Computer Games Articles

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Alan Biron @ Wednesday, 8th October 2008 @ 3:46 PM

Online arcade sites are getting more popular by the day and new ones are springing up all over the place. But why are these sites so popular and why is there so many of these around? This article will touch on why these sites are so popular and some of the risks involved in the use of these web sites. Flash arcade sites have made an impact on the children of today. These free online games sites provide entertainment for children and adults. The most common users of these free flash arcad... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Alan Biron @ Wednesday, 8th October 2008 @ 2:03 PM

Some webmasters design and create these arcade games to play sites for a variety of reasons. Some just like playing free online flash games and want their very own arcade site. Some want to make money either from advertising or selling the site and that is the sole purpose for them creating it, and others it's a little bit of both. So how do these people make money anyways if they don't charge any money for you to play their free flash games? They make money by selling ad space ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Peter Johnson @ Tuesday, 7th October 2008 @ 12:56 AM

If you want to become a video game tester and get paid to beta test unreleased video games, I believe there are 4 tips which will help you get a games testing job quicker. I have been working as a games tester for a little over 2 years, and following these pointers helped me to become a video game tester. Tip 1 - Understand Games Testing Is A Career If you want to become a video game tester, you need to know that it is a career and not just some fun hobby. You will have deadlines l... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Barry Tru @ Thursday, 2nd October 2008 @ 8:06 AM

Hey there fellow World of Warcraft gamers! My name is Barry, and while I currently have several lvl 70 characters, I still consider myself a recreational player. Like me, are you sick and tired of being broke or having to spend most of your playing time trying to earn money to be able to "run with the big dogs"? Me too! If you are a recreational WOW player with only limited time to spend playing, the last thing you need to do is spend most of your valuable "playing time" grinding... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Peter Johnson @ Tuesday, 30th September 2008 @ 12:58 AM

Gaming companies across the world are frequently looking for keen video game testers to find bugs and issues in their unreleased video games. The gaming industry is a multi billion dollar monster that keeps on getting fed and growing and growing. Scam artists and internet entrepreneurs have become wise to this fact and have started setting up scam websites. Wannabe game testers you need to be aware of a few things before you hand over your cash for a video game tester job guide - if that is in f... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Musa Aykac @ Thursday, 25th September 2008 @ 1:42 PM

Are you a hardcore gamer? Yes. Absolutely! You play all games that you could find on the Internet. You spend much time-and money-playing online games. Flash games. Video arcades. And lately, the games set in a huge and fantastic world of make-belief. Gamers can play solo, against another player, or a number of players. The latter is made possible through a multi-player game, where a multitude number of players can play and compete to each other through the use of Internet, even while insi... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Tom Kranz @ Thursday, 25th September 2008 @ 10:04 AM

Modern-day psychological problems are related to compulsive playing of computer and video games. That is a fact! Modern societies are now struggling to meet the new face of addiction. Virtual games such as computer and video games seem to be perfectly harmless. They even managed to convince parents that they provide their kids with safer and more enriching ways of spending free time. For this reason, the underlying effects of playing these games have sneakily gotten worse. Since they provide fun... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 25th September 2008 @ 5:39 AM

It is true that computer gaming can be addictive, especially when you are young and still a student. You would prefer playing rather than studying. Your parents get mad you because you waste much of your time playing than having to do house chores. You fail your subjects at school so your dad yelled at you. Yeah, computer gaming is fun, but you have to remember that you still have responsibilities and other things that you need to attend to. This are some helpful tips in balancing your time betw... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Thursday, 25th September 2008 @ 5:17 AM

Game consoles work like an interactive entertainment computer or electronic device, manipulating the video display (such as a TV, monitor etc) to display the game on screen. These games consoles in the 6ft and 7th generation are perfect entertainment buddies for you when you go anywhere - they aren't only a bunch of lights on weights but also very handy. Also, many of the best gaming consoles can handle HD DVDs, play back your digital photographs, grants you access to the World Wide ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Thursday, 25th September 2008 @ 5:05 AM

Because there are so many different game consoles available on the market it can become quite confusing as to which console you should spend you're hard earned cash on. Not only are they built solely for home use but now you have the added option of choosing whether you want a portable hand held console. All the top manufacturers which as of today include Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony now have both home and portable versions of their consoles on the market today. About gaming consoles... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Zach Thompson @ Monday, 22nd September 2008 @ 1:30 PM

Communication is one of the most important uses of the internet, and Ventrilo servers make Voice over Internet Protocol (better known as VoIP) easier than ever before. When it comes to voice communication software, no one is as respected and as well known as Ventrilo (known popularly as simply "vent"). Ventrilo servers allow users who have downloaded Ventrilo programs to communicate with one another over the internet through hands-free headsets. Hands free speaking allows the VoIP progra... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Musa Aykac @ Monday, 22nd September 2008 @ 12:02 PM

Consoles and games have been around for almost two decades now; they are probably one of the fastest growing industries in the world. But saying this, who has really given us the innovative ideas to the gaming world? I can honestly say that it has to be Nintendo. Nintendo have been on a downfall for years now, with outdated consoles, that just could not meet there superior competition. This being said, when Nintendo unveiled the Wii, it was not only loved by the critics but also adored by... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By caroline south @ Friday, 19th September 2008 @ 10:41 PM

Remember the days when you used to sit in front of the computer and bash away at the keys playing the latest game. When game consoles first came along the excitement about he future of gaming was well lets say less than enthusiastic. At the time no one ever imagined how far gaming would go and how big it would become. When the Nintendo first arrived in the shops the games were pretty basic and basically mimicked the games available to play in the arcades. As the game console evolved the g... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 19th September 2008 @ 1:39 AM

There are a multitude of action games for your child to play. If they are between the age of 3 to 5 here are some suggestions in the order or popularity. They are Hot Dog Bush, Greedy's Bakery, Sling Shot Santa or Wonderball. Each of these games is very different, but all take eye and hand coordination. Hot Dog Bush is the favorite game of choice and is the easiest. With this game the object is to make as many hotdogs and serve them to your waiting customers as you possibly can. You ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 19th September 2008 @ 1:15 AM

On the market today there is now available some crazy and zany video games that can enhance the video gaming experience for gamers. These incredible video games have the ability to cause the villains within a video game to begin dancing to disco music. The most bizarre of these newly bizarre video games are produced by Insomniac Games, who also produced the Ratchet And Clank Future - Tools Of Destruction video game. Within this video game was the introduction of the Transformer that had t... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 19th September 2008 @ 1:12 AM

There are so many games on the Internet; we had a hard time choosing which ones to review. But with your child's learning in mind we scoured the Internet from top to bottom and found some very interesting games that the child can search and find words, make plurals of singular words, learn what a noun, verb, preposition, adjective, adverb, and conjunction is. Then after they know what these parts of speech are they can readily pick them out in a sentence. They can also learn to put sentence... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Victor Epand @ Friday, 19th September 2008 @ 1:00 AM

There are a multitude of online games out there for your younger child. Some of them are ones that you should actually encourage your child to play. Yes, encourage your child to play games. What a concept! There are games out there on the Internet that will teach your child a multitude of useful, meaningful concepts. The card games that are online are some that you might have played as a child (but not on the computer)! These are Card Matching Game, Memory Trial and Solitaire. Card... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Victor Epand @ Thursday, 18th September 2008 @ 11:52 PM

How about those games which teach English for you? They are a great addition to your child's learning utilities. In these games the child can learn plurals. I am talking about learning that the plural for tooth is teeth and the plurals for face is faces. The child will type in the answer to each word. As they progress the levels get tougher. Plural Girls is a great game for the beginning child to learn what the plural for words are. There are 4 levels to play. The easiest level is &q... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Victor Epand @ Thursday, 18th September 2008 @ 11:28 PM

These are some really amazing video games that are available on the market today that gamers are sure to enjoy and are available for the majority of the top video gaming systems. Video game developers are coming up with some really fantastic video games that gamers may want to check out. Barrel Blast was created for the Wii video gaming system and unfortunately it has its ups and downs. This video game is truly terrifying in what you are expected to do in making your cute flying character... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Computer Games | By Victor Epand @ Thursday, 18th September 2008 @ 11:19 PM

Video games and video gaming systems have become extremely popular with children and adults alike and on the market today there are some really incredible video games that gamers of every age are sure to enjoy playing. One video game that gamers are sure to love is Ace Combat 6 - Fires of Liberation. This video game is a based flight simulator where the gamer has the ability to soar through the skies that look real and exciting. This video game comes bundled with an optional flight stick ... more...