game of the year
who gives this and similar titles?
by: ytcc greg
Ever wonder just who gives a company the right to
call
a specific game "Game Of The Year"? Well, that would
be the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. This
organization is really the only way games and developers
get the recognition they so richly deserve. They started
giving the title Game of the Year, best in (place category here).
Now, even though they've only been giving these titles
out since 1998, whatever they say is held in high regards.
That's because the games are voted on by a select panel
of peers. Nothing is greater than having your peers say
your game is the greatest. The voting is done in secret,
and supervised by the same people that supervise the
Oscars: PriceWaterhouse Coopers. This makes the
Academy more credible, and being voted by peers
makes it more respectable. They also have a Hall of
Fame, for some of the greatest contributors to
gaming as we know it.
For more info on the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences,
and to see recipients of past awards, visit their website
at
http://www.interactive.org
napster
back as a paid service?
by: ytcc data
In the year 2000, Napster had over 60 million
users.
Then the RIAA came and slapped it out of business,
literally. Napster was faced with heavy fines from being
sued by the RIAA. Napster was going to attempt a paid
service, but it ran out of money and was forced to shut
down. But before they shut down, a company named
Roxio, which makes CD burning software, acquired
much of the company assets.
Roxio has announced that they plan to re-launch Napster,
as a paid service by the end of 2003. They say that they
want to secure deals with various record companies first.
But do they have a chance to do even half as well as they
once did? Roxio says that its new plans will be charge by
download or simply a flat monthly rate.
The problem is right now there are a number of paid music
companies emerging and will be in place by the time Napster
attempted any re-launch. MusicNet, a service recently launched
in a joint effort from Real Networks and AOLTW and others is
a paid service with flexible plans. Other services such as
Sony's Pressplay, and Listen.com's Rhapsody are also
paid-subscription services.
Kazaa is considered by many to have taken Napster's place
in the "free peer-to-peer" world. Kazaa, whose software has
been downloaded over 143 Million times, is currently in a
heated legal battle with the RIAA. None the less, for as long
as "free" services such as Kazaa exist; and there are quite a
few of those services; some will still go to them to avoid paying
any subscription fees.
So if Napster does come back, does it have a chance to be
half as big as it once was? Many factors come into play.
Kazaa, as I stated earlier is currently in a court battle with the
RIAA. However, a verdict on that should be in way before the
end of the year. Secondly, would Roxio be able to make
agreements with the records labels that at one time loathed
the service. Surely, there are many factors. Time will tell.
Do you think a paid Napster would succeed?
Express your thoughts on our message boards:
http://www.youthtech.com/boards/showthread.php?&threadid=3322
spotlight
wireless networking
Have you heard about all this wireless networking
mumbo jumbo? Ever wonder just WHAT it is and
WHAT it can do? Well, you're in luck because we've
just added an excellent article about wireless to our
networking area!
Not only can you read about what wireless networking
is but you can also learn how YOU can setup your own
wireless network if you so desire. With information
about Wireless Accept Points, Wireless Cards and
Devices, Security, Wireless Communities and software
it's all here. Check it out at:
http://www.youthtech.com/techstuff/networking/wireless1.htm
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