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20. Death Note (Shusuke Kaneto, 2006) Based on the homonymous manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, "Death Note" is the most commercially successful title of the list having spawned video games, light novels, an anime series, a two-part film, a spin-off movie, while a new film is scheduled to screen this October. This entry is for the first two films. The story follows Yagami Light, a student who discovers a notebook, that when someone writes a name of someone in it, this individual dies…

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde slot review If stunning 3D graphics is something that you appreciate, the you will thoroughly enjoy the 2014 slot from BetSoft called ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’. Do not confuse it with the ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ slot from Microgaming, which is a completely different game. The slot is based on the slightly scary story by Robert Louis Stevenson published in 1886. Get ready to run around the streets of Victorian London discovering the eerie transformation of posh Dr. Jekyll into…

An interactive and entertaining way to spend a rainy day, video games have hooked to young audiences all around the world. With new graphics, designs, and levels, players often have something to look forward to and spend hours in order to reach these achievements within video games. However, players are also losing sleep, isolating themselves from their families, and procrastinating on school work in order to make time for their beloved game. Despite the fact that some people believe video games…

“If you want to be happy for an hour, play a video games, if you want to be happy for a day, go to an amusement park, but if you want be happy forever, help others” I stared at that sign in my seventh grade social studies teacher’s class. Now in eighth grade, I smiled, as I proceeded to continue helping my teacher put up kids’ map of the world. Picking up the next map and carefully examining each of the continents I thought, “This is what I love. I do think I will be happy forever helping others…

The Rubik’s Cube In A Nutshell Background Rubik’s cube is a toy puzzle designed by Ernö Rubik during the mid- 1970s. It is a cube- shaped toy consisting of smaller cube pieces, called “cubies” with 6 faces possessing contrasting colors. This rather primitive-looking phenomenon was exceptionally popular during the 1980s, and peaking 1980 and 1983 with around 200 million cubes sold worldwide. Even today sales continue to exceed 500,000 sales worldwide each year, consequently earning the title…

Computer games are very popular with people of all age groups. The latest three dimensional technology has given rise to new trends in computer gaming. The computer games have such versatility that it has become a whole new industry with many companies doing business. The concerns for profits as well as competition is making the companies give new themes and dimensions to the games which may be compelling enough to engage a large number of audience. The audience also includes a large number of…

It was a normal day, I started my day of playing video games like usual. Little did I know I was going to receive the biggest consequence of my life. My friend asked me if I wanted to go hang out at the I said I would be able to make it, but I did not ask my parents yet I expected them to say yes but, I was in for a terrible surprise. I hung up the phone and went downstairs to ask my dad if I could go to the park. He said, “no! it is too dangerous out there”. I didn’t want to talk back; I knew…

Some of my most important attributes were developed on another dimension. My parents regard gaming as a waste of time, but they do not realize that gaming taught me valuable habits and qualities. In multiplayer computer games, virtual worlds reflect certain aspects of reality, from the barter economies to the structures of social power. The in-game character can also reflect the person behind the keyboard. When my character fails to complete a quest or mission, I feel that particular taste of…

Marketers, advertisers and public relations people know how important publicity is. What better venue than the Golden Globes? Ricky Gervais, host of the 2016 Golden Globes, joked Sunday night that nobody cares about the awards show. That probably holds true when it comes to Wall Street. Media companies aren't really affected by big events such as the Golden Globes. However, maybe this time, media companies should start caring. Do you currently own a publicly traded media company or are…

A dominant force in football games for almost a decade, Pro Evolution Soccer outshines its competition and increases its lead. While FIFA has come close at times, Pro Evo has doubtlessly been the better series to buy, and the newest installment of PES shows the game's edge. FIFA made a stretch that rebuilt the franchise, but for Konami, they played it safe and only added a few new things. Because of those changes, Pro Evolution Soccer 6 does not look much different from the current generation on…