The past few years have been witness to some of the most amazing technologies ever produced for the gaming industry.  We have motion sensing technology that tracks and monitors our moves and places them directly into the game we are playing.  We have seen the creation of a new media format that has revolutionized the way in which we watch movies and play games, and we have also witnessed the rise in Internet game play...

A tour through the 2000-2010 history of gaming.  View the Dipity timeline here.

In the late 80’s and early 90’s, home gaming consoles were the preferred method for playing games at home.  The gaming market had attracted millions of people and earned hundreds of millions of dollars for the companies developing the hardware and software for this market.  People would wait in line for hours for a chance at buying a new gaming console or new game.  The gaming market was on fire and the console wars had created a super market of advanced gaming systems as well as awesome games.  While the dedicated gaming consoles thrived during this time, the Personal Computer was silently sitting on the bench...

Hello and welcome to Reaxtion Studios review of the early 80’s and today’s console systems.  My name is Stacey and I will be your guide on this epic journey we are about to embark on. 

When asked to name a video game console, most people might name the newer systems such as the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or Wii consoles.  If the same people are asked to name gaming consoles of the early and mid 80’s, the typical Nintendo, Atari and Sega names would be mentioned above all others.  This is, in part, due to the many gaming consoles created during the 80’s.  Magnavox had created the Odyssey 2 in 1978, which battled to stay afloat against the much more popular Atari VCS, which had more games and better name recognition although the Odyssey 2 was a much more powerful machine...

Most of us agree, this hybrid age is becoming all the rage.  It is great to see what new technologies are becoming available to the general public.  Vehicles using both electric and combustion engines to maximize vehicle MPG and have a slightly smaller environmental impact are becoming more and more popular.  This trade off, however, has mostly equaled small, slow cars that suck the fun out of driving...