One of the most important developments in video games over the past couple of years is the ability to play them over the Internet — to go head-to-head against real live people instead of predictable, boring computer opponents. In fact, multiplayer action is the prime attraction of many newer games; it [...]

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Sick of shelling out $49.95 for the latest video games? Want to see what a game’s actually like before you buy it? Then you need to start checking out game demos, my friend. Demos are simplified versions of computer games that companies put out as “free samples.” There are thousands of [...]

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Just can’t get past that one level in Riven? Having trouble fighting off the Zerg hordes in Starcraft? Maybe you need some outside help. The Internet’s the perfect place for finding cheat codes and hints for practically every video game ever made, whether it’s for the PC or for Nintendo. Here’s how [...]

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You always knew your encyclopedic knowledge of Gilligan’s Island and the French and Indian War would pay off one day, didn’t you? If you know your trivia, the ’Net offers a wide variety of sites that promise to reward you with cash and other prizes–and to provide quite a challenge in the [...]

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Ever wanted to lead sci-fi armies in vicious combat against alien hordes? Sure you have. And you can do just that in Blizzard Software’s wildly popular computer game Starcraft. The game lets you take control of one of three futuristic species — Terrans (that’s us), Protoss, or Zerg — and guide [...]

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The Internet would at first seem to be a pretty weird place for finding out about Sega and Nintendo games; after all, they’re played on an entirely different kind of computer. But the Web’s actually one of the best places for finding out about these games, whether you’re looking for news [...]

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