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Xbox Microsoft revolutionized home video gaming, when releasing the Xbox on to the consumer market for $299 in November of 2001. Which operates on a custom intel Pentium 3 Coppermine-based processor running at 733 MHz and a shared sub card with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM, with a GPU Co-developed by NVidia “NV2A” 233 MHz Asic, and a built in 8 to 10 GB hard drive. This console was ahead of it time and technology as it supported 720p and 1080i HD resolution, which in 2001 was unheard of and televisions…

At the age of thirteen, I was introduced to the game console Xbox 360. I fell in love with it the minute I started to play it. The game console was a Christmas present. What I did not know at that point of time was that it was the worst present for me in the long run, and that there are much better and useful things to do instead of watching a screen. I had several Xbox 360 games, but the first one I started to play on the Xbox 360 was Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It is a first-person shooter…

the product (discussing its product life cycle) Introduction stage Nintendo Ds was originally called “playing cards” when it was founded in the 1890’s. It was one of the pioneer video consoles in the early 1980’s. Nintendo became extremely popular once it introduced the ultimate famous game, Mario Boys. Nintendo had came out with “ The Gameboy ”( which was a huge success) before the Nintendo DS. Therefore, starting out, Nintendo already had a market of consumers who wanted to get the upgrade…

virtual reality (VR) system that is invented by Palmer Luckey. The word ‘virtual’ was used in the computer sense of "not physically existing but made to appear by software" since 1959. The term "reality" has been used in English since the 1540s, to mean "quality of being real. [1] Where did the innovation come from? In a world of big players like Sega and Nintendo introducing their versions of HMDs (Head Mounted Device) and immersive technologies like VR glasses and Nintendo Virtual Boy, a…

In this article I will be talking about Grand Theft Auto V (GTA-V), I will talk about the different gameplay mechanics that are found in the game which might include: rules or aims objectives, player interaction to the game and also feedback, challenges that could be found in the game, risks and rewards that the game provides. Also I will mention the narrative of the game, which will include the description of the characters that could be played, the story which the game is based on, and…

In the 1970s, an innovative device was being developed by small team of engineers led by Paul Breedlove, an engineer, with Texas Instruments that ended up being introduced to the public at the 1978 Summer Consumer Electronic Show as The Speak and Spell. It was a handheld electronic device and educational toy that consisted of a speech synthesizer, a fluorescent display, a keyboard, and a receptor slot for a collection of game cartridges. Additionally, its main function was a tool for helping…

Deathrow is a sports video game developed by Southend Interactive and published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It was released as an Xbox gaming system exclusive in November 2002 in Europe and North America. Built on an in-house 3D game engine, it was Southend's first full release. Supporting up to eight players, the game is based on the fictional extreme sport Blitz, a futuristic full-contact hybrid of hockey and basketball played with a flying disc. Teams can win on points or by knocking opposing…

Xbox One vs. PS4 I love the Xbox One (“Xbox”) when compared to the PlayStation 4 (“PS”)because the Playstation seems a little confusing. The two consoles are both good but they don’t have things that the other console does. One thing that is kind of a big deal is that the Xbox has a whole game series called Halo. The Playstation has a game that the Xbox does not have as well but the game isn’t as well know. This game is Uncharted and it’s a series as well. Both the PS and Xbox have downloadable…

What was the motivation for these changes? Late in the year 2001, Microsoft had just brought the Xbox console into the world of gaming. In 2004 alone, they had sold about 19.9 million units, which was just a little more than the Game Cube (made by Nintendo). However, at this time Sony had control of the market, selling approximately 190 million consoles between both the Play Station and the Play Station 2. Much of this can be attributed to the fact that Sony had released the PS2 approximately…

I was recently introduced to an extraordinary game, Guitar Hero for PS2. My friends and I each pitched in to buy it for eighty dollars at a local gaming outfit. Since then, there has been nothing but laughter, shouting, and squealing rock & roll emitting from their house. Guitar Hero comes in a package deal; it includes the PS2 game, a plastic guitar controller with strap, and a few stickers for accessorizing the guitar. Other guitar skins can be bought, and even personalized, on Ebay.com. The…