Real Life graphics, extreme online gaming and now live 3D motion controlling, that’s the direction the gaming world is moving into. Riding on the tremendous success of Avatar, ignoring the 3D aspect might just cost the gaming companies to lose their stake in this visual world.

The releases by the Gaming giants at the recently concluded E3 gaming conventions further emphasize the fact how eager the companies are in bending the latest technology to lure the gamers. Microsoft sounded the first bugle by introducing its all new motion sensing “Kinect” that is sure to take the gaming experience to the next level. It also made an update to its XBOX 360 console making it lose some weight to get those very perfect curves [Size zero is indeed a fashion these days]. With Microsoft’s new launch attracting a huge buzz, Nintendo couldn’t stay behind, after all it was Nintendo’s Wii that came from nowhere and managed to beat the likes of Microsoft and Sony some time earlier. Nintendo though made a rather surprise entry with its handheld 3DS console. If you doubt a handheld console matching the likes of a Gaming machine like Xbox then think again, the word “3D” as the maximum weightage these days. With the world going more portable with time, the device scores a wonder for the constantly moving gamers. With its competitors striking two different chords, Sony walked in with an enhancement to its PS3 Gaming Console. Titled “Sony PlayStation move”, the add-on might not bring real 3D into the world, but brings in the motion sensing Gaming onto Sony’s Stable. Perhaps the move we hope is an attempt to provide a reason preventing existing PS3 users from migrating on to Xbox. But considering its ease of upgrade, we give it a thumb up.
Well with these changing dimensions of visual experience, it’s rather difficult to predict what’s coming next, through the billion dollar labs of the Global giants. But for now we can just say, the next is perhaps a combination of both or simply Motion sensing 3D experience. Perhaps in near future we may find ourselves playing in our own customized visual 3D battlefield without holding any gadgets in a rather seamless world. Mind the words, I didn’t say before a customized battlefield but in a customized visual battlefield. The future is calling, and how far we can answer, depends how for the developers dream and how far the users can be Virtualized.

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The world’s largest Social networking site “Facebook” with more than 500 million registered users, as just managed to pull in with expected revenue of up to $800 million for the year 2009.
Facebook director Mark Andreessen had earlier announced that his company was estimating a $500 million in sales for last year. Facebook meanwhile as achieved the number one spot in terms of sites for displaying ads. Its market share rose to 16% from 11% within a quarter, for the current financial year.
Facebook, which is a privately held company, is expected to go for an IPO soon. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a March article by Wall street Journal commented, “We are definitely in no rush” and further added that, “If you don’t need that capital, then all the pressures are different, and the motivations (to go public) are not there in the same way”. Investors believe if Facebook goes public the next year, it can very well be valued up to $40 billion. Google which is currently valued at close to $160 billion was valued with a market capitalization of $27billion, the day it went public.

Facebook of lately has faced severe criticism from its users, for its inefficiency in protecting their Privacy. Few of the users did quit the service in public, but Facebook officials hit back by terming the move has rather insignificant, and that it hasn’t seen any drop in its users globally. But perhaps it did feel the pressure and later changed the user interface for managing the Security settings for its users, by simplifying it to good extent. But the concerns still continue to grow over its security credentials. The growth of Twitter, which as an advantage of signing up global celebrities and personalities, definitely poses a challenge for Facebook in future.

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Group A of the FIFA world cup is perhaps in the most Interesting situation than any. The Group which comprises of Mexico, Uruguay, France and the hosts South Africa has more buzz in store with days to come.

After being routed 2-0 by the Mexicans in their encounter, the runner-up of the previous edition faces the threat of an early exit in the FIFA world Cup 2010. With 2 crucial encounters still to be played, one between Mexico and Uruguay and the other France VS the Hosts, the group is still wide open, with the all Four teams having a chance of making it to the next change. But the most crucial match for all the four teams is of course the one between Mexico and Uruguay. A draw between them will ensure both the teams qualifying for the next Round closing doors for SA and the former world number one France. France’s early exit will be one of the biggest upset in this World cup.

But in case the match between Mexico and Uruguay ends with a definite result, the final group a match between will South Africa and France will decide the 2nd qualifier from the group other than the winner of the match between Mexico and Uruguay. However FIFA has released a statement which reads, “Our main slogan has been for many years ‘my game is fair play’ so we trust fully all 32 teams participating in the World Cup to play fair”.
Of lately rumors are being circulated of pre-match fixing of Mexico VS Uruguay match, to ensure a draw. The managers of both the teams have dismissed the rumors for now and have ensured a fair-play in the true spirit.

The decision definitely comes as a breather for France and also gives some hope for the hosts SA to make it to the next level; of course they will have to upset France. Although most would be happy to see the African host making it to the next round, but the Fans of France would love to see their Team competing in the final stages of the extravaganza. For now it seems the France are missing the former jersey no 10, Zinedine Zidane very much. Meanwhile we hope the games are played in the true spirit of Sportsmanship.

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