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Game Consoles

...Grand Theft Auto, a video game that many people have in their homes, is blamed for the cold- blooded shooting spree carried out by Devin Moore in Alabama. The game is also under fire for the option it provides to unlock sexual content from the internet. Two teens, imitating moves from the mortal kombat video game, beat up and killed the 7-year old sister of one of them. According to a police affidavit, the teens were baby-sitting the girl while her mother was at work.

New Gaming Experience

The experience of being a gamer has changed radically. A new generation game console hits the market every 5 or 6 years, exploring realistic three-dimensional worlds in high resolution with surround sound. Latest are the next generation of consoles led by Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii.

Game consoles have replaced video games. There are a range of game console models available in the market nowadays. Nintendo GameCube Black Game Console is one of the widely popular multiplayer gaming and online gaming. This is popularly known as a home console for it is recommended for home use only.

Microsoft's Xbox, one of the most well-known game consoles, has been devised to interface with the Internet, keeping in mind that the Internet has made online gaming a more preferred platform than console games. Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 are also designed for online interaction, enabling gamers to compete against each other, download videos and games, or swap friendly insults in a chat room.

Game Addictions

Among all the charges leveled against game consoles, the foremost is that they are addictive. So addictive that if denied children are known to have all the symptoms of withdrawal, including the shakes. Among other charges are compulsive behavior and loss of interest in other activities.

Research reports of a decade ago had shown video game junkies to be highly intelligent, motivated and achievement-oriented individuals. But the 21st century games are so engrossing that today's studies reveal the opposite tendencies. This is attributed to today's games being more psychologically rewarding, which leads to addiction.

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Nissan Concept Vehicles Inspired by Xbox & Adidas

... the public, it is evidence that Nissan can design and manufacture such advanced cars. Two of their most notable concept vehicles are inspired by the Xbox 360 and Adidas. The Xbox 360 inspired concept vehicle is the Nissan Urge while the Adidas-inspired one is named the Nissan Note.

The Urge is a roadster which according to Nissan is motorcycle-inspired. This futuristic vehicle combines futuristic driving and realistic gaming. This is because the Urge concept can be used to play Project Gotham Racing 3. The con...more

Sony Ericsson Mobile Phones - See Your Life in Terms of Music

...t weighs 99 gm and comes with 20 MB of expandable memory. The Sony Ericsson K530i is a tri band GSM/UMTS camera phone. It has a 262K colours TFT display that has a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. Its NetFront web browser shows web pages in XHTML format. It features a 2 mega pixel camera with 2.5 digital zoom. The device weighs 92 gm and supports Bluetooth connectivity.

The latest models of Sony Ericsson mobile phones are widely available at online phone stores in the UK. These latest models like ...more

Who Will win The Hi-Def Games War?

...and Halo action.

Essentially, this year Xbox 360 has some good triple A games, with 2 tent pole releases in gta IV and Halo 3. Sony has gta IV and Heavenly Sword and then many more third party, multi-platform games.

So, expect Microsoft to shift some units with their line up, but Sony will also be hoping for a gta effect on its console. This pinkish, if not rosy, outlook for Microsoft could change next year though. Sony has more development staff than anyone else, and while it might be taking its time, you have to expect its first party games to start coming through.

All of this, of course, is only considering the games consoles as just that, and it remains to be seen what effect, if any, the Blu-Ray (PS3) vs HD-DVD (Xbox 360) hi-definition formats for videos have on sales.<...more

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