They can save your life, crush your soul, make you a fortune, or even leave you penniless. Here are 10 reasons why video games have more real-world power than you think.
CNN.COM's Dan Wright checks out the creature creator game 'Spore'.
Fortune: Game of the yearupdated: Thu Feb 14 2008 11:14:00
A gray-and-red-spotted lizardlike creature with two heads peers at me from the computer screen through eyes located, Cyclops-style, in the center of each forehead. It lets out a howl and bounds off its marbleized perch into a prehistoric forest. That was probably a howl of embarrassment. This poor creature has arms stuck around its ears, raised up and flapping comically in the wind, like a Hell's Angel riding a chopper with impossibly high handlebars. So much for intelligent design.
"The Simpsons Game's" most notable trait is that it's funny, so funny that I can't believe how often I actually laughed out loud at the wonderfully produced cutscenes that have been made for the game, despite how weird it is seeing Simpsons animation in HD.
Two months ago, Phil Harrison, the president of Sony Computer Entertainment's Worldwide Studios, made a startling declaration: "If 'World of Warcraft' were a country, it would be bigger than Ireland."
The Electronics Entertainment Expo, or E3, in Los Angeles is a gamer's dream.
CNNMoney: Gaming: 2025updated: Thu Sep 16 2004 12:59:00
One of the best games around these days can't be found on store shelves and has absolutely no learning curve.
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