Video Games & Gear
Video games have come of age as an entertainment medium and the technology continues to mature. Learn about how your favorite video game consoles work, and see what's on the gaming horizon.
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14 Hidden Video Game Design Tricks That Will Blow Your Mind
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The Candy Crush Quiz
The 10 Best U.S. Cities for Gamers
Virtual Reality Arcades Are Getting Real in the U.S.
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It's not the best-selling console ... or the one with the best buzz... or the one with the most bells and whistles. But it's still one heck of a cool machine. Check out what the GameCube has under the hood.
By Kevin Bonsor
3DO is one of the top video game companies in the U.S. with dozens of popular titles. Go behind the scenes and learn exactly how 3DO creates a new game!
By Jeff Tyson
Microsoft's Xbox was one of the top game systems in its day, and with Xbox Live you can even use it to play on the Web. Take a look inside the Xbox.
By Kevin Bonsor
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Just like film and television, the video game industry maintains a level of age-related ratings. Find out how the ESRB system works.
On a coin-operated pool table, if you hit one of the numbered balls into a pocket, the ball goes into a locked storage compartment. If you hit the cue ball into a pocket, the table returns it. How does the pool table tell the difference?
The PlayStation 2 was one of the most anticipated game systems ever developed. Take a look inside and see what the PS2 had to offer.
By Jeff Tyson
It may be a relic now, but in 1999, Popular Science magazine recognized the Sega Dreamcast as one of the most important and innovative products of the year. Find out what made it so amazing.
By Jeff Tyson
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The Nintendo 64 was an extremely popular video game system, with millions of users around the world. Learn where it all started and what's inside.
By Jeff Tyson
The PlayStation is one of the most popular video game systems of all time. Learn how PlayStation started and what's inside this video game console.
By Jeff Tyson
From Pong to PS3, take an inside look at computer consoles and how they work their magic to keep you entertained for hours (or days …) on end.
By Jeff Tyson
If you look at the description of some 3-D video games, you'll see references to Gouraud shading or texture mapping. What does that mean?
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How does a video-game light gun work? How does the game know where the gun is aiming? See the technology behind this popular video game accessory.
Have you ever wondered how a $30 program can consistently beat you at chess? Computer chess programs calculate their game plan based on formulas -- algorithms that determine whether a position is "good" or "bad," taking the whole board into account.