Personal computer game
hideA personal computer game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a game played on a personal computer, rather than on a video game console or arcade machine. Computer games have evolved from the simple graphics and gameplay of early titles like Spacewar!, to a wide range of more visually advanced titles.
PC games are created by one or more game developers, often in conjunction with other specialists (such as game artists) and either published independently or through a third party publisher. They may then be distributed on physical media such as DVDs and CDs, as Internet-downloadable, possibly freely redistributable, software, or through online delivery services such as Direct2Drive and Steam. PC games often require specialized hardware in the user's computer in order to play, such as a specific generation of graphics processing unit or an Internet connection for online play, although these system requirements vary from game to game.
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News tagged with computer game
Carrots are better than sticks for building human cooperation
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Rewards go further than punishment in building human cooperation and benefiting the common good, according to research published this week in the journal Science by researchers at Harvard University and the Stockholm School ...
Is Tetris good for the brain?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Brain imaging shows playing Tetris leads to a thicker cortex and may also increase brain efficiency, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Research Notes. A research team based in ...
Research provides new view of the way young children think
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Mar 24, 2009 |
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For parents who have found themselves repeating the same warnings or directions to their toddler over and over to no avail, new research from the University of Colorado at Boulder offers them an answer as to why their toddlers ...
Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate Bay
Nov 06, 2009 |
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A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.
Acer goes deep with 3-D laptop for gaming, movies
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With the launch of Windows 7 this week, PC makers are trying some new things, including laptops with touch screens. Acer Inc. is going further - introducing a laptop with a 3-D screen.
New Pirate Bay to be based on give-and-take models
Jul 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- One of the world's largest filesharing Web sites, The Pirate Bay, is going legal through a series of give-and-take payment models that in some cases may even earn its users a bundle of cash, the new ...
'Tetris' still a videogame star at age 25
Jun 02, 2009 |
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It was spring in what was then the Soviet Union when a mathematician in Moscow with a penchant for puzzles created a "Tetris" computer game still going strong 25 years later.
Using your mood to operate a computer game
May 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Brain Computer Interfaces measure electrical signals from the brain and convert them into data that can be used by a computer. You can move a cursor on your screen, for example, simply by ...
Sick of the same old thing? Researchers finds satiation solution
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 19, 2009 |
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Have you ever gotten sick of pizza, playing the same computer game, or had a song stuck in your head for so long you never wanted to hear it again? If you have, you may suffer from variety amnesia. In new research, Joseph ...
Prosecutor seeks prison terms in Pirate Bay filesharing case
Mar 02, 2009 |
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A Swedish prosecutor on Monday called for one year jail terms for four men charged with running The Pirate Bay, one of the world's top websites for illegal downloading.
Beatlemania back as albums, computer game go on sale
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Beatlemania is set to break out again on Wednesday when The Beatles' digitally remastered albums and a new computer game are released as the world's most famous pop group finally embraces the digital age.
Swedish regulator to Pirate Bay suitor: where's the money?
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Swedish financial regulators want Pirate Bay suitor Global Gaming Factory to reveal how it will fund its takeover of the popular download site despite GGF chief executive Hans Pandeya insisting Thursday that ...
Dutch court: Web site must remove copyright works
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A civil court on Wednesday ordered Dutch Web site Mininova to remove within three months all files on its servers that point to copyrighted works or face a fine of up to euro5 million ($7.16 million).
Fine threat puts The Pirate Bay off the Intenet
Aug 25, 2009 |
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The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing websites, is off the Internet after a Swedish court threatened its bandwith supplier with a hefty fine, news reports said Tuesday.
Pirate Bay suitor GGF set for deal with record label
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Global Gaming Factory (GGF), the Swedish online games firm set to acquire illegal download site The Pirate Bay, said on Wednesday it was close to signing a record deal with a major record company.
