Gaming Trends: The Rise of Cross Platform Titles
...The gaming industry is constantly expanding and while current generation consoles are slowly dying, next generation machines are rapidly emerging, gaining gamers interests along the way. Of the current generation console systems, the xbox, PlayStation 2 and Gamecube have all captured a share of the gaming market. The xbox 360 will face some heated competition when Sony releases its successor to the PS2 and Nintendo revolutionizes gaming with its Wii. When we add the P.C. into the equation, gamers will ultimately have the option of 4 gaming platforms in which to play their favorite titles.
Having identified this, developers are increasingly creating titles for more than one system. This recent trend has sparked criticisms among the gaming community. Concerns over the quality of multi-platform games have placed a great amount of pressure on developers to create titles for a specific machine. Largely associated with cross-platform titles is a lack of perceived quality due to developers focusing on multiple systems rather than one. Of course each system is different to the next. One system may contain greater processing power, while another greater graphic capabilities.
So whos to blame for the creation of multi-platform games? Most people point their fingers straight at the big gun companies such as Sony or Microsoft. It is a common misconception that creators of the gaming systems themselves wish to publish cross-pla...more
Sony PSP is Considered the World's First Hand-Held Video Game System
...The Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a hand-held gaming console released by Sony Computer Entertainment. The PSP is considered the world's first hand-held video game system which has used an optical disc format. The unit is equipped with gaming-oriented controls like the PlayStation face buttons, two shoulder buttons, a digital 4-directional pad, screen brightness, music settings and "Home" button for accessing the system's main menu.
The unit is currently available in seven...more
Video Games, Accessories & Consoles - Nintendo Wii, Microsoft xbox 360 & Sony Playstation3
...ON TOP OF YOUR GAME
You will be hard put to find a kid in this generation who had grown up without playing a video game at least once in his/her life. There will be a few of them who virtually live in the gaming console.
Well this is not so much of a surprise given that we have come very far away from the early days when Pong was the ultimate gaming experience. Today the barriers are limitless. The definition of the "Ultimate gaming experience" changes by the minute with constant techn...more
halo 3 Features Set A New FPS Standard
...nsportation, and as offensive weapons. Vehicle combat is most certainly destined to be among halo 3's most distinguishing features.
Like previous titles in the series, halo 3 has dual weapon wielding. Whether you are fighting the Covenant, the Flood, or your friends online, dual wielding allows greater fire power and opens up more combat options. Dual weapon wielding makes it unlikely that you'll run out of ammunition in both weapons at the same time, which means you won't have to scramble to re-arm yourself in the middle of a firefight.
halo 3 features the advancements that have been realized in artificial intelligence. Long a major...more

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