Call of Duty Video Game Banned by the Military

2010-09-27T16:44:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago the US Military announced that they would be banning the popular video game Call of Duty Black Opts. The reason the military is banning the game is because in the multilayer mode video gamers can play as fighters for the Taliban and kill American soldiers. The ban comes because of the families who have lost someone in combat.Understanding how realistic the video game is I

What do You Know About Video Games

2010-09-13T16:23:00.000-07:00

Computer video games and console video games have come a long way since the days of Pac-Man and Frogger, and so have those who play them. Today's video games are enjoyed by players all ages and backgrounds and parents are increasingly involved in making sure that the ones their children play are age-appropriate. Here's a list of some key statistics related to the video game industry, some of

Warcraft 3 Reign of Chaos the 5th Most Played Game in the World

2010-07-13T13:45:00.000-07:00

Warcraft 3 Reign of Chaos, the 2002 Strategy based MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) is 5th most played game in world.Why would an article be written about a game that is 8 years old? Easy, Warcraft 3 Reign of Chaos is concerned one of the best Strategy based games played online.According to Raptr a software program used to track playing times with gamers rated Warcraft 3

Using Facebook as a Social Media Optimization Tool

2010-06-29T10:34:00.000-07:00

This article will explain what Facebook is and how to use Facebook as a social media optimization tool. Facebook is a social network established in 2004 used to add friends, send them messages, update their personal profiles to let people know about themselves. People can also join networks organized by workplace, school, or college. Ways to use Facebook as a social media optimization tool.

Worms 2 and Worms Armageddon Nostalgic Strategy Game Play at its Best

2010-06-18T11:19:00.000-07:00

I was playing the PC game Worms Armageddon not too long ago and am still amazed by its great strategic game play even though the game is over 10 years old.If you have never played Worms 2 or Worms Armageddon for the PC I would highly, highly recommend it, let me explain why.Easy to control and play. Even a 5 year old can learn how to play this game, yet the strategy involved to conquer your

Hate speech infests online games

2010-04-27T09:53:00.000-07:00

It has been a while sense I have last posted and felt like I need to get back on the band wagon again.Lately I have been reading articles on hate speech within online video games. Funny gamers have been spouting out hate for year when they are competing with other people online. It is not uncommon to hear raciest, anit-semantic, homophobic comments to other people the player is competing against.

Computer Video Game Addiction Doesn't Just Affect Shy Nerds

2010-01-12T15:11:00.000-08:00

Despite what you might think about video game addiction, outgoing people as well as shy nerds are susceptible to video game addiction. Dan Loton, a Psychology graduate from Victoria University in Australia, conducted an honors research project

Sell Products on Amazon for Free

2009-10-21T07:58:00.000-07:00

This article will explain how to setup and list items on Amazon's selling account for free.Amazon's selling account is fast, easy and it doesn't cost anything until your item sells an when it does sell Amazon takes a percentage of the sell and that is it, you don't have to pay out of pocket for the service.Steps to list your item in Amazon's Seller Account.Step 1Go to http://www.amazon.com then

Are You Addicted to Technology?

2009-08-03T09:44:00.000-07:00

Are you addicted to your cell phone, ipod, blackberry, computer video games or other personal electronics as junkies to drugs. This people are so focused on their electronic gadgets, what happens is they neglect relationships with other people.According a educational study communication aids such as texting and e-mail may actual hamper "our abilities to have more important face-to-face

June Video Games Sales Drop

2009-07-20T08:28:00.000-07:00

Video Game Sales fall a fourth straight month as of June.This 4 month decrease in sales within the video game market makes largest year to date decline the industry as seen in nearly nine years.According to market researcher NPD Group sales of computer game hardware, software and accessories dropped 31 percent from the same month as last year.This decline marketed the fourth straight month to see

Adding Featured Items to the Home Page in Wordpress

2009-07-01T07:45:00.000-07:00

This Article will explain the step by step process of adding featured items to your home page in Wordpress. The reason for adding featured items to your home page is so people can see first hand what kind of products you have to offer people when then visit your web site.Step 1You need to open you website and the Wordpress back office in Mozilla FirefoxStep 2Within the back office of Wordpress

Computer Video Gamers Show Signs of Addictive Behavior

2009-04-21T10:33:00.000-07:00

According to a study about 1 in 10 computer video game players show signs of addictive behavior that have negative on friends, school, family and work.The study was conducted at Iowa State University (ISU) along with the National Institute on Media and Family found that some video gamers showed at least 6 symptoms of gambling addiction ie: lying to friends and family about how much they play

Nes Joystick Test Game Sells for More than $1,000 on eBay

2009-03-30T10:29:00.000-07:00

An Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Joystick Test Cartridge ends up on eBay and sells for more then $1,000.This is not the first time that I have seen some werid stuff sell at crazy prices on eBay, but this is definitely amongst the weirdest. The product come from the frigid tundras of Fairbanks, Alaska, this Joystick Test Cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System has the lowest replay

Is Video Gaming Addiction Real?

2009-03-20T12:18:00.000-07:00

The Nintendo Wii has redefined family leisure. People of all ages flock to parties to play "Guituar Hero" and "Rock Band". Live service with the PS3 and xBox 360 and Nintendo wii enable gameplay and communication with others across the country. Simulation programs have helped to enhanced learning."Research has even shown that video games can increase fine motor and coordination skills, boost

Is The Recession Affecting Video Game Sales?

2009-03-10T12:06:00.000-07:00

Even though the recession is hitting the world economy, video game sales continue to rise. The video game industry is still hitting it big with such blockbusters like Grand Theft Auto IV and popular gaming systems like the Nintendo Wii. Even though the video game market is thriving, the current scenario seems speculative. Even with the good figures during the recession some areas are affected by

Making Money on Craigslist

2009-02-20T08:54:00.000-08:00

This article will go over what Craigslist is, how to create an account with Craigslist and how to list and item on Craigslist.According to Wikipedia.com Craigslist.org is a centralized network of online communities used to post free online classified ads like, jobs, services, goods, resumes, gigs and more.Steps to create an account with Craigslist.orgStep 1Go to http://www.craigslist.org and

Teen sentenced Over Girl's Mortal Kombat Death

2009-01-20T10:38:00.000-08:00

In Greeley Colorado a teen has been sentenced to 36 years in prison as a result of his role in the death of a 7 year old girl during an apparent emulation of the "Mortal Kombat" computer video game.The sentenced Lamer Roberts, 18 years old pleaded guilty last month to knowingly or recklessly causing a death of a 7 year old girl though mean of child abuse.Prosecutors say "Roberts and 17-year-old

How to Make Money With an eBay Store

2009-01-06T14:25:00.000-08:00

This article is going to cover what an eBay store is, what the benefits of an eBay store are, how to build an eBay store and how to market an eBay store.An eBay Store is a comprehensive e-commerce solution that better helps you stretch the marketing potential of you business to million's worldwide. An eBay store is a full blown website that is hosted through eBay itself. So you have the ability

Angry divorcee Kills ex-hubby's avatar

2008-10-23T09:56:00.000-07:00

Tokyo Police say woman logged on virtual reality game killed ex-husband's avatar.In Tokyo a 43 year old Japanese piano teacher whom was recently divorced from her online husband in a virtual game world called Maple Story. This event made her so angry that she logged into the virtual world and killed the digital avatar of the ex husband, police said Thursday.She used his id and password to login

Can Computer Video Games Improve Driving Ablity

2008-09-10T08:33:00.000-07:00

Allstate is testing if computer video games can improve the mental agility in people over 50Question can playing computer video games increase the mental agility in people over 50 years of ago to turn them into better drivers? Allstate Corporation wants to find out, and see if the answer is in fact yes, because it may actually offer discounts to people who play the computer video games.Allstate

Second Life Game Leads to Real Life Kidnapping

2008-08-28T08:27:00.000-07:00

In Claymont Delaware a woman has been charged with plotting a real life kidnapping of her boyfriend she met through the virtual world of Second Life.The charged Kimberly Jernigan, 33 of Durham North Carolina returned to Delaware for kidnapping charges after she was arrested in Maryland last week.According to court records Jernigan drove to her boyfriends apartment Thursday carrying a stun gun,

Computer Game Villain Takes a Whole Day to Defeat

2008-08-20T17:47:00.000-07:00

A new Villain in the Final Fantasy XI computer game is causing real players to pass out and get sick during a very, very long battle.Well the saying goes if it is good enough for Cartman then it is good enough for Square-Enix.Why am I saying this well the developers of the famous online role-playing computer game Final Fantasy XI seemed to have borrowed the idea from Emmy-winning South Park

Adulterus Product Being Sold on eBay?

2008-08-13T15:41:00.000-07:00

Woman takes matter in her own hands by selling her husbands lover's underpants.In Australia a woman has has taken things to the next level with her cheating husband "by putting a photograph of his lover's underpants up for sale on the auction site eBay."As part of the listing the woman has a photo of a pair of lacy black underpants with an empty condom wrapper "size small" which she found in her

Fat Princess Playstation game leads to heavy debate

2008-07-23T13:55:00.000-07:00

Feminists are in an uproar over a Playstation Game that they feel is hostile while other say 'lighten up'.At the E3 conference Playstation layed out heavy hitter "LittleBigPlanet", God of War 3" and "Resistance 2". But that wasn't what everyone was talking about. It was a cartoony video game from a no-name company about a fat princess.It not the cartoon, art style of the game or the unique

Trioxide Emulator to play Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 Games

2008-06-16T14:28:00.000-07:00

There is rumors of a new PC Emulator that allow one to play Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 games called the Trioxide.How exactly would this work? The information Gamez-N-Stuff gathered doesn't say, but the best guess of Gamez-N-Stuff is that Trioxide works as a P2P network where user can record or bounce signals from their console to the PC and the record for others to share. This

Amazon Store and Your Website

2008-05-13T08:43:00.000-07:00

This article will explain what an Amazon store is, the benefits of an Amazon store for your e-commerce business and how to put an Amazon store on your site.An Amazon store is an entire online store or e-commerce store which you construct from your Amazon Associates account to your website. There are many benefits to having an Amazon store on your site, below is a list of such benefits.An Amazon

Angry Wife Tries to Divorce Husband Using YouTube

2008-04-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

We live now in a YouTube generation, which people are constantly posting video, video about basically everything, now this includes divorce.Many major New York divorce lawyers couldn't think of another time or case where a spouse (in the situation a the wife of a major Broadway theater operator) who had used YouTube as a means of telling the world of their intimate secrets and to criticize the

Terapeak Free eBay Product Research Tool

2008-04-01T09:01:00.000-07:00

This article will explain the basics of how to use the Terapeak free eBay product research tool. It will also give readers a comparison between the Terapeak tool and the the full version.Do you find it difficult to know exactly what to sell on eBay? Or know whether or not it will be competitive in that online market? Terapeak is a tool that you can do your basic research for buying and selling on

Seven Tips to Win Back your Video Gaming Spouse

2008-03-18T10:45:00.000-07:00

Are video games taking over your relationship? Well fight back with these seven steps.Can computer video games be the cause of a relationships going sour? Jocelyn, a Californian whose six-year marriage was destroyed because of her husband's sever addiction to the massively-multiplayer PC game of World of Warcraft, this was not the only story of woe and heartbreak studies say.It was too late for

FPS Vest to Make PC Gaming More Real?

2008-03-01T07:59:00.000-08:00

What are gaming peripherals? These are add on gear to make console and computer video gaming more accessible, more realistic and more fun. Consoles have been doing this for years, for the example the Nintendo Zapper back in the mid 80's, the P5 virtual reality game glove or the disappointing Virtual Boy. Not all gaming peripherals have been bad take for example the widely successful games and the

Auctiva and eBay

2008-02-17T08:55:00.000-08:00

This article will explain the basics of how to use Auctiva to give yourself and competitive advance and when posting items on eBay plus Auctiva is free.What is Auctiva?Auctiva is a web based tool that integrates directly with eBay's database to create professional listings for free.As we all know eBay has its standard listing fees when posting an item to it's database. But if you want a really

Manhunt 2 still not out of the U.K. Woods

2008-01-27T09:01:00.000-08:00

Manhunt 2 still in trails with the United Kingdoms rating systems of whether to release the game or not.On January 25th the Creator of Manhunt 2 questioned why the High Court sent the game back to the appeals committee.The event marked the latest episode in the almost year-long struggle to try to get the highly violent and controversial horror action adventure game Manhunt 2 released in the UK.

Paid Links Bad in Google's Eyes

2008-01-15T08:19:00.000-08:00

Google continues to give a sore thumb about passing Page Rank to paid link and Matt Cutts as requested that webmaster to use the ‘nofollow’ attribute to the link for them. Matt Cutts work for Google’s quality team specializing in search engine optimization issues. The problem is that paid links have a long history of annoying Google due to the way they can affect organic rankings. This year has

Top Ten PC Games at Gameznstuff

2008-01-01T19:03:00.000-08:00

The following article is a top ten list of the computer video games available at www.gameznstuff.com. The list was derived from gamers whom have come to the site and have rated the computer video games. This top ten list is in no particular order.Gears of WarGears of War took all the major awards in 2006 as well as for the game of the year award for Xbox 360 now it has come to the PC and still

Google Sitemaps Article

2008-01-01T19:02:00.002-08:00

In this article a Google Sitemap will be defined; the importance of having a Google sitemap as it relates to Google and how to create a Google sitemap.A sitemap is a page with a listing of URLs or web site addresses used to inform search engines that you have web page available for crawling or indexing. Submitting a Google Sitemap is extremely valuable because it will speed up the process Google

Quake Wars Reviewed

2008-01-01T19:02:00.001-08:00

This article will review the good, the bad and the Strogg (lol) of Enemy Territory - Quake Wars and how it will stack up against the upcoming competition.Enemy Territory - Quake Wars is facing a lot of intense competition in the realm of online PC multi player shooting games. Such contenders are Battlefield 2142 that still draws many devoted gamers, while many hopefuls are saving their cash to

Using Profiles to Build Link Popularity

2008-01-01T19:01:00.001-08:00

When it comes to Social Media Optimization, there are endless possibilities of tools and tricks you can use to build link popularity with the search engines. Here, I want to focus on creating profiles, building network of friends, and link building with profiles.Creating profilesSo what does it mean to create a profile? A perfect example would be when you sign up for a www.facebook.com or

Social Bookmarking

2008-01-01T19:00:00.004-08:00

SocialBookmarkingJanuary 6th, 2007 OverviewThis article will explain what social bookmarking is and howit can benefit your website. Social bookmarking is a method of SocialMedia Optimization or SMO, which will also be explained.Some major social bookmarking websites will be referenced asexamples of how to submit your article, blog, or comment to the sites.You will understand how

A softer Manhunt 2 still banned in the U.K.

2008-01-01T19:00:00.003-08:00

British game regulators on Monday, October 8th still banned a lighter version of the violent video game "Manhunt 2," they said "the changes didn't go far enough to alter the game's bleakness and callousness of tone."The designer for Manhunt 2 said the decision is "a setback for video games."Back in June, Take Two Interactive held off plans to release the video game — because the Entertainment

Controversy over Manhunt 2

2008-01-01T19:00:00.001-08:00

Controversy over Manhunt 2 spreads as Britain and Ireland have already censored the computer video game; and sales in the US look to be put on hold or restricted all together.In New Your video game publisher Take-Two announced on Tuesday June 19th that it was temporarily suspending the release of the ultra violent computer video game "Manhunt 2" because of the ongoing rating issues faced in the

Computer video game teaches children about dieting

2008-01-01T18:59:00.001-08:00

With childhood obesity on the rise, the United State's biggest health maintenance institution on Tuesday September 25th offered an online computer video game to teach children what to eat — and then the computer video game shuts down after 20 minutes.Kaiser Permanente, the non-profit health maintenance organization said "The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective was designed to

Video Games Fight Childhood Obesity

2008-01-01T18:58:00.000-08:00

In Orlando Florida the problem of Childhood Obesity has gotten out of control and a new DVD game has been developed to counter act the problem.The name of the computer video game being developed is "Body Mechanics" it works by teachings children how to avoid the damaging effects of being overweight.Within the computer video game the player joins a team of super heroes called "Body Mechanics"

Bisexual Characters in upcoming Video Game?

2008-01-01T18:57:00.002-08:00

Nowhere is the cultural difference more evident between US and Europe then in the field of entertainment. Typically US shys away from obvious descriptions of sexuality while having a tolerance level for violence in entertainment. While in Europe it is just the opposite, the ban hammer is dropped on violence and sensuality flows freely. The latest example of this divsion is seen in two ratings of

Virus in World of Warcraft?

2008-01-01T18:57:00.001-08:00

A couple of years ago Blizzard create a contagious disease or virus that infected players characters to add some spice to the online world. The virus was meant to infect only players who can handle it, however news to Blizzard some players managed to break through the quarantines. "Now researchers are using the event to study human behavior during a pandemic."Blizzard created this disease in an

Nvidia Graphic Card GeForce 8800GTX Reviewed

2008-01-01T18:56:00.001-08:00

If you want the fastest graphic card on the planet then buy the Nvidia graphic card Geforce 8800 series, if you want the fastest gaming system on the plant then buy the two Nvidia Geforce 8800GTX graphic cards and put them together using the SLI.The Geforce 8000 series has a new chip, 90 nanometre, with over 680 million transistors, it is considered to be the largest graphics chip ever built. The

Video Game Addiction Equals Babies Starving

2008-01-01T18:55:00.002-08:00

Young couple accused of neglecting young children to surf the Web and play computer video games.In Reno, Nevada a couple authorities say were so obsessed the the Internet and computer video games that they left babies starving, suffering other health problems have pleaded guilty to child neglect.Michael and Iana Straw had two children, a girl ll months old and a boy 22 month old. Authorities

How to get sales on Google Products

2008-01-01T18:55:00.001-08:00

In this article I am sharing ideas and techniques I have used to get my products on Google Products listed on the first page as well as using it as a free method to get sales as well. This article will also explain step by step details of how to create a bulk file to post to Google Products.What is Google Products? Google Products or Google base is a price comparison service provided by Google.

Firestorm Dual Power PC Gamepad Review

2008-01-01T18:54:00.001-08:00

The Thrustmaster Firestorm Dual Power PC Gamepad is a remarkable device that renders solid feedback from computer video games that support it.Imagine this, John Doe has just produced some major speed head into the half pipe. His board climb the wall, then into the air, John head to the top of his aerial assault and is heading to the ground and realizes the half pipe is no longer below him.For

Video Game Piracy

2008-01-01T18:53:00.002-08:00

Now days getting free video games is as easy as going to the Internet and I am not talking old out of date video games but grade A video games, new and old favorites.What happens is Internet "pirate" sites offer "cracked" versions of brand new games, that would normal be copyright-protected and something you would buy at Best buy. Most of the time these pirated game are accessible free of charge.

1 killed, 2 hurt in Video game dispute

2008-01-01T18:53:00.001-08:00

In Fresno California Police arrested a college student on Tuesday May 8th for shooting an off-campus apartment over a dispute over a video game console, in the process killing one man and injuring two others.The suspect Jonquel Brooks, a freshman at California State University was arrested for the murder and assault with a deadly weapon following a search in neighborhoods surrounding the campus."

Video games to blame for VT Massacre?

2008-01-01T18:52:00.003-08:00

Perpetrators only hours after the Virgina Tech shooting had ended up blaming computer video games for the bloodiest massacre in U.S. history.This is what Jack Thompson told Fox or anyone else who would listen that "These are real lives. These are real people that are in the ground now because of this game. I have no doubt about it," Thompson is an attorney for Florida and an avid critic of the

EA feels Women too big of a Audience to ignore

2008-01-01T18:52:00.001-08:00

At the Women in Games Conference, Electronic Arts Europe Online Vice president Sharon Knight explained that developers should avoid making games that only target women. Original article give by Emma Boyes from Gamespot UKSharon Knight the Europe Online Vice president of Electronic Arts "believes that if game developers and publishers were to ignore the female audience, it would be a great waste."

Cheap Web Hosting Providers

2008-01-01T18:51:00.001-08:00

The is a list of cheap (most of which are under $10 a month) web hosting providers, yet effective web hosting providers that one can sign up with to get the best web hosting for their buck.Personally I would choose either Bluehost or Host Monster as my choice for a web hosting provider because it is very inexpensive and you can have multiple domain names (or websites) on one account.Bluehost has

Medieval II: Total War Expansion Pack Announced

2008-01-01T18:50:00.000-08:00

This is a review of the new expansion pack for Medieval II Total War which came from the upbeat review given by Gamespot.com.Sega released Medieval II Total War around four months ago which is the newest game in the Medieval series. The object of the game is to gain control of Europe during the time of the middle ages through the use of massive battles using individually control soldiers.Medieval

Computer video games improve eyesight

2008-01-01T18:49:00.001-08:00

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 this case.The StudyUniversity of Rochester professor conducts a study with 60 people where 30 people

Wordpress Tutorials

2008-01-01T18:48:00.000-08:00

In this article are Wordpress tutorials used to troubleshoot a number of bugs and or problems one might encounter when using Wordpress specifically when using the Wordpress Shopping Cart plugin.How do I install Wordpress?Well in order to install Wordpress you have to have (FTP) File Transfer Protocol access along with a mysql database and php admin rights. Once you have this information you are

Mental Health from Video Games

2008-01-01T18:47:00.004-08:00

New computer video games used to improve self-esteem and reduce stress.A group of computer video game developers where impress by the success of Nintendo's "Brain Age" and felt they should produce a stream of games that help with the psychological growth of the mind.The are planning creating a game called "DS Therapy" for the Nintendo DS that goes through asking question that range from money to

Real Money in Second Life

2008-01-01T18:47:00.003-08:00

Fortune Magazines' David Kirkpatrick why IBM guru Sam Palmisano and other tech leaders feel that Second Life is a potential gold mine.Last November IBM had major conference on global solutions for digital storage, branch less banking and more. IBM CEO Palmisano walked up to a PC, logged into a virtual 3D world and presented the idea through an avatar of himself through Second Life.He went to a

Free Wordpress plugins

2008-01-01T18:47:00.001-08:00

A very brief explanation of what Wordpress is will be announced along as a list of major plugins used to enhance ones experience with Wordpress. Making Wordpress go beyond being just a blogging tool.Wordpress was designed to be a blogging tool to create blogs online. Blogs are best described as online journals of ones day written in an informal way. However Wordpress has evolved with its many

Adventure Quest RPG

2008-01-01T18:45:00.001-08:00

What is an adventure quest RPG? In order to do this we need to define what an adventure game is and a role-playing game is.An adventure game is defined as a game involving puzzle solving with narrative challenges rather then reflex-based challenges. In other words an adventure game focuses on problem solving rather than statistics and combat.A role playing game is defined as a game where players

Nvidia Graphic Card Geforce 6600 GT Review

2007-12-31T12:14:00.001-08:00

This review is taken from experts at Anandtech. To start with it is good to distinguish the difference between the AGP and PCI Express versions of the Nvidia graphic card for the Geforce 6600 GT series. First the Geforce 6600 GT for the AGP has an auxiliary power counter, which is not present in the PCI version because it can take up to 75 watts of power from a PCI express X16 slot. Also

Video Game Awards 2006

2007-12-31T12:13:00.001-08:00

The video game award for 2006 where held on Spike TV on Wednesday December 13th, the result are list below.GAME OF THE YEARElder Scrolls IV: Oblivion WinnerGears of WarGuitar Hero IITom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced WarfigherBEST ACTION GAMEDead Rising WinnerNew Super Mario BrothersOkamiSaints RowBullyBEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAMERockstar Games presents Table Tennis WinnerEA Sports Fight Night

Web 2.0 programming

2007-12-31T12:12:00.001-08:00

In this article the term Web 2.0 programming is defined as well as the difference between Web 2.0 programming and Web 1.0 programming. The advantages and disadvantages of Web 2.0 programming are explained. Finally an opinion on Web 2.0 programmingis given.The term Web 2.0 was coined by O’Reilly Media back in 2004 to mean a network to span across all network devices. It delivers software on a

Lego Star Wars The Video Game II Review

2007-12-31T11:26:00.001-08:00

Winda Benedetti an MSNBC contributor reviewed LEGO Star Wars The Video Game II on September 14th, 2006.At first glance this idea doesn’t sound to good that is, take the “Star Wars” universe, cross it with the blocky world of LEGOS and create a video game for a much younger audience.But what may seem cheesy, ridiculous, copy cats has become a pair of fun, funny and highly playable third-person

Finding wholesale product manufacturers

2007-12-31T11:24:00.001-08:00

The techniques and steps listed below I have found to be very helpful in my quest to find a wholesale product manufacturer(s) for my products I sale on my online business. I hope you find the helpful to.Once you have an idea of what you want to sell and what market to sell to the next step is to find a wholesale product manufacturer that will not only provide the products for you but ship the

JoomlaStyle Free Joomla Templetes

2007-12-31T11:23:00.000-08:00

JoomlaStyle offers free administrative and content templates for the Joomla management system. So if you have Joomla and want more templates check this out!In order to understand what JoomlaStyle is it is best to understand what Joomla is. Joomla is an open source Content Management System or CMS used to create and design websites.It has a very flexable backend used to create and manage static

Online RPG, Columbine Video Game Gaining Criticism

2007-12-31T09:52:00.001-08:00

A new free online RPG game that came out last year is causing a lot of criticism from relatives of the people who died in the Columbine High School Massacre back in 1999. This free online RPG game is called Super Columbine Massacre RPG. How the game works is that it draws on investigative materials, as well as images of Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, the two teens who killed 12 of their follow

Civilization IV Expansion Pack!

2007-12-31T09:51:00.001-08:00

Civilization IV is already a huge and it is only going to get bigger. On the 16th of March 2006, 2K games stated today that Sid Meir’s Civilization IV Warlords is being created for PC. Civilization IV Warlords is an expansion pack of the already popular and highly rated strategy PC game. Of course Civilization IV Warlords will require the full version of

2007-08-30T11:53:00.000-07:00

Top 5 worst video game based moviesObliviously I love video games as much as the next gamer loves video games. But we don't love the film maker's that destroy our favorite titles in their quest to bring the game to the big screen.So a list of the top five worst game-based movies has be created. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback on the list and let us know if we should remove one and add

Video Games Turned Movies

2006-03-01T07:05:00.000-08:00

If you ever see the name "Alan Smithee" in the credits of a movie, it means the real director thought the movie was so bad, they didn't want their name in it.Gamers know that a lot of video games are based off of movies, such as Fantastic 4, Chronicles of Riddick, Batman, Superman—the list can go on and on. But what about movies based off of video games? How did they do? Below is a list of games