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"I was trawling through the draft articles on the site this week and found something I wrote last summer at the height of the riots in the UK. I do not know why this article never made it to be published, but I imagine it was because of laziness, holidays or generally because the riots ended before I made my point. Whatever the reason, prepare for a trip down nostalgia avenue where London is on fire and videogames are being used as a scapegoat for anarchistic behaviour."
"Last week, video game publisher Electronic Arts launched copies of their science fiction game Mass Effect 3 into space as part of a promotion for the final installment in that massively popular science fiction trilogy. Today they announced that they will continue shooting video games into space, starting with The Sims 3 Showtime Katy Perry Collector’s Edition."
"Story in games have become completely different than they once were. When you think of series like Fallout and Mass Effect, a lot more is in your hands than Pac-Man ever had in his... uh... mouth? The point is, sandboxes and choose-your-own-adventure games have, over the past half-decade or so, been expanding to the point that it almost seems like every game has some kind of story choice in it."
""And so maybe sometimes the Lord compels people who desperately needs to pee to stay in their kitchen eating TV Dinners until hot urine soaks their floor and they weep in shame. And, really, who can blame Him?""
"5. Need for Speed (NFS)-
The Need for Speed series has sold over 80 million copies. Those are some staggering numbers and if you’ve ever played the games in this series, you’ll see why they are so popular. There is something in the NFS series that just captures the interest of nearly anyone. You can pimp out your car however you choose and then drive it at incredible speeds and crash it if you feel like it for no apparent reason and with no worry about getting hurt or the money that will b..."
The Sims, a game which would eventually spawn one of the most prolific franchises in gaming history, was released on 4 February, 2000: ten years ago today.
"While most PC games are also released for the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xboox 360; they normally offer a different experience than their console counterparts. This games offer the ability to modify your gaming experience or play other people's mods. There are also games that are only available for the PC. Here is a guide to five of the PC version's games, ones that stand out from the console ones and ones only for the PC."
"So what hope is there for the PC? Unfortunately, things look grim, though there is hope in unusual places. Of course, MMOs will help to keep PC gaming alive; I dont think WoW will be leaving us anytime soon. And with the increase in casual gaming by women (playing arcade or card games online), those kind of game sales will help to booster the PC as well.
In addition, an alliance was formed earlier this year, including Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Advanced Micro Devices, all companies wit..."
The article, written by EndSights.com's Aram Kuredjian, argues that gamers are unduly and unfairly attacking EA because of their sports franchises, pointing out the great games they have published in recent years like Rock Band, Orange Box, and upcoming games like Spore, Sims 3, and Dragon Age: Origins.
![Box shot of The Sims 3 [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUEMvU2ltdWxhdGlvbi9MaWZl/the_sims_3_frontcover_small_RsnN8nBPh0MJY8v.jpg)