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By Oyinlola Akinsanya

Playing video games is a wonderful way of relaxing, having fun, getting rid of boredom and even relieving stress and keeping fit. But sitting down to play video games for a very long period of time can have adverse consequences on your health, and it is important that you take your time in keeping these consequences at the lowest levels, or even eliminate them.

Long term video gaming can cause deep-vein thrombosis-where a blood clot builds up in a major blood vessel, blocking the flow of blood to vital areas of the body which can, in extreme cases, result in death.

In order for you to stay healthy and fit while you play your favorite games (if you are a real video game fan), here are some tips for you:

1 Get up away from the computer (or TV) every few hours, walk around and stretch your whole body, otherwise you are putting yourself at significant health risks. Chiropractors recommend taking a break to stretch your body every forty-five minutes to one hour.
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Article By: CyberArts Licensing

Online Gaming Software Grows Up The next generation of gaming software must be reliable and stable. The market and the high cost of player acquisition demand no less. Technology exists that provides the same kind of robustness and scalability found in numerous fail-safe platforms like mission-critical financial systems and air traffic control systems. Developing such platforms requires careful, rigorous design, implementation and testing, and takes years to complete, but what gaming company can settle for less?

Early online gaming software was PC-based, single-user games downloaded or on CD. Developers extended these games to support multiple players online. The popularity of online poker caught those developers by surprise. The underlying architecture was not designed to support thousands of simultaneous users, playing frequent large tournaments. Compounding these challenges were poor internet connections including modems.

As online poker took off, leading sites attracted more players than the designers had anticipated. The early systems failed and crashed spectacularly – sometimes taking down gaming sites for hours every day, interrupting tournaments and alienating players. Gaming software developers reacted by re-architecting with countless patches and fixes, forcing time-consuming client downloads.
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By John Lawton

The PC has built a legacy of great video games over the last twenty years. Now that its 2010, its time to look back and view the best games that have come out. There are still a lot of games coming out every month, and its possible that a future game might make the list. At the same time, newer games are not holding up to some of these classics. So check out the list.

#25. IL-2 Sturmovik – 2001

#24. Call of Duty – 2003

#23. MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat – 1995

#22. Deus Ex – 2000

#21. Warcraft 2: The Tides of Darkness – 1995
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By Oliver S Dunn

Farmville has grown in users on Facebook lately. Google has a vast number of sources for help on Farmville. I am going to explain why one has to be very cautious about the choice of guide or site to help you in the game of Farnville.

Tips of game cheating can be classified further into legal and illegal. You are not going to be prosecuted or raided by the police when you use illegal cheating tip and so don’t be panicky about legal or illegal. The host of Farnville or its producers don’t allow the entry of an illegal cheat on the site.
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By K J Nankivell

A flight simulator download is far more beneficial than buying a hard copy version. The reason being is the savings involved in producing hard copy versions are passed directly onto their customers, which is a big incentive if you’re a bit strapped for cash.

Furthermore, the convenience of installing directly to your PC gives one almost instant gratification. Personally, if I decide on something I like, then downloading and getting started immediately is just the way I roll.

Consequently, that’s exactly what I did when I discovered FlightProSim. Of course, I did my research and found their flight simulator download to be the right fit for me and here are five good reasons why:

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