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Computer/Video/Arcade

Games that require use of a computer or electronic device and usually a video display.

SEE ALSO Subject CollectionsAssociations on the Net

Sub-headings:

Cheat Codes
Gaming and Learning
Educational use of games and the impact of games on learning.
History of Video Games
Descriptions and analysis of developments and events that significantly impacted video game creation and playing.
Reviews
Sites with directories of reviews and news for individual games, from both users and professional reviewers.
Social Aspects of Video Games

Resources in this category:

GamePro
http://www.gamepro.com/
Computer and video games, reviews, tips, hints, cheats.
GameSpot
http://www.gamespot.com/
Gaming Nexus
http://www.gamingnexus.com/
"Gaming Nexus is an Online Gaming Magazine catering for consoles of today and yesteryear." It has reviews, tips, guides, and other information about gaming.
Hyperactive 3.1
http://www.hyperactive.com.au/
Hyper@ctive, the online home of Hyper magazine, is a site dedicated to "everything gaming" including daily updates of game reviews, articles, interviews, and other gaming news, thousands of cheats and codes, a whole array of downloadable game demos, and links to other game sites.
XYZZYnews
http://www.xyzzynews.com/
"A bi-monthly magazine for fans of interactive fiction. It's for nostalgic fans of the old Infocom games, people who're always on the lookout for new text adventure games to play, and designers of new adventure games."
 
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