Great Online Video Games That You Should Play

Great Online Video Games That You Should Play

If you are like most people who love to play video games, then you should try playing online. The latest video game consoles today now offers a great line up of video games that you can play online with your friends as well as other people from different parts of the world.

Thanks to the advancement of technology and the internet, it is now possible for you to play online using just your video game console, such as PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii.

There are hundreds of game titles which you can play with online.

So, what are the games that you should play online?

First of all, not all games are great and was well-received by the public. This is why you have to know what kinds of games are popular for online gaming. By doing so, you will be able to avoid wasting money on games that no one plays and also be able to join in on the fun in the online gaming community.

One great game that you should get for your video game console is titled Battlefield: Bad Company. Released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, this first person shooter game is filled with non-stop action which will surely keep you on your feet and your eyes glued on your TV screen.

In this game, the players will be put in a fictional war between the US and the Russian Federation. The players will lead a squad of soldiers against the enemy. Although the game is fun to play in single player, you will find that this can also be played in multiplayer mode online.

The great thing about this game is that it can support up to 24 players. This means that you can have 12 men or women on your team and 12 on the opponent’s. This game is filled with high speed action and you can be sure that you will have fun for hours upon hours of playing this game online in multiplayer mode.

Another great game that you should get for your video game console is Killzone 2. Exclusively developed for PlayStation 3, this first person shooter game offers great graphics and extraordinary online play that will keep you coming back for more. Also filled with high speed action, you will see that you can choose from 7 different classes of characters in the game. Each class has its own pros and cons and you need to take advantage of its strengths and overcome its weaknesses in order for you to win the game.

Call of Duty: World At War is another great game that has great multiplayer feature. Developed for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and even on PC and Nintendo Wii, you will find that this game offers a completely unique multiplayer game option as it will be able to let you and your friends play in cooperative mode.

You can also try the team death match and capture-the-flag multiplayer gaming option if you want in order for you to fight other teams online.

These are just some of the great games that you should get for your video game console. With its online features, you can be sure that you will have countless of hours of fun playing these games right in the comforts of your own home.

Another title by Atari released on StarForce protected DVDs

Another title by Atari released on StarForce protected DVDs

“Atari has selected StarForce to protect their brand-new game called Race Driver 2”, a supervisor from StarForce has stated today.
“Race Driver 2” is produced by Codemasters and distributed by Atari. It was released in Taiwan in July 2004. The game is designed for both PC and Microsoft Xbox platforms. The product is distributed on DVD discs protected by StarForce.
Atari is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment for both gaming enthusiasts and the mass-market audience. The company’s products are based on internally created intellectual properties or products licensed from third parties, and include most recognizable names in popular entertainment industry.
This is the second case of Atari’s cooperation with StarForce. Earlier they used StarForce to secure their hit game — “Desert Rats VS Afrika Korps”.
Both titles are protected using the StarForce Professional 3.0 solution. StarForce Professional 3.0 utilizes latest copy protection know-how and provides a high level of security yet being a very usable solution for end users. StarForce Professional is designed to assist software developers and publishers to suppress high-volume industrial piracy as well as illegal copying by end users. The protection technologies implementation doesn’t require publishers to use any special tools for a licensed disc production, quality control, or other procedures.
Pleased with the quality of StarForce service and proven effectiveness of the company’s technologies, Atari is planning to continue its cooperation with StarForce in the nearest future.

Microsoft Xbox: The New Generation of Game Systems

Microsoft Xbox: The New Generation of Game Systems

Entertainment is an integral part of our lives. In fact, there are various forms of entertainment that existed during the pre-colonial era, such as watching opera and musical theater plays. Betting is also an active recreation during the colonial times. It is designed to provide pleasure to individuals of varying age groups and areas of interest.

However, with the rapid development of technology nowadays, entertainment is not just about watching operas and musical plays. Entertainment in the 21st century is now dependent on the development of technology—animated and digital films, television programs, and video game consoles.

Video game console means entertainment for the younger members of our society. Because of the animated game characters and graphics similar to real-life characters, video game consoles became one of the hottest items in the electronic market. Since its existence in 1972 (when Magnavox released its 1st home video game console, which is the Magnavox Odyssey) until the continuous release of its new generation game systems, video game consoles are now what we call the “entertainment of the 21st century and beyond”.

Because of the popularity of these video game consoles to the gaming public, particularly to the young generation, different technology firms released different game consoles that cater to the needs of the gaming public. It paved the way to the birth of the sixth generation of video game consoles, which the Xbox belongs to.

Xbox’s producer, which is no other than the Bill Gates’ Microsoft Corporation, said that Xbox game console takes you away beyond the ordinary entertainment. It redefines the way you play the game of your choice. Aside from games, you have access to music and movies through this high-technology game console system. Thus, it lets you share good times with your friends and even lets you compete with other gamers around the world.

Xbox was Microsoft’s first independent business enterprise in the video game console industry, after the development of the tools for MSX (the standardized home computer architecture of Microsoft in the 1980s) and the operating system for Windows. It was launched on different dates: November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Europe.

The development of Xbox was initially facilitated by a small team formed by Microsoft, which included the famous high energy physicist and game developer Seamus Blackley. The rumors of the release of a Microsoft-developed video game console first spread at the end of 1999 following interviews of Microsoft big boss Bill Gates, saying that the company is developing a gaming and at the same time a multimedia device that is essential in the convergence of digital entertainment era. And the company confirmed such rumors through a press release on the “Xbox project” on March 10, 2000.

As previously mentioned, the first launch of Xbox was in North America on November 15, 2001. On its first launch, most of Xbox’s launch titles became one of the best-selling games at the end of 2001. Some of the successful launch titles of Xbox were the Halo: Combat Evolved and its sequel, Halo 2 (which became the most played game in the Xbox Live), NFL Fever 2002, Dead or Alive 3, and Project Gotham Racing.

Xbox’s design was based on the fact that there must be a game system that will take advantage of the slowdown of saturated PC gaming market and at the same time integrate a built-in Ethernet adapter. It was the first video game console to integrate a hard disk drive into its system, which is used mainly to store game data compressed in a ZIP archive and content download from Xbox Live. Thus, it eliminated the need for a separate memory card, which is popularized by Sony’s Playstation. Most of the Xbox games make use of the console’s hard drive as the disk cache for quicker game loading time. There are also games that support “Custom soundtracks”, which allows the user to rip music from standard audio CDs and add it to the soundtrack of the game.

With the Xbox as one of the modern video game consoles ever produced, it provides unusual entertainment for gamers; especially those who are looking for a gaming experience that will make them crave for it.

Yes, Microsoft’s Xbox did it—one of the game systems that you will love once you get your hand on it.