Video Games

Activision's Call of Duty video game series is one of the best-selling gaming franchises today, with over 55 million games sold as of late 2009. Nate Ahearn, a writer of Imagine Games Network...

Over time, parts on everything wear down, burn out or simply fail. Electronics are no different and arcade machine power supplies fall into this category. They are electronic and generally built...

"Ultimate Spider-Man" is the video game installment of the "Ultimate Spider-Man" comic book. You play as Spider-Man, a superhero with spider-like powers in your quest to find and defeat your...

Rock Band and Guitar Hero are similar games. They both offer the opportunity to play popular songs with instrument-like controllers. The songs appear as button combinations that follow the rhythm...

While some video games can be good for the brain and help gamers develop critical thinking skills, sedentary video games can have a detrimental effect on a child's physical health by causing obesity.

Guitar Hero World Tour is the first game in the series to offer band play. Along with a new drum peripheral, the game also allows players to pick up the mic and sing along to their favorite songs....

FIFA Soccer 2010 is one of the most popular video games by EA Sports. In this guide, I'll teach you everything you need to know to be the very best at it.

"Ultimate Spider-Man" plays very similarly to the other Activision Spider-Man titles in that it gives you a wide-open game world in which to play around. Only unlike the Spider-Man games, which...

Guitar Hero World Tour expands on the popular Guitar Hero music-game series. The game adds drums, bass and vocals to the Guitar Hero formula, allowing co-op play between friends in the living room...

The Bandai Tamagotchi Connection V5, unlike previous versions, does not have a clear "Pause Mode." To pause your Tamagotchi Connection V5, you'll have to take a few extra steps. Once you get the...

Games from the Guitar Hero franchise are played in people's living rooms and in bars and clubs on Guitar Hero tournament and competition nights. The fourth installment in the series, "Guitar Hero...

There are two Mortimer Beckett games: "The Secrets of Spooky Manor" and "The Time Paradox." In "The Secrets of Spooky Manor," Mortimer gets a mysterious message from his eccentric uncle and must...

"Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II" is the sophomore installment of the popular sword and sorcery role playing game for the Playstation 2 and Xbox game systems, developed by Black Isle Studios....

Even though each week brings the release of a new technological marvel of a video game, the vintage market still thrives. The buying, selling and trading of these classics remains a steady force....

One of the hottest-selling games ever created for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was "Super Mario Bros. 3." Released in 1990, "Super Mario Bros. 3" built upon the first two Mario Nintendo...

From information to music to video games, the Internet has made doing things much easier. For those who think you still have to physically go somewhere to purchase a video game, you can get games...

The Women's Murder Club is a series of games for the PC based on the James Patterson novels and the TV show of the same name. There are three games in the series: Death in Scarlet, A Darker Shade...

"Resident Evil 2" is the second installment in the Resident Evil video game franchise, which has since had many more installments of the video game as well as major Hollywood feature films made...

Guitar Hero is a video game phenomenon that has become incredibly popular with gamers around the world. The game involves playing along with real, established rock songs using a guitar-shaped...

"Lego Batman" is a game that has a wide array of cheats for you to use in order to unlock playable characters, vehicles and upgrades. These cheat codes can be entered into the Batcave's computer,...

The third installment of the PC game "Dream Chronicles," "Dream Chronicles 3" follows Faye as she searches for her daughter who has been stolen by the The Fairy Queen of Dreams. However she...

Arcade machines and games are fun, but also can cost a lot of money. Because of cost, buyers often like to purchase arcade games in large quantities to get a discount. Buying arcade machines is...

Cake Mania 3, the sequel to Cake Mania 1 and 2, is a time management game for the PC. In Cake Mania 3, it is Jill's wedding day and everything is going well until a broken time bender scatters...

Rock Band games are really daunting, complex pieces of entertainment, with a lot of ins and outs to both the software and the hardware. Getting set up to play Rock Band can be a lot of work, but...

Guitar Hero: World Tour features 86 sounds for gamers to play through when they purchase the game. After you have exhausted this track list, you can use the in-game music store to purchase even...

When you're a member of a group in the music and rhythm game Rock Band, you have to play as part of a team. When a band mate fails at a song, everyone will fail unless you use the game's save...

Midway Games has been publishing video games since 1973. Any company that has been around that long is sure to have several hits. Midway Games had so many good games it decided to release Midway...

Metal Gear Solid with a good reputation for its production value and action. Solid Snake has battled through four installments and several handheld outings. Metal Gear Solid started life on the...

"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3" is a skateboarding game published by Activision in 2001. It is available on multiple consoles, including the original Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The game received...

Preserving video and computer games is a difficult task. The archive community cannot recommend the best way of preserving these items because the technology and materials behind commercial games...

After the single player mode in Call of Duty: World at War has been completed, gamers still come back to the game for the multiplayer mode. With multiple game modes and maps, players are able to...

The use of video games by both kids and adults has skyrocketed in recent years. While especially popular with adolescents and teens, newer consoles have found an audience in older generations, as...

Whether you're looking for infinite energy, some extra points or complete invulnerability, both the Xbox and PS2 versions of Godzilla: Save the Earth have plenty of cheats to boost your abilities....

LEGO Batman, a video game available for xBox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation and Windows gaming platforms, follows in the tradition of other LEGO-based franchise games. As with those games,...

LEGO Batman gives gamers the chance to play as the Caped Crusader and 40+ other characters from the Batman universe as he fights the evils of Gotham City. With so many unlockables in the game, it...

There is no sense creating a video game or distributing one if nobody knows how to play it. New players should be introduced to your game by reading an instruction manual. Manuals include...

"Knights of the Old Republic II" forces gamers to choose between the path of light and dark when exploring their role as a Jedi in the Star Wars universe. As you make your way through the game,...

If you are heavy into video games and are constantly coming up with ideas for games, then designing a video game may be a fun choice for you. Game design is a very complex process and usually...

In Guitar Hero: World Tour for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii gamers play more than just the guitar. The addition of drums and vocals allow a group of players to form their own band and make...

In Guitar Hero: World Tour your primary goal is to complete the Career Mode. Progressing through this mode will allow you to unlock additional content in other modes, as well as give you a chance...