The Games News

Generally the first instinct for millions of people worldwide is to turn on electronic games when they want to be entertained. Entertainment is nowadays a fast growing industry with millions of subscribers from different countries. Now TV is no longer the main attraction and a good game can be more captivating than any TV network. The good games are involving interactivity, strategy, thinking, and in many of them a basic story line is followed. The games are not just for young boys but also for girls, and their main advantage is the interactivity. The quality of TV is going down too much and in those conditions 2 in 5 in 10 adults turn their attention to electronic games. Video games are the highest form of art mankind ever has made, because they combine everything: music, art and feelings are melted together and the best part is that you are actually in the game. Movies, no matter how good they get, are not interactive. In video games you actually are in the story instead of just watching it, and people are starting to finally realize the advantages of that.

San Andreas Multiplayer also known as SA: MP was released. This is a mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that enables you to kill all your friends and stay out of prison. The game supports almost 100 players, and now custom game modes thought build in scripting support is included. The game is 100% identical with the single player version, and you can do anything that is possible in single player. Dedicated servers connected via Internet are online 24h/24h, 7 days a week so any can embrace this innovation. Also note that there are no pedestrians to reduce the potential lag. Now the GTA fans are very satisfied for obtaining the gift they always wanted. All you’ll have to do is installing the applications, and then the story begins.

The most popular online games are nowadays free in Asia, and the producers are gaining when the gamers era choosing to customize their virtual presence. Although this is true, the most financial successful games in Asia are not free. Using a new policy like pay-for-customize the avatars might be very profitable because every gamer is trying to increase his social rank in the virtual community.

If in Japan an automatic vending machine is the solution ready to satisfy all the needs, and if in Philippines the micro-economy already exist this tendency identified in the universe of games might seem logical. In the immediate future, micro transactions will be very popular due to services like Xbox Live and the world of games will gain additional members. This is a great business model, where the better off subsidise those who normally couldn’t afford starting a subscription. Micro Payments offer specific instant gratification that is quantifiable by the user, much like going shopping at the mall. Micro Payments tend to work for optional items only, as competition and greed tilt the scales away from large scale profitability if used otherwise.

Every hero has an end, only Rayman it’s immortal. A new version for this challenging adventure game, called Rayman 4 will be released by UbiSoft, and available on Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and also on handheld platforms.

Rayman 4 is coming to current and the next generation consoles and will be available around November 2006. The universe of Rayman will be again unleashed. This project was assigned to Michel Ancel, the creator of the original Rayman series so the success hidden beyond this game is almost guaranteed. Rayman is about to exceed any expectations. Furthermore new adventures will be available, so the legend continues. Game play, feeling sound and graphics, all in one just say: Rayman.

An eight year old Grand Theft Auto fan stole his teacher’s minivan just for a joyride, from school to his home which is less than a mile. The kid became the city’s youngest auto thief, as reported by the police

Inspired by Grand Auto Theft video game, the crazy fan, adjusted the driver’s seat and the mirror, lowering the steering wheel, in order to have a ride on the Dodge Caravan. Not even 4 feet tall, the tiniest kid in the class was suspended from school. However he wasn’t charged with a crime by the police as nothing was damaged and no one got hurt as result of his act.