VideoGamingJournal.com http://videogamingjournal.com Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:26:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Video Games and the economy http://videogamingjournal.com/video-games-and-the-economy/ http://videogamingjournal.com/video-games-and-the-economy/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:26:36 +0000 Robert Mandrake http://videogamingjournal.com/?p=15 Are video games sales going to suffer during this economic downturn ?

I wonder if teenagers and adult/teenagers at heart will continue to fork out $60 per video game while there is so much pain in the economy ?

]]> http://videogamingjournal.com/video-games-and-the-economy/feed/ Video Games and Children http://videogamingjournal.com/video-games-and-children/ http://videogamingjournal.com/video-games-and-children/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:53:47 +0000 Robert Mandrake http://videogamingjournal.com/?p=14 Children today must be careful about what video games they play… it is up to parents to make sure that their children are following the guidelines set by the industry, and of course, each family must decide for themself when a child is ready to play certain video games.

]]> http://videogamingjournal.com/video-games-and-children/feed/ 24 HOUR Fire Water Damage http://videogamingjournal.com/24-hour-fire-water-damage/ http://videogamingjournal.com/24-hour-fire-water-damage/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:37:00 +0000 Robert Mandrake http://videogamingjournal.com/?p=13 This has nothing to do with Video Gaming… but, even gamers can be affected by disaster… and what would happen to your video game system and all your games if you were struck by a flood… would you call your insurance agent ? What do you do ? Who do you call ?

Go to 24 HOUR Fire Water Damage - they (Adjusters Reference Manual) can give them a list of good Water Out company’s that should be able to respond night or day… and they should be able to help them with their problem…

Robert Mandrake

]]> http://videogamingjournal.com/24-hour-fire-water-damage/feed/ Cell Phone Ringtones http://videogamingjournal.com/cell-phone-ringtones/ http://videogamingjournal.com/cell-phone-ringtones/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:24:55 +0000 Robert Mandrake http://videogamingjournal.com/cell-phone-ringtones/ The number of ways to make you cell phone individual is always growing with new cellular phone ring tones and also wallpapers; such is the popularity, I doubt if anyone can remember the last time they heard a phone with a traditional ring! The reason behind this is to give personality to your phone, so you can flaunt your high-tech gadget to the world. The devices and software becoming available to ensure that you are able to install these ring tones is becoming numerous and easier to use.

This gave birth to a ring tone converter; software that will help to transfer ring tones from one cellular phone to another. Converters do more than just transfer the sound file because they also help to download them from sites.

There is no need to worry about different models and manufacturers because cellular phone ring tone converters are generally cross compatible. If you are unfortunate enough to have a basic model you may find you are still able to create sound files with the phones own software. The availability of ring tone converters which do not require cables and an infrared connection are easy to use if you need to download them.

Of course the only way your sound will be truly individual is if you create it yourself with a built in cell phone composer. Creating your own ring tone and then changing it to suit your mood is the ultimate in personalization. More importantly, creating a cellular phone ring tone is fun and easy to do with the latest sound converters which also have this function.

Additionally there are available, websites where you can acquire sounds that can be used on your phone. There is a variety of ways these sites can update your phone and they no longer require your phone to be connected to a computer.

However you want to proceed, you have all the information now with numerous web sites, music composers or even get them from friends, and the choice is yours. All you have to do is check that your phone can use the software supplied and after that whether, it won’t matter if it’s a new cellular phone ring tone or wallpaper, you probably won’t come have any problems.

]]> http://videogamingjournal.com/cell-phone-ringtones/feed/ atariace.com http://videogamingjournal.com/atariacecom/ http://videogamingjournal.com/atariacecom/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:56:34 +0000 Rawlin James http://videogamingjournal.com/atariacecom/ For any of you who love the old style video game consoles Atari style, check out www.atariace.com

This is why I love the internet.  I mean come on, can you believe you can still by the old Atari consoles ?????

I love it.  I am going to check into buying an old Atari 2600.  It will definitely bring back some good old memories.

Rawlin James

]]> http://videogamingjournal.com/atariacecom/feed/ Army Of Two http://videogamingjournal.com/army-of-two/ http://videogamingjournal.com/army-of-two/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:21:43 +0000 Robert Mandrake http://videogamingjournal.com/army-of-two/ Ok, so I got totally swept up in the hype over Army Of Two.

I watched the commercials on tv…

Then I went to the website, and watched ALL the videos and commercials via the web… and I was excited…

Then the launch day came out, and I ran over to BlockBuster, and of course, someone had already rented it… they had two copies…

So, I waited a few days, and checked back, and whamm… the game was sitting there… I was suprised that the people who rented it, returned it so quickly…

But, I was so excited, I raced home, and started up the game…

15 minutes into playing the game, I was ready to throw the game in the trash…

This game SUCKS. After playing Call Of Duty 4, there is absolutley NO COMPARISON between the two… Army Of Two sucks, and Call of Duty 4 ROCKS!

Mandrake

]]> http://videogamingjournal.com/army-of-two/feed/ Virtual Reality Video Games http://videogamingjournal.com/virtual-reality-video-games/ http://videogamingjournal.com/virtual-reality-video-games/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:57:34 +0000 Robert Mandrake http://videogamingjournal.com/virtual-reality-video-games/ I don’t know if I will live to see a game where we plug in our brain to the game… BUT,

I can tell you that games like Call of Duty 4 are so lifelike, and realistic… that if you were to modify a very few things… like make a gun that you can just point at the screen to shoot… and then also set it up just like the Wii, where actual body movement translates to action the screen… and BOOM, this thing will be as close to the real thing as you can get… then throw in one of those personal tv’s, where its like a tv headset… and bammm… I cannot even imagine how great that would be…

well, maybe we could add a little taser zapp, so that when you get shot in the game, it zapps you in real life… I wonder how much my game skills would improve if I knew that every time I got shot in the game, I would get a small electric shock… :)

Mandrake

]]> http://videogamingjournal.com/virtual-reality-video-games/feed/ Will we one day plug into the game itself ? http://videogamingjournal.com/will-we-one-day-plug-into-the-game-itself/ http://videogamingjournal.com/will-we-one-day-plug-into-the-game-itself/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:22:58 +0000 Rawlin James http://videogamingjournal.com/will-we-one-day-plug-into-the-game-itself/ I was wondering if our technology will progress to the point that we plug our brain and body right into the video game itself.  I know it sounds like the stuff of science fiction and Star Trek, but it seems we are destined to do it.

Instead of controllers and video screens, we will just plug our brain directly into the game console itself and play the game with our mind.  I guess at that point we will not call them video games any longer.  Will they then be called mind games ? :)

Rawlin James

]]> http://videogamingjournal.com/will-we-one-day-plug-into-the-game-itself/feed/ Call of duty 4 - PS3 is the best game of all time… http://videogamingjournal.com/call-of-duty-4-ps3-is-the-best-game-of-all-time/ http://videogamingjournal.com/call-of-duty-4-ps3-is-the-best-game-of-all-time/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:22:40 +0000 Robert Mandrake http://videogamingjournal.com/call-of-duty-4-ps3-is-the-best-game-of-all-time/ I am sorry, but Call Of Duty 4, on the PS3 system is the best game of all time… blowing away every other game in graphics and play… when you combine the online side of this game and realize that you are able to play in real time with tons of other real people, you will never want to play another game… ever.

Mandrake

]]> http://videogamingjournal.com/call-of-duty-4-ps3-is-the-best-game-of-all-time/feed/ Original Nintendo is still the best http://videogamingjournal.com/original-nintendo-is-still-the-best/ http://videogamingjournal.com/original-nintendo-is-still-the-best/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:11:30 +0000 Rawlin James http://videogamingjournal.com/original-nintendo-is-still-the-best/ I must be one of those people who just love the past.  The original nintendo is and will always be the best gaming console ever created.  It had all the classic games that were the “fathers” of the games that we play today.

Tell me what is a better game then the classic and original Super Mario Brothers ?

I thought so, you cannot even try to compete with the original Super Mario Brothers.

If you have something to say, let me know :)

Rawlin James

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