Mobile Game uses Micro-transactions to Harness Virtual Economy

“Parallel Kingdom – Age of Emergence” is the third game in the Parallel Kingdom series available for iPhone/iPod Touch and Google Android phones. Every version of Parallel Kingdom has been free to download and free to play. The game has classic, Legend of Zelda style graphics, but the real time multiplayer and GPS integration make it a technologically advanced mobile game. In its short history, the Parallel Kingdom franchise has pioneered several firsts: first real-time MMORPG for... Read More

Dragon Age: Origins

Dragon Age: Origins is a role playing game from BioWare, the makers of Baldur’s Gate. It’s a highly complex game, with rich and complex gameplay. Unlike some video games that are out there it’s available on multiple platforms; Xbox, Playstation, and on the computer, so that everyone that wants to play the game can without having to have the right console. The game’s main character is one of the user’s choosing, and there is a different introductory origin story for each... Read More

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review by a gaming Newbie!

The next sequel in the mega successful Call of Duty line was released November 10th, 2009 and was lead by a huge blitz of hype since the announcement in February. With such big boots to fill, COD:MW2 had its work ahead. The game was developed by Infinity Ward who also created many of the other Call of Duty titles including the immediate predecessor Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Thanks to Infinity Ward, the company that produced the game, the game was up for the challenge. The game brings back Soap... Read More

We ARE the Jetsons!

Growing up watching cartoons, watching the Jetsons made me want to live in the future.  All the flying cars, talking robots, and new fangled contraptions were in our future.  Now as I look around at all the technologies, it seems that Hanna/Barbara might have gotten a few things right with their farcical cartoons!  Here are a few examples: Workstations.  George Jetson is often pictured at his desk with multiple flat monitors around him while he twiddles away on a bank of buttons.  Video Conferencing. ... Read More

Video Games: Sequels, Expansions, Remakes

Video game sequels are some of the most anticipated products in the market. They can be more anticipated than television premiers and sell more than blockbuster movies. Franchise games like Halo, or Grand Theft Auto are among the more popular, and more highly anticipated, video game sequels. Both have released games that have broken all sorts of records for video game sales. The first day these games were on the market they made more money than record-setting movie Spiderman 3, and more money... Read More

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