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  Learn more about Video game in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
The term "video game" is often not considered to include computer games and coin-operated arcade games, both because historically the games in these three categories were very different, and also because the activity of playing these three types of games is different.
Video games are made by developers, sometimes individuals, but almost always a team consisting of designers, graphic designers and other artists, programmerss, sound designers, musicians, and other technicians.
Video games are very popular and the market has grown continuously since the end of the video game crash of 1983.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /v/vi/video_game.html   (2938 words)

  
 Public Domain Content: Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Video games are made by developers, sometimes individuals, but almost always a team consisting of designers, graphic designers and other artists, programmers, sound designers, musicians, and other technicians.
From time to time, video games are criticized by some parents' groups, psychologists, and politicians for glorifying violence, cruelty, and crime, and exposing this violence to children.
Racing games are one of the most traditional of computer game genres.
www.publicdock.com /video_games.shtml   (2217 words)

  
 CNN.com - 24-hour video game channel set to launch - April 12, 2002
But some observers say that a non-interactive video game presentation may not be stimulating enough for many gamers.
Gaming "people overwhelmingly want to get to what they want to get -- compared to the number of people that want to just sit back and watch," says Ryan MacDonald, executive producer at GameSpot.com, a video game news site.
Video game reviewer and consumer technology expert Marc Saltzman says the jury is still out on whether gamers will play into G4.
www.cnn.com /2002/TECH/ptech/04/12/video.game.channel/index.html   (769 words)

  
 2002 Video Game Report Card | MediaWise.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Stores that primarily rent video and computer games are more likely to have policies preventing children younger than 17 from renting or buying games rated M compared to stores that primarily sell games (89 percent and 47 percent respectively).
In a study of 387 12- to 16-year-olds, 20 percent were classified as currently addicted to playing computer-based video games, and one in four adolescents had been addicted at some point in their lives (Griffiths and Hunt, 1998).
In our study of 607 8th and 9th graders, 20 percent of game players said they had felt like they were addicted to video games, 30 percent said their parents tell them they play video games too much, and 40 percent said they have friends they would call "addicted" to video games.
www.mediafamily.org /research/report_vgrc_2002-2.shtml   (3006 words)

  
 Review: FIFA Soccer 2002 (GameCube) -- Gaming Voice
Gaming Voice ratings are based on the technical and/or gameplay merits of a given product as well as the developer's choice of features and delivery of same.
While control is the most important factor in a sports game, difficulty may be next in determining how valuable the game is. Most sports games feature a ridiculously easy beginner setting (as FIFA does) but most games make an extreme AI jump in the higher levels to make the game practically impossible.
Graphically this game is an obvious port as it lacks the clarity of original Gamecube games, but FIFA still looks nice and runs smoothly.
www.gamingvoice.com /gvmain/reviews/gamecube/fifa2002.asp   (736 words)

  
 Coming up next: Ambushed on "Donahue"! - Salon
I've been writing about video games for more than a decade, have testified before the Senate Commerce Committee and the Federal Communications Commission, have conducted workshops with game designers, spoken to PTA meetings and the American Library Association, and been interviewed by more reporters than I can count.
90 percent of American boys play video games, so it's a pretty good bet that if the killer is an adolescent boy, they can find the proof that he was a gamer.
Banning games doesn't put a stop to domestic violence, doesn't ensure that mentally unstable kids get the help they need, doesn't stop bullying in the hallways, and doesn't deal with the economic inequalities and racial tensions that are the real source of violence in American culture.
www.salon.com /tech/feature/2002/08/20/jenkins_on_donahue/index.html?x   (1040 words)

  
 Idaho Election 2002: Tribal Gaming Initiative
The initiative was filed in response to the legislature's disapproval in 2001 of the compacts negotiated between Governor Kempthorne and the Nez Perce and Coeur d'Alene tribes.
Those agreements formalized the use of video gambling machines used by the tribes and set out a policy for the future expansion of Indian gaming facilities on reservations.
The initiative defines "tribal video gaming machines" as allowable in Idaho and allows for a 25 percent expansion in the number of those machines over 10 years.
www.idahoptv.org /election2002/gaming/index.cfm   (309 words)

  
 Gaming Illustrated - US Open 2002 review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
US Open 2002 is one of the few Tennis games out for the PC platform, and comes from an up-and-coming company in Strategy First out of Montreal, Canada.
US Open 2002 is a nice tennis game and perfect for gamers who love tennis and don't have a lot of experience playing video games.
If you decide to play the game on the more difficult level of gameplay, the game definitely gets a lot more fun because of the challenge, but the sometimes failing control system will make you slap your forehead a few times, but not enough to make you wish you weren't playing.
www.gamingillustrated.com /usopen2002.php   (804 words)

  
 2002 in video gaming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Big Fish Games is founded with Paul Thelen as the only employee.
The dominant video game consoles in 2002 were:
The dominant handheld system in 2002 was Nintendo's Game Boy Advance.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2002_in_video_gaming   (727 words)

  
 Gaming News - Starpulse News Blog
Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, announced today that the video game Eragon, based on the upcoming epic adventure film from Twentieth Century Fox is available at retailers nationwide and will be followed by the feature film opening in theaters nationwide on December 15th.
The Dragon Ball Z video game series is the gold standard of anime-based video games, and continues to deliver engrossing and spectacular action to its passionate fan-base.
Hailed as the most-anticipated video game launch of 2006 and punctuated by incredible demand from gamers, Gears of War begins appearing in the first retail outlets today, with continued rollout to retailers worldwide.
www.starpulse.com /news/index.php?cat=14   (2164 words)

  
 GameSpot:Video Games PC Xbox 360 PS3 Wii PSP DS PS2 PlayStation 2 GameCube GBA PlayStation 3
We considered every North American game released during the 2002 calendar year, and took into consideration our review scores for those games (especially our editors' choice award winners), how our perceptions of those games might have changed over time, and many other key factors.
Notably, during this process we tended to give deference to games that were developed to take advantage of a given gaming platform's unique properties--all other things being equal, we preferred to honor those games that were released exclusively for a particular platform, rather than those that were ported to most or every gaming system.
Last year might have marked the release of a few truly exceptional games such as Grand Theft Auto III for the PlayStation 2 and Halo for the Xbox, but this year, great games showed up in droves, and competition was fiercer than ever before.
www.gamespot.com /gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/index.html   (828 words)

  
 The Sports Gaming Network - NASCAR Racing 2002 Season (PC) Review
There may be readers who have another one and want to know if it's worth buying NR 2002, or who are trying to decide which Nascar title should be their first.
Unfortunately, at the beginning of a race, his annoying "green flag, green flag, green green green!" is still there from the older games in the series.
Certainly you can capture the feel of each track and all the 2002 season tracks are in the game, with the addition of a fantasy track named Coca Cola where you reach speeds over 230 mph and where, I suppose, Jeff Gordon never wins.
www.sgn.cc /racing/nascar_racing_2002_season/review.shtml   (1688 words)

  
 Elo Gaming: Article: Play Machine Magazine, March 2002
We met Elo's gaming market manager Mike Sigona at the ATEI 2002 trade show, where the new line of products was officially launched.
To further develop the gaming applications of our system, we have launched a specific website designed for the gaming and amusement market, which was presented during the London trade show.
The programmable content ranges from traditional puzzle and quiz games with tournament capabilities, video clips of films, chart music and albums, through to sports action and footage from the most recent two seasons of football.
www.elogaming.com /literature/play2002e.asp   (1006 words)

  
 Playing games with free speech - Salon
While the game's Omaha Beach level is derived from the opening of "Ryan," it's a fully interactive re-creation.
And that could be a disaster for anyone who wants to see games evolve into a medium every bit as culturally relevant as movies or books.
It is, of course, indisputable that the world of gaming is replete with titles that have little redeeming value, just as it is true for every other artistic medium.
www.salon.com /tech/feature/2002/05/06/games_as_speech/index.html   (644 words)

  
 sega gt 2002 - Video Gaming Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Video Gaming Forums > General Gaming Forums > General Gaming Discussion
It only takes about one or two game days to sell it, for a $35,000 to $45,000 profit.
The best thing to do Orkin is to use the Ford GT Concept car and supe it up as much you can and you should be alrigh the car suped up is the best car in the game I think.
www.videogamingforums.com /forums/showthread.php?t=555   (732 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Game Developers Conference 2002 Coverage
Of all the games in the world, the group loosely classified as "massively multiplayer" or "persistent world" games have the most unexplored potential.
The Game Developers Conference gives game developers the unique opportunity of stepping away from their current projects for a couple of days to put their heads together and hash out the answers to these problems.
Most designers agreed that to date many games have done a poor job of letting the user know up front what kind of world they were stepping into and how conflicts were to be handled.
www.gamespy.com /gdc2002/mmog   (649 words)

  
 An update on the year's top gaming stories - Dec. 27, 2002
Rockstar Games might have found itself in the center of a media storm due to the graphic violence of its Grand Theft Auto games (which, technically, came out in 2001, but bloomed in 2002), but the company also may have revolutionized the gaming industry in the process.
The game not only looked good, it was a heck of a lot of fun.
That was followed almost immediately by a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that proposed making it a federal crime to sell or rent violent video games to anyone under 18.
money.cnn.com /2002/12/20/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/index.htm   (857 words)

  
 The Sports Gaming Network - NBA Live 2002 (PS2,PSX,Xbox) Preview
We are not going to be producing a 2002 version of NBA LIVE for the PC, but will be back for 2003.
NBA LIVE 2002 will be available for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Xbox late this year.
NBA LIVE 2002 brings the excitement and emotion into video game basketball.
www.sports-gaming.com /basketball/nba_live_2002/preview.shtml   (373 words)

  
 BW Online | December 10, 2002 | The Video-Game Wars Explode Online
The necessity is to reignite demand for game consoles, a $9.4 billion industry.
"If you're going to blow video games beyond the niche they're in, [online gaming] is it." What remains unspoken is that Xbox Live is also an effort to transform the console, which debuted a year ago, from an also-ran into a worthy competitor.
Online gaming alone probably won't do the trick, though: Five years from now only 10% of households with game consoles -- a projected 4 million -- will use them to play on the Web, believes David Cole, president of interactive entertainment consultancy DFC Intelligence in San Diego.
www.businessweek.com /technology/content/dec2002/tc20021210_5333.htm   (1602 words)

  
 Miyamoto not impressed by online gaming - Mar. 6, 2002
Nintendo's chief gaming architect is not one of them.
Although PC gamers - and a lot of PC game publishers - swear it's the future of the industry, and Microsoft and Sony insist (though not as adamantly as they used to) that it's part of the plan for their gaming consoles, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto downplays the importance of gaming on the Internet.
In taking that step back, though, the developer can't dictate the course of the game, meaning it might not be true to their vision.
money.cnn.com /2002/03/06/technology/column_gaming   (750 words)

  
 Idaho Election 2002: Prop 1: Tribal Gaming Initiative: Con
Most other states which have opened even a small crack in the casino door have been unable, over time, to prevent expansion as gambling interests pour money into elections for legislators, governors and other public officials.
Proposition 1does much, much more than limit the tribes to a few video lottery machines for purposes of economic self-sufficiency.
Representative Maxine Bell, for the plaintiffs in litigation challenging the constitutionality of Proposition One.
idptv.state.id.us /election2002/gaming/con1.html   (383 words)

  
 In Greece, use a GameBoy, go to jail | Tech News on ZDNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
The law applies equally to visitors from abroad: "If you know these things are banned, you should not bring them in," said a commercial attaché at the Greek Embassy in London, who declined to give her name.
A test case is to come before the Greek courts next week, and the Greek gaming community is already planning protests in the event that the defendant is convicted.
Reload's tournament, which was to be held Fridah, was a qualifier for the CPL Oslo 2002 gaming tournament.
zdnet.com.com /2100-1103-956357.html   (702 words)

  
 2001 in video gaming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Microsoft released the Xbox video game console in the U.S. on November 15 (in Europe on March 14, 2002).
Additionally, Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance (GBA) in Japan on March 21 (in the U.S. on June 11 and Europe on June 22).
The top 10 selling console video games in 2001 in the United States ranked by units sold, according to NPD, were:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2001_in_video_gaming   (709 words)

  
 North American Video, Inc.; NAV & Gaming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
In the United States, the gaming industry has exploded, with legalized gaming now in 48 states, driving hundreds of millions of casino visits each year and revenues of over $45 billion.
From coast to coast gaming establishments have expanded their gaming operations to include comprehensive entertainment centers where gaming, live performances and fine dining attract people of all interests and age groups.
North American Video is at the cutting-edge of the security and surveillance industry.
www.navcctv.com /gaming.htm   (471 words)

  
 CNN.com - 24-hour video game channel set to launch - April 24, 2002
CNN.com - 24-hour video game channel set to launch - April 24, 2002
G4, an all-video-game TV network, is set to launch Wednesday to capitalize on the country's growing fascination with gaming.
One of the 13 original programs on G4 will be called "Sweat," which will focus on sports games.
www.cnn.com /2002/TECH/ptech/04/24/video.game.channel/index.html   (767 words)

  
 AIX Gaming: December 2002 Archives
Xtreme Gaming Radio will broadcast a live interview with Bungie (maker of Halo 1 and 2) at 9pm EST tonight.
Computer and Video Games.com has an interview with the creators of the expansion pack for Battlefield 1942, Road to Rome.
Computer and Video Games.com has a new preview on the full Raven Shield game which features lots of screenshots and movies.
www.aixgaming.com /archives/2002_12.html   (1988 words)

  
 The Original Video Rocker
The uniquely designed Original Video Rocker™ is the next generation of lightweight, comfortable rocking chairs for in-home recreational activities.
Ideally used for watching TV or playing video games, the Original Video Rocker™ fits nicely into dorm rooms as well as any living space for those who want to play up close.
The Original Video Rocker™ is available in a variety of colors and fabrics.
www.videorocker.com   (88 words)

  
 Video Gaming Forums - The Ultimate Video Gaming Discussion Site!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
Forum for the general discussion of gaming and games (not system specific)
Forums for the discussion of Nintendo gaming systems and games.
Forum for users to assist other user with problems they are having gaming or with system issues.
www.videogamingforums.com   (269 words)

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