The gaming fever is catching on all over the world. People don’t consider games to be just a source of entertainment these days, but it’s a much more serious business. And with international level gaming tournaments being organised on a large scale, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t! Of course researchers would say that video games dull your brain, but ask the gamers and they’ll tell you that these games improve your reflexes and hand-eye coordination!
The first ever video game, ‘Tennis for two’, was created in 1958 by William Higinbotham. Gaming has come a long way since then…let’s take a look at how this era of gaming began and has progressed through the years.
TV VIDEO GAMES
The first gaming console for home use was ‘Odyssey’ launched in 1972. Since then there have been many consoles manufactured by many companies, which you could just plug into your television set, sit back, and enjoy! The most popular consoles during the 90s were those made by Atari, Nintendo and Sega. A variety of games such as Mario, Contra, etc became popular.
GAME CONSOLES
After the classical TV video games became obsolete, there was an intense competition among the major manufacturers to release newer and more advanced gaming consoles. There’s a lot more to gaming consoles these days that just the games…you can play DVD’s, listen to music and also surf the internet. Nintendo and Sony, the traditional rivals, battled it out with each other to gain control of the market by capturing the imaginations of the worldwide gaming community. Even though Microsoft was a late entry, it has given them stiff competition! Let us explore the latest consoles developed by these electronics giants!
NINTENDO WII
Latest in line of Nintendo’s home video game consoles is the Wii, successor to GameCube. A unique feature of this product is a multi-purpose wireless controller. The WiiConnect24 can stay connected to the net even in the standby mode. As per the latest statistics, Wii has emerged as the worldwide sales leader. Mario Kart Wii, Pokemon Battle Revolution… these are just a few of the numerous games available on this platform. Never thought your favourite games would evolve into something so hi-tech, did ya??
SONY PLAYSTATION 3
After Nintendo and Sony fell apart, Sony launched their new gaming console, the Sony PlayStation, in 1991. Latest in the line is the PS3 which, again, is much more than just about games. Apart from experiencing the latest games such as Metal Gear Solid 4 and Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, you can enjoy media on blue-ray discs, and of course, connect to the internet.
MICROSOFT XBOX 360
When Bill Gates announced the development of the Xbox in 2000, no one really thought Microsoft could come up with something to match Nintendo’s and Sony’s latest developments. But you can never write them off, can you?? Xbox has come a long way since its first launch in 2001, and the latest Xbox 360 has pretty much what you would want a top of the line gaming console to, and more! The latest games include GTA 4 and the latest edition of Call of Duty… sounds inviting??
With a number of handheld gaming consoles such as the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable also coming up in the recent past, the world of gaming looks set to keep advancing and changing…forever..!!
PSP Games- embracing gaming horizons
Play Station Portable has arrived on the gaming scene and almost with a bang. I have found out that the gaming console from Sony’s manufacturing chambers comes with a huge screen. It enables quick and stylish downloads of games, music, wallpaper, videos and much more. PSP downloads from the PSP portals are of such high quality that they have given me an unforgettable experience.
I have got the PSP downloads in many ways. A poor way to do so is through the numerous programs of file-sharing. They make the PSP download quality really low and also take a lot of download time. There are also various sites which claim fast download speeds and charge a fortune. Availing their package, I had nearly touched penury by the time I built a games library of my own.
The best way to go about getting the PSP downloads done is to search for the reliable portals, which allow PSP downloads at breakneck speed. They took a one-time membership fee from me with an initial subscription hovering around 50 dollars. The library of games is huge and the quality of output is just as good.
In order to get around to this game one can do several things such as using a walk through or Video Game Cheats in out cheats section of the site.
Many PSP games which the Sony men even could not conceive has been made possible through PSP hacks. This volume of hacks and tweaks has just pushed in a complete new world of games to the PSP multimedia; they run through unassigned codes and by getting plugged into the PSP hardware, present unlimited new features of the PSP. The games have greater graphics and resolution. I have simply loved them and so will you.
Such great PSP Download techniques have revolutionized the way we see the gaming console and has done a lot in changing the spiraling fortunes of Sony, ever since the inception of Nintendo DS in the arena. I wish the PSP all the very best.
Most Popular Video Gaming Websites
Following is the list of several video gaming websites, they have been ranked on the basis of Alexa, Pagerank, Compete, Quantcast, Yahoo Inlinks, Site Age and number of pages indexed in Google. These are strictly main stream Video Games Related websites. Mini flash games and other retail websites have not been included in the rankings. This chart shows the statistics of month of July.
These gaming websites offer cheats, reviews, news, game downloads, wallpapers, themes, previews and more. The list goes like this, the most visited video gaming website is Gamespot while GameDaily claims the 15th spot. This list is compiled by Video Game Cheats and is not definite as traffic and ranks constantly fluctuate.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1:Gamespot.com:=============
Inlinks: 51,774,545
Compete: 5,923,900
Quantcast: 6,400,000
Age: 13 Years
Alexa: 139
PR: 9
Pages Indexed In Google: 48,800,000
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2:Ign.com:
=======Inlinks: 13,275,441
Compete: 6,510,171
Quantcast: 8,400,000
Age: 11 Years
PR: 7
Alexa: 219
Pages in Google: 3,980,000
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3:GameFaqs.com:
============Inlinks: 6,714,495
Compete: 4,126,171
QuantCast: 6,500,000
Age: 13 Years
PR: 8
Alexa: 296
Pages in Google: 4,110,000
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4:Gamespy.com:
===========Inlinks: 12,876,230
Compete: 1,100,083
Quantcast: 2,000,000
Age: 12 Years
PR: 6
Alexa: 1701
Pages in Google: 925,000
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5:Gamesradar.com:
=============Inlinks: 2,248,506
Compete: 1,786,914
Quantcast: 3,000,000
Age: 10 Years
PR: 6
Alexa: 2,117
Pages in Google: 278,000
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6:VideoGamesyahoo.com:
=================Inlinks: 565,388
Compete: 3,440,644
Quantcast: 1,500,000
Age: 14 Years
PR: 7
Alexa: N/A
Pages in Google: 111,000
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7:Kotaku.com:
=========Inlinks: 3,824,553
Compete: 765,529
Quantcast: 1,700,000
Age: 7 Years
PR: 6
Alexa: 1298
Pages in Google: 349,000
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8:GameTrailers.com:
=============Inlinks: 3,331,175
Compete: 1,096,033
Quantcast: 1,100,000
Age: 7 Years
Alexa: 499
PR: 7
Pages In Google: 734,000
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9:1up.com:
=======Inlinks: 1,511,851
Compete: 1,364,081
Quantcast: 1,500,000
Age: 14 Years
PR: 7
Alexa: 2397
Pages in Google: 864,000
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10:Ugo.com:
=======Inlinks: 1,185,017
Compete: 802,100
QuantCast: 805,000
Age: 11 years
PR: 6
Alexa: 4637
Pages In google: 119,000
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11:FileFront.com:
===========Inlinks: 1,415,305
Compete: 649,968
QuantCast: 213,600
Age: 8 Years
PR: 6
Alexa: 861
Pages in Google: 540,000
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12:GameZone.com:
============Inlinks: 714,739
Compete: 626,092
Quantcast: 1,500,000
Age: 15 Years
PR: 6
Alexa: 4002
Pages in Google: 255,000
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13:Joystiq.com:
==========Inlinks: 15,942,002
Compete: 706,686
Quantcast: 459,000
Age: 5 Years
PR: 8
Alexa: 2001
Pages in Google: 829,000
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14:FilePlanet.com:
==========Inlinks: 12,679,744
Compete: 385,170
Quantcast: 640,000
Age: 12 Years
PR: 6
Alexa: 2950
Pages in Google: 87,200
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15:GameDaily.com:
============Inlinks: 7,107,201
Compete: 313,207
Quantcast: 459,200
Age: 12 Years
PR: 6
Alexa: 9503
Pages in Google: 530,000
