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History of Video Games - The First Video Game Ever Made?

2016-08-09T00:07:00.004-07:00

As an avid retro-gamer, for quite a long time I've been particularly interested in the history of video games. To be more specific, a subject that I am very passionate about is "Which was the first video game ever made?"... So, I started an exhaustive investigation on this subject (and making this article the first one in a series of articles that will cover in detail all video gaming history).

The question was: Which was the first video game ever made?

The answer: Well, as a lot of things in life, there is no easy answer to that question. It depends on your own definition of the term "video game". For example: When you talk about "the first video game", do you mean the first video game that was commercially-made, or the first console game, or maybe the first digitally programmed game? Because of this, I made a list of 4-5 video games that in one way or another were the beginners of the video gaming industry. You will notice that the first video games were not created with the idea of getting any profit from them (back in those decades there was no Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Sega, Atari, or any other video game company around). In fact, the sole idea of a "video game" or an electronic device which was only made for "playing games and having fun" was above the imagination of over 99% of the population back in those days. But thanks to this small group of geniuses who walked the first steps into the video gaming revolution, we are able to enjoy many hours of fun and entertainment today (keeping aside the creation of millions of jobs during the past 4 or 5 decades). Without further ado, here I present the "first video game nominees":

1940s: Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device

This is considered (with official documentation) as the first electronic game device ever made. It was created by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann. The game was assembled in the 1940s and submitted for an US Patent in January 1947. The patent was granted December 1948, which also makes it the first electronic game device to ever receive a patent (US Patent 2,455,992). As described in the patent, it was an analog circuit device with an array of knobs used to move a dot that appeared in the cathode ray tube display. This game was inspired by how missiles appeared in WWII radars, and the object of the game was simply controlling a "missile" in order to hit a target. In the 1940s it was extremely difficult (for not saying impossible) to show graphics in a Cathode Ray Tube display. Because of this, only the actual "missile" appeared on the display. The target and any other graphics were showed on screen overlays manually placed on the display screen. It's been said by many that Atari's famous video game "Missile Command" was created after this gaming device.

1951: NIMROD

NIMROD was the name of a digital computer device from the 50s decade. The creators of this computer were the engineers of an UK-based company under the name Ferranti, with the idea of displaying the device at the 1951 Festival of Britain (and later it was also showed in Berlin).

NIM is a two-player numerical game of strategy, which is believed to come originally from the ancient China. The rules of NIM are easy: There are a certain number of groups (or "heaps"), and each group contains a certain number of objects (a common starting array of NIM is 3 heaps containing 3, 4, and 5 objects respectively). Each player take turns removing objects from the heaps, but all removed objects must be from a single heap and at least one object is removed. The player to take the last object from the last heap loses, however there is a variation of the game where the player to take the last object of the last heap wins.

NIMROD used a lights panel as a display and was planned and made with the unique purpose of playing the game of NIM, which makes it the first digital computer device to be specifically created for playing a game (however the main idea was showing and illustrating how a digital computer works, rather than to entertain and have fun with it). Because it doesn't have "raster video equipment" as a display (a TV set, monitor, etc.) it is not considered by many people as a real "video game" (an electronic game, yes... a video game, no...). But once again, it really depends on your point of view when you talk about a "video game".

1952: OXO ("Noughts and Crosses")

This was a digital version of "Tic-Tac-Toe", created for an EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator) computer. It was designed by Alexander S. Douglas from the University of Cambridge, and one more time it was not made for entertainment, it was part of his PhD Thesis on "Interactions between human and computer".

The rules of the game are those of a regular Tic-Tac-Toe game, player against the computer (no 2-player option was available). The input method was a rotary dial (like the ones in old telephones). The output was showed in a 35x16-pixel cathode-ray tube display. This game was never very popular because the EDSAC computer was only available at the University of Cambridge, so there was no way to install it and play it anywhere else (until many years later when an EDSAC emulator was created available, and by that time many other excellent video games where available as well...).

1958: Tennis for Two

"Tennis for Two" was created by William Higinbotham, a physicist working at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. This game was made as a way of entertainment, so laboratory visitors had something funny to do during their wait on "visitors day" (finally!... a video game that was created "just for fun"...) . The game was pretty well designed for its era: the ball behavior was modified by several factors like gravity, wind velocity, position and angle of contact, etc.; you had to avoid the net as in real tennis, and many other things. The video game hardware included two "joysticks" (two controllers with a rotational knob and a push button each) connected to an analog console, and an oscilloscope as a display.

"Tennis for Two" is considered by many the first video game ever created. But once again, many others differ from that idea stating that "it was a computer game, not a video game" or "the output display was an oscilloscope, not a "raster" video display... so it does not qualify as a video game". But well... you can't please everyone...

It is also rumored that "Tennis for Two" was the inspiration for Atari's mega hit "Pong", but this rumor has always been strongly denied... for obvious reasons.

1961: Spacewar!

"Spacewar!" video game was created by Stephen Russell, with the help of J. Martin Graetz, Peter Samson, Alan Kotok, Wayne Witanen and Dan Edwards from MIT. By the 1960s, MIT was "the right choice" if you wanted to do computer research and development. So this half a dozen of innovative guys took advantage of a brand-new computer was ordered and expected to arrive campus very soon (a DEC PDP-1) and started thinking about what kind of hardware testing programs would be made. When they found out that a "Precision CRT Display" would be installed to the system, they instantly decided that "some sort of visual/interactive game" would be the demonstration software of choice for the PDP-1. And after some discussion, it was soon decided to be a space battle game or something similar. After this decision, all other ideas came out pretty quick: like rules of the game, designing concepts, programming ideas, and so forth.

So after about 200 man/hours of work, the first version of the game was at last ready to be tested. The game consisted of two spaceships (affectively named by players "pencil" and "wedge") shooting missiles at each other with a star in the middle of the display (which "pulls" both spaceships because of its gravitational force). A set of control switches was used to control each spaceship (for rotation, speed, missiles, and "hyperspace"). Each spaceship have a limited amount of fuel and weapons, and the hyperspace option was like a "panic button", in case there is no other way out (it could either "save you or break you").

The computer game was an instant success between MIT students and programmers, and soon they started making their own changes to the game program (like real star charts for background, star/no star option, background disable option, angular momentum option, among others). The game code was ported to many other computer platforms (since the game required a video display, a hard to find option in 1960s systems, it was mostly ported to newer/cheaper DEC systems like the PDP-10 and PDP-11).

Spacewar! is not only considered by many as the first "real" video game (since this game does have a video display), but it also have been proved to be the true predecessor of the original arcade game, as well as being the inspiration of many other video games, consoles, and even video gaming companies (can you say "Atari"?...). But that's another story, arcade games as well as console video games were written in a different page of the history of video games (so stay tuned for future articles on these subjects).

So here they are, the "First Video Game" nominees. Which one do you think is the first video game ever made?... If you ask me, I think all these games were revolutionary for its era, and should be credited as a whole as the beginners of the video gaming revolution. Instead of looking for which one was the first video game, what is really important is that they were created, period. As the creator of "Spacewar!", Stephen Rusell, once said: "If I hadn't done it, someone would have done something equally exciting or even better in the next six months. I just happened to get there first".

Pokemon Sun

2016-08-05T08:18:00.001-07:00

Pokemon Sun will launch in the US November 18th, 2016 exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.

Embark on a new adventure as a Pokemon Trainer and catch, battle, and trade all-new Pokemon on the tropical islands of a new Region and become a Pokemon Champion!

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Release Date (US): Nov 18, 20

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EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK AT THE COLLECTOR’S EDITION

2016-08-02T04:57:00.001-07:00

We just announced the Collector’s Edition of One Piece Burning Blood at Jump Festa in Tokyo for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One! The Marineford Edition is truly a beautiful ode to the Marineford Arc from the original ONE PIECE story. We’ve really

worked hard on making this a one of a kind package. Let’s discover what you’ll be able to find inside.

The Game

No surprise here: One Piece Burning Blood’s physical copy will be included in the Collector’s Edition :).

The Artbook

One Piece: Burning Blood has a LOT of characters. We’re not done revealing the roster yet, but rest assured the game is packed with playable fighters and support characters. Look forward to a beautiful 100 pages 170 by 240mm artbook with a gloss laminated softcover, inserted into an individual cello, just like a manga. If you’re a fan, you’ll love flipping through it. And who doesn’t love the smell of a new book?

The Figures

Last but not least: we’ve included not one but TWO figures in this edition, featuring the emblematic and legendary Whitebeard. Created and manufactured by BANPRESTO, the first one is a 19,5cm high figure of Edward Newgate aka Whitebeard, standing with his Bisento, a double-edged long sword with a thick truncated blade similar to a spear. The second figure (MARINEFORD ARC SPOILER ALERT!) represents Whitebeard’s grave, painstakingly reproduced to be 100% accurate. His coat hangs on the cross, as if blowing in the wind, but can also be put on the man's shoulders. This two-for-one figure pack is an exclusive bundle and an incredible memento of The Strongest Man in the World. It's actually never been sold together in Japan! You had to play the UFO catch machine and win each of them separately! The coloring for the Marineford Edition is brand new too.

Lost Ark: First Look at the Main Story

2016-08-02T00:36:00.003-07:00

Hello Lost Ark fans, we meet again! About a month ago, we had confirmation that Smilegate was hiring for specific positions for their Lost Ark development team, which included Associate UI Artist, UI/UX Lighting Artist, and Software Engineer, each with their own respective requirements. In one of their job listings, we get to see a small glimpse of what the main story behind Lost Ark might be, as taken directly from the post:
“The whole world is in chaos from the attack of Kazeros’ demon army, as Kazeros opens the Chaos Gate with his six legions to invade the human world. Like a legend that exists in myths, the world has become a place where there are no heroes and everyone has forgotten about the Ark that defeated the demons in the past. Now, the player must venture the vast world of the Lost Ark to gather the pieces and go against the demon army. The one force that can stand up against the demons—The Lost Ark.”

So it seems evidently clear that the players of Lost Ark will most definitely have a vast demon army invading from a Chaos gate to face in the long run. The six various legions of demons are led by what seems is going to be the main antagonist of the game, Kazeros. To be honest, this sounds reminiscent of the Burning Legion from the Warcraft series or even the demons of hell from the Diablo series. And that’s not a bad thing whatsoever! At its core, any demon legion feels almost necessary to include as a worthy foe in a fantasy-style RPG as epic as Lost Ark is pushing to be. However, the question arises, what is the intent behind Kazeros’ demon army? To simply conquer or is their more behind this crucial antagonist? This is wishful thinking, but it will be refreshing to see some sort of unique character development that hasn’t been done before with a demon lord type character.

As for the Lost Ark itself, what exactly is it? It is clearly stated that it is the one force that can stand up to the demon army, as it already had in past events within the story. However it is still unclear what it actually is or does. Is it an artifact that simply has the power to expel demons or maybe even a special device that has the ability to close the Chaos Gate?

Knowing that there will be 18 different classes to choose from, each with their own unique back stories and origins, it is clear that at its core, the game will push the player to find the missing pieces of whatever the Lost Ark may be. At the same time, will the choice of a particular character have an impact in the story? As seen in other RPGs such as Guild Wars 2 and Black Desert Online, the characters you begin with have different paths and can influence the story in various ways. This would absolutely add an incredible level of diversity to the story overall. In the end, regardless of which class the player decides to select, it’s clear that it will be a time for heroes to rise again and face the invasion of Kazeros and his immeasurable demon army with the power of the Lost Ark.

Overwatch Glitch Lets Players Explore the Next Level in Nepal Map

2016-08-01T13:56:00.002-07:00

In Overwatch, players have been able to end up in some very interesting places with abilities like Reaper's Shadow Step and Widowmaker's Grappling Hook. However, none of them are quite as interesting as where two Mercy players ended up after glitching their way through Nepal.

Nepal consists of several distinct stages played one after the other, but all of these are loaded in at the same time. YouTube user Hulkman503 posted a video showing how to get from one area to the other in the middle of a match. See it for yourself below (via Eurogamer).

One of the two players notes that everything is loaded, including health packs scattered around the map. He notes that you can't interact with the Control Points.

"Doing this is useless unless you do..." the player started. "No, never mind. Don't listen to me rambling. It's completely useless."

However, when you're down there, there are some interesting things you can do. You can change your character at the starting base, and the player notes that Symmetra's Ultimate can be used to teleport the entire team down there. This doesn't actually help them, but it sounds pretty funny.

The two players mention that they've tried glitching other maps in similar ways, but none of them have produced results like Nepal. They expect Blizzard will eventually patch the game to prevent this glitch.

Nights of Azure PS4 2016 /4/01

2016-04-05T08:57:00.000-07:00

Nights of Azure Review – Yoru no Nai Kuni (PS4 Import)

I was pleasantly surprised by Gust and Koei Tecmo’s PS4 action RPGNights of Azure.

Nights of Azure looks good and plays smoothly in all situations, with frame rate drops coming only on rare occasion. Gameplay never got bogged down by performance issues and what’s more, the action was always fun to watch during my playthrough. Dark blues and purples work well to keep the nighttime theme strong and, as a bonus, give great backdrop for all the fancy spell effects.

Sad reality is that Gust doesn’t have a ton of budget to put into these games, so you’ll see its imperfections fairly often. Whenever characters interact, you’ll see graphics overlap and clip and otherwise look goofy. It’s forgivable and understandable, but that doesn’t mean unnoticeable.

With a couple of standout tracks, the music delivers. In battle, chilling at the hotel, or anything in between, the audio was always good. Even the vocal theme in Underwearland worked somehow.

Nights of Azure‘s core plot is basic, but the character-focused side of the story earns credit for doing something less than common in JRPGs: it tells a love story between homosexual characters who aren’t stereotyped to the moon and back. A lot of games and anime have “accidental” half-naked run-ins, awkward situations, games of grab-boob, or unrequited love between women, but Nights of Azure goes the genuine route and ends up much stronger for it. We see the romance between Arnice and Lilysse unfold step-by-step, and by the end, we’re cheering for everything to work out for them. The two laugh together, fear together, and share a love the audience can take seriously, even if a lot of other anime tropes adorn Nights of Azure.

homosexuality ZOMGsploited all over the place, it’s sometimes hard to find any place on screen not occupied by a giant boob. The hugeness isn’t the only funny thing, but the physics. Watch them some time — I mean really stare at them, like I did. They don’t just move while the girls breathe (as seen in Vanillaware games), but they move as if they’re balloons housing mice. It’s like there’s an animal moving around, trying to escape.

And since this is published by Koei Tecmo, there had to be stripping involved, right? In order to level up, Arnice has to dress down into the tattered remains of lingerie. Why? Because “it’s just us girls here,” in the words of our Lilysse-lookalike spirit hostess.

Games which will be issued in the month of April 2016

2016-04-03T16:20:00.003-07:00

day 04/01

Adam’s Venture: Origins PS4
Nights of Azure PS4
Trillion: God of Destruction PS Vita

- day 04/04

Green Game: TimeSwapper PS Vita

- day 04/05

Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Trilogy Pack PS Vita
Dead Star PS4
Dirt Rally PS4
Enter the Gungeon PS4
RBI Baseball 16 PS4
Star Wars Battlefront ‘Outer Rim’ DLC PS4
Stikbold! PS4

- day 04/07

MXGP 2 PS4
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel PS4, PS3

- day 04/08

Battleborn Open Beta PS4

- day 04/12

Dark Souls 3 PS4
Ratchet & Clank PS4
Stories: The Path of Destinies PS4
The Park PS4

- day 04/19

Invisible, Inc PS4
Lichdom: Battlemage PS4
Pang Adventures PS4

- day 04/20 :

Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom PS4, PS3

- day 04/21 :

Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 + EUFA Euro 2016 PS4, Ps3
Alienation PS4
Dungeons 2 PS4
King’s Quest Chapter 3: Once Upon a Climb PS4, PS3
MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies PS Vita
Stranger of Sword City PS Vita
Tales From the Borderlands PS4, PS3

G2A Goldmine

2016-03-30T15:25:00.002-07:00

I’ve bought video games from G2A.com before since their pricing is at times unbeatable. I still won’t forget when I picked up Diablo III at 54% off retail! In any case, I never saw their Goldmine program until I was looking to buy Watch Dogs a few weeks ago.

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Game Guide 101: Types Of 3D Games

2016-03-18T06:11:00.000-07:00

Gaming experience has never been as rich and vivid as it is today. From 2D to 3D, the evolution of gaming technology makes it popular not only among teens but also among adults alike. So what makes 3D games attractive not only to gamers but also to the general population?

Sense of Immersion

The advancements in technology resulted in 3D where the features allow gamers to experience realism resulting to better gaming experience. This is due to the fact that games that are made in 3D caters to the human senses such as the senses of sound, sight and touch. Sports games are quite popular since these have more activities, and the gamers do the action live especially for games developed for Wii.

Types of 3D Games

One of the popular 3D games genres is sports since most players are into extreme sports. Sports such as basketball or baseball allows gamers to experience the actual play without being physically in the field. Aside from sports, shooting games are also popular. In shooting games, it usually opens with a mission that allows players to catch bad guys or other targets and advance in the gameplay. These games usually have realistic locations allowing for a more immersed gaming experience.

Mental games are also becoming popular not only for avid gamers but also for use in many educational institutions. Updated versions of many mental game plays include 3D versions where depth and dimension are added to help make the game lifelike.

For people who love racing, racing games are also fast dominating the 3D world. Many are interested with these types of games because of the exciting graphics as well as the thrill of winning the race(s). Aside from car racing, one would also encounter animal racing, boats and even planes.

Simulation games have also been gaining popularity among players. Simulations allow players to assume a character or a role and finish their missions. Examples of these can be starting their own farm, becoming a crime boss or even having a virtual family.

Video Games - The Perfect Escape?

2016-03-17T06:07:00.002-07:00

Why oh why did you say yes to that last shandy? The kebab seemed like a good idea but your mouth now resembles the inner lining of Phil Jupiter's underpants. And to top it all off, you're stuck in a lava filled dungeon and some b*****d has kidnapped your princess. Where did your life go so horribly wrong?

I've got news for you, it's much, much worse. It's not that you're hungover playing Super Mario Brothers, it's that you spend your life "working" at a computer located in a sterile office surrounded by drones. Your only escape? A Friday night binge drinking session down in Clapham, tonsil tennis with a rather suspect femme fatale and bouncing around 8-bit levels crushing the skulls of Goombas with your immense chubby Italian plumber girth the next morning (she didn't come home with you).

Computer games started out as something completely innocent. I remember my cousins having a version of Pong that despite being an absolute nightmare to plug into the telly, was good fun for ten minutes. Bouncing the ball around with the paddles was hardly Wimbledon. What was, was the 8-bit version of the AELTC's prestige tournament which was one of the first games I played on the Master System. Still to this day the game mesmerises me, with added career mode, I can't help but feel I'm there on Centre Court. Especially as I couldn't play tennis for toffee.
These days, games such as the Grand Theft Auto and Halo franchises take escapism to whole new levels, allowing you to explore entire cities and indulge your wildest fantasies whilst piping hordes of bad guys. There's a magazine on my desk right now emblazoned with the word "hero", if only. And whilst escapism is almost at its absolute peak (barring virtual reality), it started way back in the 80s and had as much of an impact then as it does now.

Adult life fundamentally, hasn't changed much in the last thirty years. Despite numerous advances in technology, supposedly to make life easier, for most of us it's the usual 9 to 5. Slaving away to line someone else's pockets only to come home at some ungodly hour completely exhausted. Eat your dinner, stick on the telly, sleep, repeat. Rather crudely, I hypothesise life requires five different needs: achievement; relaxation; emulation; competition and belonging. At the moment, sitting here in a non-descript office I feel tense, bored, lonely and as if this is just another day to kill on a road that is seemingly going nowhere. No need is being fulfilled, I want to be at home playing video games.

Achievement is the easy one. Those who are successful in life and who feel they are living a good life can point back to a string of achievements. Whether it's continual progression through the ranks at work, bringing up offspring or jumping out of a plane, nothing beats feeling a sense of achievement. For those starved of such events, video games offer up an easy alternative and its impact is almost immediate. Going back to early arcade games such as Pac-Man and Asteroids, you're instantly rewarded with level progression and score accumulation (sometimes to reach the feted leader board). Home entertainment systems such as the ZX Spectrum brought games like Manic Miner to the fore. This rise raises the other point that these needs don't just relate to adult life but to children as well. For kids growing up, a sense of achievement can be gained from doing well at school, well at Physical Education, being praised for good attendance etc... How often would this really happen? Sometimes at primary school, I would feel a greater sense of accomplishment after nailing a few levels of Sonic than at anything I'd done during the day. With the xbox360 console, Microsoft brought the "Achievement" points system based on unlocking hidden secrets or even just by completing levels. Why did they do this? We all love rewards, even more so when they're obvious. As unnecessary as this development was, it adds another level of achievement to the subtle one already existing.

This brings me to the next "need" - relaxation. Or should I say, Relaxation through detachment. There is no point in me going home to play a computer game where the protagonist is a Customer Service advisor who has to answer the phone and respond to emails all day. They say that during lunchtime it's advisable to have lunch outside of the office, so that your mind is taken off work and relaxed accordingly. Video games work on the same principal as in they can take you out of work, out of your home life and into something much more wondrous. The aforementioned Super Mario Bros is a great example. I believe it's the first true example of an ethereal world where you can explore and unlock hidden rewards at whim. Earlier consoles and computers had games containing hidden levels given, but the graphics and memory available pre-1985 struggled to do anything on this scale. Throw in a hero story where you've got to rescue a princess and you've got the whole package. I could talk about detachment all day long but the upshot is that video games take you to another world at the flick of a button where you can easily forget what your life is really about.

As I mentioned previously, I was bog awful at Tennis when I was a kid. Someone who was not awful at tennis was Stefan Edberg. Although Wimbledon on the MS was licensed, it contained no real players' names. But my word, did one of the characters look like the Swedish maestro himself. When you're growing up, role models are important. That seems like a rather obvious thing to say but how many kids lack the proper role models in everyday life? We look up to people and we want to emulate them. We see them achieve great things and we want to achieve them ourselves. When we can't do something, video games (especially sports titles) are an easy way of emulating our heroes. I played World Cup Italia 90 on the Mega Drive way more than I should have purely because it was the only way of recreating the tournament that I had available. Emulation even boils down to just wanting to be said Italian plumber hero (one was also rather useless with the ladies) or a spiky blue hedgehog thwarting an evil genius.

Emulation follows on to competition. There is nothing like beating a game. All that coding and you've still beaten the CPU. Have that Edberg. It's also great to prove you're the best at the something, that you're better than your peers. At work, I have few peers simply due to the mediocrity of my work. Do I want to be better than them? The feeling is hardly tangible. Competition is good for the human spirit. Constantly being challenged is how people get better and successful people thrive on it. The rewards are sometimes obvious, a big trophy, a big pay rise - but sometimes they're not. Video games offer competition on all levels. Beat the CPU, beat your friends, beat the world. Video games offer a challenge when life falls on its backside. Want an arena to prove you're better than your mates? Hold a Days of Thunder on the NES competition (not all were impressed... ). Multiplayer games existed in abundance from the days of Pong and now video game tournaments have evolved into a multi-million dollar industry of their own.

That brings me to my final point - belonging. Sega or Nintendo? If you're into retro gaming that question alone is probably stirring something inside you. Why? Because choosing a console isn't just about choosing a machine to play with, it's about choosing a gang, a way of life that's got be better than its counterpart. Kids and adults alike feel segregation on a daily basis. I was lucky at school as I had good friends with whom I still socialise with to this day. Others were not so lucky. When you move into the professional world it's only natural that you want to work for a company where you belong. In your personal life, it's only natural to want to live somewhere in a home with people you love and where you feel you belong. Even before online gaming with its vast communities and friendship came into existence, simply by saying in the playground whether you were a Mega Drive or SNES guy started positive chat about Sonic or Mario alike. They weren't just consoles, it was who you were.

What is Free-to-Play?

2016-03-16T04:00:00.004-07:00

Just as the name implies, Free-To-Play (sometimes abbreviated as F2P) games are free to download and play -- no purchase necessary. F2P titles often have additional means of allowing players to customize their characters, unlock new levels or gain new abilities by way of optional payments, but getting started requires no initial purchase.

The Free-to-Play games library is growing quickly, and this page was created to help you find the various titles available for your PlayStation system. Check back from time to time to find out what new content has been added, and enjoy playing these F2P games!

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Online Internet Games

2013-12-14T02:52:00.009-08:00

With today's' modern technology where computers are a necessity in every person's home, online internet games are very popular among children, teenagers, and young adults. These games offer advanced play such as coordinated strategies and tactics popular to shooting games and social interactions common to mass-multiplayer online role-playing entertainment or MMORPG.

These online internet games offer hours of gameplay. Most of their players prioritize this type of entertainment over athletic and physical games because they can play and find enjoyment in the comfort of their own homes.

Violent Games

One of the most contested factors regarding online internet games is the level of violence that they incorporate in the gameplay. One cannot deny that most of them have themes of fantasy wars, modern warfare, and action adventures. In addition, each of these themes involve in a way or another, battle encounters and death. Therefore, when can one say that the game is too violent to play?

Most online gaming involve violence in one way or another. Shooting type action games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, CounterStrike and Borderlands involve shooting and killing other characters in the game, in order to win. Popular fantasy themed internet games like World of Warcraft and Warcraft defense of the Ancients (DOTA) involve using magic and sword fights to "kill" monsters and other players.

The factor that determines the game's level of "violence" is the way or process that they execute or portray the battles. Popular online internet games mentioned earlier are less gory, or bloody. Once a player shoots and "kills" his opponent, the death animation is very quick and less detailed. In this way, players focus on their strategy rather than notice the game's violence.

The fact is that some online internet gaming is too violent. Instead of giving emphasis on the strategic gameplay as developed in other popular games, it gives detailed animation on how a player dies and the process involved in it. Samples of violent scenes not suitable for all ages are death animation with detailed blood and gore. Decapitation and dismemberment animations are some of these violent animations.

Precautions

Violent action games are easy to control when the players are teenagers, young adults, and adults. Because of their mature psychological state, when they play them, they can stop playing when they feel offended. The real problem is when children under 16 years old are playing these violent online internet games.

In order to avoid exposing children to such violent and inappropriate games, parents should accompany their children when buying their games. Store bought games that can be played on the internet have their ESRB rating on their label for detailed information on how violent the game is and the recommended age for playing the game. Parents should be responsible enough to screen the games that their child plays and to remain vigilant.

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Sid Meiers Civilization V Brave New World 2013

2013-07-28T03:14:00.002-07:00

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Sid Meier's Civilization ® V: Brave New World is the second expansion pack for Civilization V - the critically acclaimed 2010 PC Game of the Year. This new expansion provides enhance the depth and replayability through the introduction of international trade and the focus on culture and diplomacy. Will be affected by your influence all over the world through the creation of great works, and ideological choice for your people and propose global decisions at the World Conference. As you move through the ages history will make crucial decisions that will affect your relationship with other civilizations.Sid Meier's Civilization V: entering a brave new world also nine civilizations new, eight new wonders, and a couple of new scenarios, four systems, the new game and dozens of units, buildings, and new enhancements that offer a varied and extensive ways to build the empire the strongest in the world.FeaturesNew Victory culture: the dissemination of culture across the world, dominate all other cultures. Creating masterpieces with great artists, writers and musicians that are placed in the main buildings all over your empire, such as museums and opera houses, and even the Great Library. The use of archaeologists to investigate the sites of old battles and the ruins of the city for the cultural artifacts are priceless. Become the first civilization with the influence of the majority in all the other civilizations to achieve victory culture, to become the envy of the world.New policies and ideologies: Enter the industrial age and ideological choose your people: freedom, order, or tyranny. Gives each access to the capabilities of ideology increasingly strong, and serves different victory conditions in unique ways. The choices you make affect your relationships with other civilizations to the rest of the game.World Conference: The intensification of the importance of diplomacy and alliances, the city-state is more important than ever. Changing diplomatic landscape of the New World during the conference who voted on critical issues such as the implementation of trade sanctions against rogue states, and reducing the use of resources, set the host cities for the World Games, and the use of nuclear weapons. Decisions to change the rules of the game, vote trading, conspiracy and a new lead in a diplomatic victory ensures that the end of the game will be more dynamic than ever.International trade routes: build your cities, centers of international trade by land and sea, and the creation of great wealth and prosperity to your people, while also spreading the religion, cultural influence, and science. Number of trade routes through the further advancement of the economy and technologies, and the establishment of Wonderland, and the unique capabilities of your. Civilization You will connect to the nearest town to the low yields and safer way, choose a longer route with more risk for greater reward, or perhaps your trade route point to the inside, and sending food and production of vital importance to the far corners of the empire of your own?Are introduced nine new leaders and civilizations, including the Casimir of Poland, each with unique attributes, units and buildings: new civilizations, units and buildings.New Wonders: This group expansion introduces eight new wonders of the world, including the Parthenon, Broadway, Globe Theatre, and the Uffizi.New scenarios:- American Civil War: the fight against "the war between the states" either the Union or Confederate side as you focus on the critical eastern theater of operations between the cities of Richmond, the capital of Washington.- Scramble for Africa: the colonial powers in the world are scrambling to explore the black continent and extend their reach in the interior. Search the great natural wonders of the heart of Africa as you explore the continent was created dynamically every time you play

Sony and Microsoft

2013-07-27T01:39:00.001-07:00

Sony and Microsoft will each have their own event in this year's Gamescom in Aug. 20.

Sony will display more than the PlayStation 4 and probably for some more games during her press conference. The conference will begin at 7 pm Central European Time on August 20. For people who live in America, and this time converts to 10:00 Pacific / 1:00 Eastern. Previously, Sony has used the press conference at Gamescom to announce PS3 price cuts and new titles for Vita. This year, we can probably expect some more details about the next-gen console, especially when acerca it will be just three months away from the launch when it goes on-air news conference directly.

Microsoft also confirmed that it will host an exhibition event on Aug. 20. Here, you will be able to hear more details about the change that has occurred recently in the field of self-publishing that Microsoft confirmed a few days ago. Microsoft's Phil Spencer and Phil Harrison will participate in hosting this event. I suppose we see some new Xbox game one here too.

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2013-02-28T14:31:00.000-08:00

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2013-02-22T06:34:00.000-08:00

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2012-03-03T14:24:00.000-08:00

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2012-02-03T14:53:00.000-08:00

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2012-01-30T14:43:00.001-08:00

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2012-01-26T12:07:00.000-08:00

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2012-01-25T16:04:00.000-08:00

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Warriors Orochi 3

2012-01-25T16:00:00.001-08:00

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Bad news for users of PlayStation Network

2012-01-23T05:11:00.000-08:00

sony is still subjected to blow after the other, the company previously said it is a "Do you think that" data credit cards on its users has been to penetrate the back of a group on the Internet claims it owns Information 2 million cards and is ready to negotiate with Sony for the purchase of these figures, a real disaster If it was true.

There is another enticing, Mayi Anonymous said that the reason for its attack is to prove the point of view and not for theft, and that the group called for protecting the user from the hands of Sony and large companies and now shows us a group you want to sell cards? Any privacy and the protection of user you Anonymous?

max bayne3

2012-01-21T08:48:00.000-08:00

Rockstar returns to us a company issuing new Asaddartha successful. This time, comes the turn of the third Max Payne part thereof. The game is developed by a new studio on the chain, a branch of Rockstar Vancouver. Story of the game came after 12 years of the second part, where we will find the policeman Max, Brazil, away from what Aatdth series. The game also will include the process of multiple players for the first time.
The story:Begins the third part of the game Max Payne after 12 years of the last part, known as Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne we will deposit in this part of New York City Btksha cold and airspace crippling overcast and night is dark to move to Brazil with a scenic and clear sky and trees scattered everywhere also find Max in a new body just did not see him get used to it has become significantly overweight, bald head, has a long beard is polite, wearing sports clothes, shows signs of aging significantly. Do you, O God, this is Max as we know it? Where did the policeman with the Almhendma elegant and classic clothing and short hair?! What brought him to this situation shameful

Through an interview with the website specialist video games Gamespot revealed Mr. (Rob Nelson) art director for the game Max Payne 3 new information about the playing style and the environment used in the title of Action Max Payne 3, the new information explains why the long delay in developing the game from the moment of declaration Rockstar where it needed all this time in order to modify the engine and the development of a system of movement and reaction to Max and his enemies, also addressed the interview information is disclosed for the first time is the

Added a "cover" a completely new and more flexible, such as what we saw in the show.
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Added new cameras in the exchange of fire such as we saw at the premiere of the game.Max Payne 3 coming to home entertainment devices X360, PS3 in addition to personal computers in March 2012, now leave you with a video of an interview conducted by the site Gamespot Action expected on the title Max Payne 3.

Max Payne 3 continues the story of a new detective in the former New York City, Max Payne. Continues to suffer from the painful memories of his past, and Max begins a new life working security for the protection of a wealthy industrialist and his family in Sao Paulo, Brazil. When gangs targeting the family under his protection, is the imposition of a maximum of fighting to save his clients and clear his name, in an attempt to, once and for all, rid himself of the demons that tortured him for a very long time.This dark, gritty action game and uses the latest innovative technologies for the smooth and the experience of the movie business. The game boasts a highly refined playing with a wide range of weapons, realistic, and the system cover the smart and sophisticated mechanics bullet time.
In addition to an extensive campaign to one player, Max Payne 3 to introduce a series of multiple experiments. This situation has changed dynamically over the Internet maps and development of the situation for all players in the game. Along with the traditional multi-media, and Max Payne 3 contains also a reward deep and settlement system and clans fixed

Play mode:Made Max Payne over the parts of former style of play dazzling followed by a lot of other games in the previous generation in this part revealed Rockstar little information on the future development of the game, where will the game closer to the cinematic experience of the strength of the story and sounds wonderful and diverse style of fighting and the game environment, which has been confirmed as will be destroyed completely and will be the company some modifications on the engine physicist Euphoria, which was used before in games such as GTA IV and Red Dead Redemption to fit with the game shows the graphics resolution is likely to be the engine used is the game engine Rage with no confirmation of this information so far

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2011-12-10T10:41:00.000-08:00

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