Settlers of Catan Strategy - Part 4 - The Monopoly and Cartel Strategies

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The Settlers of Catan has been the flagship for German Style Designer Games for many reasons, some of the main ones being its elegant simplicity and its depth of strategy. Your choice of strategies will influence your initial setup and overall game play. The separation of strategies that are outlined in this series is […]

The Game Audio Explosion - A Guide to Great Game Sound Part II: Music, FMVs and Audio Planning

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

V. MUSIC PRODUCTION

A. THE UNDERSCORE ? INTERACTIVE VS. FILM MUSIC

Until recently, you simply could not compare game music to film music. Every aspect involved in their production, from budgets to performance, made it an impractical comparison. Today, these two media have a working relationship. Games are created to support movies and movies are made […]

If You Could Play One Game for the Rest of Your Life, What Would it Be?

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

You?re an online game player. Probably an expert. Actually, you?re probably an expert at a bunch of different games. And you probably enjoy playing lots of different games, especially the new ones. But, if you were to pick just one, just one game that you would have to play for the […]

Turning a Non-Gamer Into a Gamer

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

If you are like many people, you have friends that just don't understand gaming. There are a few variants to non-gamers some of them can be great candidates for gaming conversion. How do you convince a person that has no interest in gaming to play games? Similar to the way you became a gamer yourself, […]

Board Games - Have Deep Historical Roots Buried In The Sands Of Time

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Monopoly, Risk and Clue have roots buried deep in the sands of ancient Mesopotamia.

British archeologist Charles Leonard Woolley unearthed the earliest known board game in the late 1920?s. He was excavating a burial tomb in Ur, what is now southern Iraq. The game, buried with other treasure, had been interred nearly 4,500 years earlier. The […]

Cheats For Computer Games

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

When it comes to games, it’s all about winning. Many game players like to cheat, and computer gaming is no exception.
Creators of computer games incorporate the devil’s con in every game they design. In technical parlance these are called “cheat codes.” These are basically hints that, for example, let you progress to the next stage […]

Create Computer Games - Get Started on Creating Your Own Virtual Worlds

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

I?ve always loved video games, ever since I first played them on a friend?s computer in the afternoon after elementary school. There?s something almost magical about the fact that we can move images around and interact with virtual worlds, a living fantasy presented for us to interact with however we please. I?ve also always wanted […]

Where Do I Find Good Arcade Games?

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

When considering arcade games the first thought that comes to mind is Fun! The second is childhood. Arcade Games loomed large in childhood, but for many of us those golden years have never really ended! The 1980s are considered by many to be the golden age of arcade games. This is […]

Top 10 Games On Gamecube

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Hundreds of games were developed for the Nintendo Gamecube since it was released in 2001. So many in fact that it can be hard to choose which games you want to buy. The ten games below are the games that I feel every Gamecube owner should have in their collection.

10. Super Mario Sunshine […]

Recommended Video Game System for your Kids

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

There are many choices in the games that kids can play. Some are educational, fun and extra entertaining for many kids to enjoy. Because of our new innovative technology and progress, even changes in the way children games have also transformed to a more realistic and virtual game playing with contents unacceptable for many kids […]