...When considering arcade games the first thought that comes to mind is Fun! The second is childhood. Arcade Games loomed large in childhood, but for many of us those golden years have never really ended! The 1980s are considered by many to be the golden age of arcade games. This is largely because this is the time that gave birth to the genre, so it has a very real air of both innovation and innocence about it in terms of the games that came out of that period. And thinking about the subject of Where do I find Good Arcade Games? simply would not be complete without a look at that time period.

The period around the 1980s saw the emergence of some of the most popular arcade games EVER,. Beginning with games like Space Invaders which made its world debut in 1978. Pac-Man in 1980, and Donkey kong in 1981 being amongst the most popular. Its hard to think back now that there was a relative scarcity of choice regarding the games that you could play (however good they were). When you consider that some of the free arcade sites on the internet now have over 1500 different arcade ga...more

US Gaming Industry Sees Record Sales in 2007

... Band (Xbox 360, MTV Games) - 184,000

5) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360, Activision) - 183,000

6) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo) - 172,000

7) Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360, EA) - 144,000

8) Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat (PS3, Activision) - 140,000

9) Mario Party DS (DS, Nintendo) - 139,000

10) Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS, Sega) - 133,000

A statement from Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello is confident the company's revenue will jump to around $6 billion by the fiscal year 2011, with at least $900 million from digital revenue streams like downloadable content, in-game advertising and subscription fees. That would represent a growth of 71 percent over its 2008 fiscal year revenue forcast, which it expected to hit roughly $3.5 billion.

Other new announcements made by EA yesterday included a release date of September 7 for Spore (and possible PS3 and Xbox 360 versions)<...more

Xbox 360 emulator-What Is It

...60. By making their own emulators, NES is able to allow the user to take the ROMs of most NES games and put them in the newer Xbox 360.

The use of console emulators began in the mid-90s. Console emulators were used to then to repackage and reissue their older games on newer versions of their game consoles. An example of which is the repackaging of their games for the Nintendo Wii which will allow for emulation of NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, and TurboGrafx-16 games.

However, there's still a huge issue regarding the development of emulator programs and hardware. Since other game platforms are created by companies that are more or less competing in the same business, no single company will give the rights to its competitor to create emulators that will allow their games to run on the competitor's game console.

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Turn Your Shiny Gaming Rig Into an Awesome Xbox 360 media Center Extender

...our house, such as laptops.

If you purchased the Xbox 360 "Fully Loaded" package, you've already got the dedicated remote complete with a "green Button" for controlling the Xbox 360 media center extender functions. The media center interface should look familiar. It's the exact replica of your MCE menu. This makes for easy navigation and total control of your console. All your familiar menu cho...more

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