Why Console Gaming Is Getting More Popular?

Playing video games is an entertaining activity for most of the people. There are many hardcore gamers who use all gaming platforms. We know there are two opponents in gaming world; console players and PC players. Whether be a professional gamer or just play games in your free times for fun, everybody is good at a platform of gaming. PC gamers are confident at games such as World of Warcraft, Age of Empires, Counter Strike, etc. And console gamers feel more confident at games like God of War, Devil May Cry and Gran Turismo.

I'm not going to tell you my opinion about which platform is better. I told you about this in my article, PC vs Consoles before. But I think we should evaluate "the fun" according to the games, not platforms. Because every game has a better platform to be played. I'll try to give you some hints about why consoles are getting more popular for video game developers.

Top 10 Best Video Game Series Since 2005

Developing a game is not easy. Especially it's harder to develop a game which will be a classic. But I think the hardest thing is making a serie of that game. Some games are very successful about this. Here are the best video game series since 2005;

Bioshock

I remember my first experience in Bioshock. Game started with an intro and then I took the control. But I was shocked when I realized that it wasn't an intro. I was in the game and that was in-game graphics. BioShock is absolutely a classic with its atmosphere, story and characters. Actually you can accept BioShock as a soul mate of System Shock. I can't wait for BioShock Infinite.



Dead Space

A Trip To The History of Game Consoles: Part 2

We are continuing the trip on the history of game consoles. In the first part of this article, I gave informations about the history of old game consoles. Today, we will take a look at the new generation video game consoles.


PlayStation 2

If PlayStation is a turning point for the game console history, PlayStation 2 is the revolution for them. It was released in 2000 and still played even today. It was on the top of game consoles with its hardware, controls and games. PlayStation 2 also lets you play PlayStation 1 games and online games. It became a legendary game console with its games like Grand Theft Auto, God of War, Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy series.

A Trip To The History of Game Consoles: Part 1

Video gaming is a part of our lives for years. Anyone who is interested in technology has a computer or console nowadays. Especially game consoles started to take the place of PC by their easy to use system. But how did consoles come to these days? I'll take you on a trip of the history of old game consoles.


Brown Box

Brown Box is the first game console in history which was created by a German engineer Ralph Baer in 1967. He is known as the father of the video games. Brown Box could be connected to a TV by a vacuum tube circuit. In the first game for Brown Box, we controlled two squares chasing each other. Afterwards a rifle and 12 more game released for the console.

A List Of The Longest Lasting Video Games

We gamers have played a lot of games for years. Some of them made us smile, some of them made us run away. We spent long hours in front of the PC or console. We finished some of them in a few hours. But we spent days for some of them which deserved our money. So I decided to write a post about them. But I won't put MMO and sports games on the list. I want to talk about games that have longest story modes.

Baldur's Gate

Baldur's Gate is Bioware's masterpiece and when it was released in 1998, it shocked everybody. It was 14 years ago and some fans still play it today. Hundreds of hours gameplay and lots of side missions make Baldur's Gate one of the longest video games ever. A new version of the game, Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition was released on November. If you haven't met the serie yet, it's a good chance you shouldn't miss.

PC vs Console: Advantages and Disadvantages For Gaming

Actually this is different for everybody. Some gamers like playing games on PC and some like it on consoles. For example I prefer PC, but there are also some games that you better play on consoles. Also with the rise of the next generation consoles, some gamers have started to prefer console gaming. But even with all these doubts, there is a truth that everybody knows. PC gaming is still better.

You Can Customize Your PC

PC is customizable but I'm not sure if this is an advantage or disadvantage. OK, you can customize your PC if you want, but you don't need to think about that if you have a console. Many games are being designed every year and every game has better graphics than others. So your PC needs an upgrade. If your PC's hardware is old, you have to upgrade it to play latest games. But it's not the same for console gaming. You just put your game DVD into console and play it. You don't need to worry about performance or graphic settings. You don't need to lower the graphics. But...

How To Develop Professional Gaming Skills

Would you like to be a professional video gamer? If you would like, it's possible, but not that easy. You need to develop some skills. It doesn't matter if you want to be a professional in a game or something else, because the requirements are the same. There is a strategy you need to know before becoming a pro. Here are required skills that you need to develop.

Technical skills : You can't see a gamer who is not a master of the technical part of a game. If you want to become a professional video gamer, you have to practise in front of your console or computer. As you can see, you can be successful in many different areas. Professional gamers are the ones who practise the most. They know that practice makes perfect.

Do Online Games Have Benefits?

Do you play online games? I think every gamer has played an online game for once. According to the studies, %25 of gamers visit online game sites. Also these gamers are not only male players. There are gamers from all sexes and ages. So some players spend most of their free times by playing online games. But do online video games have positive effects on us? What are the benefits of video games and online gaming?