Video games have been getting a bad rap. Sure, a few involve nothing more than pointing several deadly weapons at the Undead and blasting them into a bajillion pieces. And there are cases of people wasting otherwise productive hours conquering a virtual kingdom and accumulating pixelized gold instead of going out and getting a real [...]
There exists some ephemeral quality that separates gamers from the rest of humanity, some thing that makes us, us and them, not us. I’ve never been able to quite put my finger on it, but it is inescapably there. Today, in hopes of moving closer to that essential quality of gamerosity, we examine part of [...]
Last week we started to get into the motivation of the gamer. We discussed challenge and its ugly stepsister competition, two of the most common motivators. Today, we look at two more on the way to forming an overall model for what moves us.
Perhaps less common than the first two motivators, creativity is nonetheless an [...]
Guitar Hero was originally released on the PS2 on one glorious day in November of 2005. This much anticipated video game was special in that instead of the usual control pad used to play, the game was designed for use with a life-like guitar shaped device.
This unique controller was modelled after a real guitar called [...]
The free trial of the Sims Online game is currently undergoing a revision. Very soon, according to EA, the free trial will become permanent free play. Great news for those of us who can’t afford the $9.99 a month for full play, but what has brought about this change?
Well, put simply, EA stuffed up. The [...]
Even if the PS3 came out with a bit of a slow start in 2007 don’t let that fool you… the PS3 is just gearing up for a great year with some expected hot releases. Here’s a rundown of three games coming out in ‘08.. EA’s NFL Tour, Free Radical Design’s HAZE, and Konami’s Coded [...]
Learning how to play your favorite mah jong games online can allow you to play anytime you want. If you want to play in person, you have to find people to play, who know how to play, and who have the time. Playing online allows you to play any time of day you like and [...]
Playing online games has become one of the most popular forms of entertainment nowadays. It offers a more convenient and economical form of amusement. Most kids, teens and even adults spend much of their time playing in front of their computers. But can you blame them?
Computer games are fun, especially now that there are [...]
This article gives brief information about the popular computer online games.
Action and adventure Games: The games which come in this genre are the ones, which involve fighting games, space adventure games, situational games where the player is required to achieve some objectives, etc. Most of the games in this genre are rich in animation and [...]
Backgammon is the oldest game known and it is very popular all around the world. In the past you needed a board, dice and gammons. And something else of course – two players sitting and playing against each other.
Today, with the development of the internet you no longer need the other player to sit in [...]