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Did you know that there's another high profile video game releasing today that isn't called Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain? Mad Max, an open world adventure set in the same universe as the iconic film franchise of the name, also hits store shelves. The game's demos and trailers did a good job of showing of the gorgeous post-apocalyptic setting and extensive car combat and customization features, but what about the overall package? The first reviews for Mad Max have begun to trickle in and…

technological revolution that would rock the gaming industry and change the course of the livelihoods of millions of children forever. The world was born into the glorious era of the Nintendo Wii. With classics such as Mario Cart, Super Smash Bros, and who could forget the infamous Wii Sports, (with which the Nintendo Gods blessed each lucky owner of their product automatically). Children including me spent hours at length swinging, laughing or just staring directly into the pure awesomeness of…

Abstract: The official material used in table tennis balls was changed from celluloid to plastic, a material free of celluloid, in 2014. The purpose of this study was to understand the differences and similarities between these two types of ball materials by comparing their behavior upon collision with a table tennis table to aid serious table tennis players. The behavior of the balls before and after collision with a table, at various initial speeds ranging from 15 to 115 km/h, was captured…

Typically the Nintendo Wii Console is one of the major consoles and is a favourite for a lot of households. However , is it just about all great? There are a couple of conditions that make it a second choice regarding Play station fans and Xbox fans - exploring your entire options and considering the advantages and disadvantages of the Nintendo Wii Console will surely help you make a decision as to whether not really or not you should buy it. The thing is adverts on tv nearly daily for the…

1. The Nintendo 3DS model has a strong set of software which will enable the company to leverage from its software and hardware. Nintendo this year will see in an increase in its sales. Also Nintendo has raised its hardware estimates for the 3DS to 18 million, up from 14 million since the last few years. 2. Iwata (CEO of Nintendo) has committed the company to increasing support for the Wii U, This includes dealing with the system's identity. The most important goal of the company is to have a…

The controversies of video games has been a problem since the mid 1980’s. Parents think that playing video games plays a negative in people’s life. However, this is not true at all. In fact, there has been studies that show why and how video games of any kind can affect someone’s life in a positive way. The first view I had found believes major new enquiry into the effects of violent video games has found no long-term inter-group communication with real-biography -time vehemence. The…

Modern video games role in gender socialization Karen E. Dill and Kaythern P. Thill stated “Both the content of video games and the role of video games in popular culture have changed profoundly since the first games appeared on the market in the 1970s.” and everyday this is proven more and more true. To clarify games from the 1970s to present day is considered modern, games generally before then were text based or demonstration of technological ability (examples: 1962 Spacewar, 1966 Periscope,…

Christmas. He would play Yars Revenge all the time. When my dad would babysit kids in his community, there was a family that had a Sega Genesis. He would play Sonic the Hedgehog while the kids were sleeping. Both of my parents had friends that had Nintendo Entertainment Systems, and would play Super…

In 1998 Bill Gates co-workers had finally convinced him that Microsoft would enter the war of gaming consoles in which Sony and Nintendo were leading in (“A Brief History of the Xbox”). The Microsoft company along with Bill Gates had decided that they were going to create a console that worked kind of like a computer. The Microsoft team decided to show the world there Xbox in 2000…

Xbox Microsoft revolutionized home video gaming, when releasing the Xbox on to the consumer market for $299 in November of 2001. Which operates on a custom intel Pentium 3 Coppermine-based processor running at 733 MHz and a shared sub card with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM, with a GPU Co-developed by NVidia “NV2A” 233 MHz Asic, and a built in 8 to 10 GB hard drive. This console was ahead of it time and technology as it supported 720p and 1080i HD resolution, which in 2001 was unheard of and televisions…