Games : Video & Electronic

Months have passed since the cataclysmic Battle of Mount Hyjal, which put an end to the Burning Legion's invasion. Most Legion forces on Azeroth have been slain or driven into hiding. Yet now a mysterious energy rift in the mountains of Kalimdor propels three heroes to the distant past: the dragon mage Krasus, the human wizard Rhonin, and the weathered orc veteran Broxigar. It is a time long before orcs, humans, or even high elves roamed the world. A time that marks the Legion's first invasion of Azeroth, brought about by Queen Azshara and other night elf nobles. A time when the Dragon Aspects are at the height of their power -- unaware that one of their own will soon turn on the world he was charged to protect. more...

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Yankees vs. Red Sox. Lakers vs. Celtics. And now. . . . Team 3D vs. CompLexity. That would be America’s. next celebrated rivalry if the men in Game Boys had. their way. 3D and CompLexity are two of the top. professional “e-sports” teams in the U.S. Their battle. for dominance, as juicy as any feud in “real” sports,. leads the action in Michael Kane’s engaging and lively. chronicle of the lifestyle and business of gaming. We’ve come a long way since Pac-Man. Today’s. games are more elaborate, popular, and addictive than. ever. For the elite players, gaming is a full-fledged. career that pays big money in prizes and corporate. sponsorships. Gamers win, lose, strategize, fight,. sign with rival teams, get berated by sideline-pacing. coaches. Some use performance-enhancing drugs. And. now they’re going on TV. Are they really the “athletes”. of tomorrow? They act like they are. Game Boys is a pioneering narrative of the rivalries,. quirks, and dramas of a subculture on the cusp of. big things. At its most personal, it’s a classic sports tale. of victory and defeat, punched up for the millennial. generation. It’s also an engrossing business-meets-popculture. narrative that reveals the entrepreneurial ingenuity. involved in bringing gaming onto broadcast TV,. in the vein of the X-Games or televised poker. Game. Boys is an engrossing read for technophiles, gamers,. parents, and anyone interested in the business of sports. and trends in pop culture. more...

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As Templar Simon Cross fights to lead the hunted survivors of the demon surge toward salvation, time and supplies run short. Simon must penetrate the dark secrets of the demons -- as well as those of his partner in peril, Leah Creasey -- to keep his charges safe. But Leah's organization won't surrender their knowledge easily, even as new technology emerges from the Goetia Manuscript that could help Simon's cause. Warren Schimmer, linked to one of the darkest of the hellspawn -- the demonic Lilith -- is himself also targeted by infernal forces. No longer able to hide, Warren must emerge as a leader and turn a ragged band of Cabalists into an army. But when a vicious weapon that uses dreams against the human survivors of the city draws the Templars, the Cabalists, and the Hunters into the same arena, will they join forces...or turn against one another? more...

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In the distant future, a loose confederacy of terran exiles is locked in battle sixty thousand light-years from Earth, caught in the crossfire between two powerful alien races: the enigmatic protoss and the ruthless zerg swarm. LIBERTY'S CRUSADE: Behind the attacks of the zerg and the protoss lies the story of a lifetime, and investigative reporter Mike Liberty is determined to uncover it. But every new piece of information only deepens the mystery. SHADOW OF THE XEL'NAGA: Bhekar Ro is a bleak, backwater world on the fringe of the Terran Dominion, and every day is a struggle to survive for the planet's human colonists. SPEED OF DARKNESS: All Ardo Melnikov ever dreamed of was living in peace on the verdant colony of Bountiful. That dream was shattered when the zerg attacked the colony and annihilated his loved ones.. UPRISING: She is the Queen of Blades. Her name has become legend throughout the galaxy, and that legend is death for all who dare oppose the swarm. more...

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This book offers students and AI programmers a new perspective on the study of artificial intelligence concepts. The essential topics and theory of AI are presented, but it also includes practical information on data input & reduction as well as data output (i.e., algorithm usage). Because traditional AI concepts such as pattern recognition, numerical optimization and data mining are now simply types of algorithms, a different approach is needed. This “sensor / algorithm / effecter” approach grounds the algorithms with an environment, helps students and AI practitioners to better understand them, and subsequently, how to apply them. The book has numerous up to date applications in game programming, intelligent agents, neural networks, artificial immune systems, and more. A CD-ROM with simulations, code, and figures accompanies the book. more...

Price: $69.95