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Your people have been mining the asteroid belt in your solar system peacefully for 200 years – until the Krainian Empire began to invade. Now you must stop them before they destroy your mining colony. As the pilot of the Ark-Light X-52 it is your job to destroy the invading ships of the Krainian Empire while protecting the colonies.

If you’re a die-hard Asteroids player from way back in those golden days of Atari, you are going to love DarkSide ArkLight2. A basic rule in gaming is that you can never go wrong with a good shoot-em-up and in Arklight2, Pi Eye Games delivers up a stellar example of the genre.

The graphics are astounding in 3D, with rich with detail and color. There are shadows as chunks of rock pass over, and they look as hard as they feel when Continue Reading

In this fast paced world of technology it was hard for this father of two and product of the eighties to get used to the fact that my kids were more computer savy at the age of seven than I was at the age of thirty-seven. We bought many computer programs for our PC such as,” Disney’s Learning Kindergarten, and “Dr. Seuss Kindergarten Learning system. These two in particular were great for our kids because of the familiar characters and ease of use. The Disney program has 60 activities on three disc and features such lessons as: Addition and Subtraction, Pick a verb with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Try Spanish and French, Telling time with Mickey, it even had build a sentence exercises with Goofy! My five year old was engrossed and engaged the entire time. He says the Continue Reading

World of Warcraft: – I remember well, when I first came into the “World of Warcraft” as huge as it was, and also very exciting to explore, discover, and develop new skills, hence – becoming very addictive.

Slowly but surely Blizzard’s World of Warcraft was staring to take over. And once I managed to play a Night Elf to the highest level, i was left to find that this was only the begining of the game. Raid Dungeons and Epic Dragon-Slaying Quests soon followed. When I heard about this end-game play I was eager to get into a raiding guild and work on my personal quest to obtain the most desireable armor.

However, this never happened – At the time I was needed to be doing things in the “real life” much more. Much more important Continue Reading

The idea that video games kill creativity is purely biased and lacks sufficient research. Video games in fact do not cause any slowdown of brain cells in their own right, or even at all. It is the way we present them that causes the production of neurotransmitters like dopamine. These transmitters are natural chemicals produced by the brain when we do things we enjoy. In fact, dopamine (based on a quick wikipedia search) improves the cognitive abilities of an individual and increases the amount of information they can process at one time.

Video games promote and produce some of the most creative and innovative minds in the IT industry. A large number of the gaming community are creative in their own right, and go as far as to mod, or improve on a game without receiving any form Continue Reading

A list of Xbox 360 racing games contains such familiar names like Need for Speed, NASCAR, Grand Theft Auto or Forza Motorsport but also names that you wouldn’t expect to see among these powerful racing games, like the Simpsons Hit & Run. A well deserved top place among all Xbox 360 racing games is reserved for Need for Speed Most Wanted. As you might expect the game is still all about solid racing but it has added options of car customization and the thrilling police chases keep you on the edge of your seat through the whole race.

Another must for Xbox 360 racing games collectors is Burnout Revenge, well improved from the other games in the Burnout series it is certainly among the best racing games created recently. The speed and the thrill of the race remain Continue Reading