NBA to Offer Live Games Online :)

Since the league extends its television subscription package to the Internet, 40 NBA games will be available live online every week. However fans will be restricted in their ability to follow hometown teams. Indeed technology will be used to block access to local games in order to preserve television rights. Another restriction games broadcast on television nationally will not be online too.

The NBA League Pass package for a cost of $179 will give subscribers access to the regular-season games both online and through cable or satellite. However, fans can only sign up through a cable or satellite provider, and the broadband service will not be available separately. In addition the league will also offer a free ad-supported service giving fans highlights of top plays, news conferences, interviews and other coverage.

The package will be available only in the United States. Indeed another distinct service is currently designed to be sold in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Nearly 90 regular-season and playoff games will be available and most of them live. The games will have commentary in Mandarin too.

NBA was lagging behind in terms of online service. For years, baseball has been already selling Internet packages of live games including similar restriction technologies to preserve profitable television deals. Last month, the NFL also launched a service with Yahoo! Inc. to show games live on computers outside North America. College sports are also making their way online.

But NBA will use different technologies than NFL and MLB. As the NBA is selling games through cable and satellite providers, the league will block games based on the provider's location while Baseball and football employ technologies that can pinpoint an individual's location by checking a computer's Internet address. That means a New York fan will have Knicks and Nets game blocked even when traveling to Los Angeles.

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What Are The Most Popular Sega Games Ever Made?

As the days go by and the technology develops more and more, we realize how amazing some of the classic retro games were. Sega is known as one of the biggest companies who has released some of the most important games in the history of PC gaming, and for that I decided to gather some of the most popular Sega games ever made.

Among the most remarkable games released by Sega are Sonic the Hedgehog, Gunstar Heroes, Mortal Kombat and Streets of Rage. The series of Sonic games by Sega won multiple awards including Best Platformer at GamingXP's Best of Gamescom 2011.

Here is a quick review of some of the most remarkable and popular Sega games of all times:

Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game created by Yuji Naka and was developed and owned by Sega. The franchise centers on a series of speed-based platform games and the star of the series is the blue hedgehog named Conic, whose life is often interrupted by the evil Doctor Eggman. Typically, Sonic and some of his friends (friends such as Talis, Amy and Knuckles) try to stop Eggman and foil any of his plans of world domination. The first game in the series was published in 1991 and won great popularity.

Gunstar Heroes - Gunstar Heroes was released in 1993. It is a run and gun video game which was developed by Treasure and published by Sega. Treasure's debut game was originally released on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in the 90's and later on was ported to the Game Gear by M2. On 2006 it was released as part of the Gunstar Heroes: Treasire Box Collection for the PlayStation 2. The game itself won amazing popularity during the 90's and is still famous today.

Mortal Kombat - Mortal Kombat is one of the most famous names in the gaming industry and till this very day it is still considered one of the most loved video games ever made. It was originally developed by Midway Games' Chicago studio in 1992 and it is currently owned by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The Mortal Kombat series is known for high levels of violence and bloody scenes, including its fatalities (finishing moves that require a sequence of button inputs to perform). Nowadays you can find Mortal Kombat X on the App Store and Play Store, which is a modern version that has been adapted to mobile devices.

Sega is still known as one of the biggest companies in the field of gaming, and many of its games are highly popular today. It is responsible for some of the biggest classics of video games, and as such it is an important milestone in the gaming industry.

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Looking For Girly Games? Find The Best Free Girly Games!

 

So, have you been looking for free girly games? That's what I'm here for - I've gathered some of the best girly games for mobile devices that you can enjoy anytime, anywhere.

There are many girly games out there, and each one of them is different and unique in its own way. Some of these games are dress-up games, some are about love and romance, in some you will manage a beauty salon and some are just casual games. However, the one thing they all have in common is that they are fun and interesting for girls, and the things they are about are such that are very engaging for girls.

Here are some of the best free girly games for mobile devices, give them a try!

Nail Salon Makeover - In Nail Salon Makeover you will create your own nail art designs and be a manicure beauty salon artist. You will run your own nail spa and nail design salon and get to choose from different colored hands to manicure. Once you've picked your costumer's hand you will wash the hand, put lotion on it, clip the nails and file them, remove the old nail paint and get ready to start designing. Create a nail design fit for any princess, from nail polishes, nail sets, nail stickers, gems, rings and even bracelets.

Girly Room Decoration Game - In this game you will get to design the dream room you've always wanted to have, including beautiful girly items, furniture and much more. You will select a room you'd like to decorate, choose the bed of your dreams, add a comfortable seating option for your friends to sit in, have fun choosing a desk and a mirror to complete your hair and makeup before heading out and finish by placing decorative items all around. Once finished you're going to enjoy your lovely room and take pictures of it.

Sweet Little Talking Princess - In Sweet Little Talking Princess you will talk, dance and sing with the beautiful princess. She will answer you with her sweet voice and respond to your voice and touch. You will become a pop queen with this new modern princess and enjoy 3 mini-games. The game features high quality graphics, voice interaction, different and colorful animations, different songs, various dances and an option to record your hits and perform them.

If you've been looking for free girly games them the ones mentioned above are totally fun and entertaining, check them out!

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The Best Android Games Of 2015

Sometimes, you get only what you pay for in the sense that you get some good games for money. You can find several fantastic games on Android, but you have to spend a little money and you can enjoy a few games on your mobile phone. You can simply download some of the best Android games and start playing them. Here are some of the best Android games of 2015.

Threes!

A simply ingenious game that is easy to play, but that is difficult to master, Threes has a four by four grid and a number of sliding tiles for the tools that you would be using to play the game. Each of these numbered tiles can be combined only with another type of tile. At this point, it becomes a single tile and their values add up to its constituents. The primary idea behind the game is to keep playing it. The sound effects, music, etc. are merely the icing on the cake.

Monument Valley

There are many debates on whether Android games can be artistic and Monument Valley checks the "art" box. It is a delicate and a beautiful arcade adventure game that features the attempts of a beautiful princess to explore monuments. Monument Valley has been crafted carefully, thoughtfully, and the experience throughout is reflective. The architecture moves as you drag and spin the components.

Drop7

Every now and then, a puzzle game appears that would not simply let you go of it. You would work with puzzles in this game, even though you would need to drop discs and should the number of any disc not match with the disc count in its column or row, it would explode. If you want the face number revealed, then you should make the gray blocks have two adjacent explosions. It is one of the best Android puzzles around.

Angry birds - Star Wars II

Here is something for ardent gamers of Angry Birds. The sequel to Angry Birds - Star Wars I improves on the design ideas of the game. The sequel to the game comes with character packs and level branching that allow you to swap and try out different strategies. This game is a perfect match for the fans of Darth Maul. If you thought that the titular birds were way too angry, then you have the opportunity to get revenge on them right now with this Android game.

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Most Anticipated Games of 2015

2015 has been a good year in gaming so far and looks to end things on a grand note. So far we have had Batman: Arkham Knight, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and my personal game of the year so far, Bloodborne. This is a time of the year where we have our gaming drought, there's nothing really coming out. To be honest I'm fatigued with the games I have. I played the hell out of the previously mentioned games. I'm a huge first person shooter multiplayer fan, but I've already played the crap out of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Battlefield Hardline just isn't capturing me like previous installments. Luckily though, there are some HUGE games releasing towards the end of the year. Here are my top seven anticipated games for the rest of 2015.

Let's start off with some honorable mentions or games I'm semi interested in purchasing.

5. Need For Speed - I enjoy car games as much as the next guy. I think they can be really fun if done right, but lately the genre seems to be in a crossroads. Forza Horizons 2 was a great game, but was lacking in my eyes and couldn't keep me coming back. The last racing game I loved was Need For Speed: Carbon. Hopefully this reboot/sequel can deliver an awesome racing experience.

4. Until Dawn - I don't really know anything about this game besides that it's a horror game with a strong narrative focus. I've read articles that state every character can die and your choices actually affect the game around you. Hopefully the game delivers a unique experience that's fun to play and watch play out.

3. Uncharted Collection - I'm a huge Uncharted fan and will most likely get this game just for the novelty of having it in my collection. We also get an Uncharted 4 beta code for it's multiplayer.

2. Mad Max - This game looks like it could be a hidden gem, this years Shadow of Mordor, or I think it could be a very mediocre game. I'm leaning towards the ladder, but I'll hold out for the best.

1. Assassin's Creed Syndicate - I have bought every single Creed game since the series launched in 2007 and I loved it's last entry in the franchise, Unity. But Syndicate looks like a hot mess. It's graphics look bad, it's world looks empty, and it's new mechanics looks boring. I hope the game can be great and would have no problem with picking it up, but as of now I couldn't be more interested.

Now to the main course.

7. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Yes, I'm a sucker for this franchise. Black Ops has been the better of the Call of Duty games and I'm looking forward to this one. I'll play it into the ground for a month or so and be done with it.

6. Rainbow Six: Siege - This game has the opportunity to be very good. It just has to get over the large hump that there's no traditional competitive multiplayer, it focuses on small intimate matches. I can't help but think of Evolve and the fate it had. Very well reviewed but lacked longevity.

5. Halo 5 - I've never been a huge fan the Halo franchise, but after dabbling in the Master Chief Collection and the Halo 5 beta, I will definitely be picking the game up. Hopefully it's multiplayer will be a revelation to me and gathers a large community and keeps it.

4. Rise of the Tomb Raider - I'm a huge fan of the reboot and this looks to be more of the same. Hopefully it will be the Uncharted 2 of this series, which isn't too much to ask. Well it's actually a lot to ask, but I have faith.

3. Star Wars Battlefront - The long awaited return to the multiplayer franchise is finally almost upon us and I can't wait. It looks beautiful and more importantly looks fun. And I will be able to get my Dice multiplayer fix.

2. Fallout 4 - Before late May, Fallout 4 was myth. Now just a month later the game was revealed and dated. Dated for a release this November. It looks like more Fallout, which is absolutely fantastic. Their new features look like game changers and the game overall looks like a masterpiece already.

1. Madden 16 - Another game franchise I play every year is Madden. I will undoubtedly play this game for many, many hours and will enjoy every second of it. I'm a huge football fan and look forward to Madden every year. As a hardcore fan of the series, I can see the minor tweaks and changes that most overlook and dismiss.

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Flash Games - 10 Ways To Make Money From Creating Them!

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If you like creating flash games for fun or as a hobby, why not make money out of it? I have made a few flash games and I thought why not make money out of them. So I did! I will tell you 10 ways to make money out of them in this article.

First of all, the software you use to make games is Adobe Flash. It does cost quite a bit but is worth every penny if you know how to maximise it to its full extent. You can look for tutorials on other websites to learn how to make games such as Flashkit. On my website, I release video tutorials on how to do something in flash, every once in a while so check that out sometimes.

All right now to get down to business, the scenario is you have made a great flash game that you want to make money from.

1. You could get the game sponsored by another games website. This means that the other website will pay you money in exchange for putting their logos and links in the game. You might be thinking why would they do that, well it's because people who played the game might go on their website through a link and so the other website could earn money from ad revenue or other means. The amount you get paid depends on how good the game is so it could range from $50 - $2000+. Different websites pay different sums of money, their website usually contains information on how much they pay. Some sponsors are ArmorGames, CrazyMonkeyGames and FlashRage. This way is a definite way of getting some money for your hard work.

2. If you have your own website, then in your game, link to your website so you get traffic to your website after you have submitted to some game portals like Newgrounds. On your own website put some advertisements on so when visitors come from through the game, they might click on ads earning you more money.

3. On your game you can put advertisements from Mochi ads in so each time a player plays the game, you earn ad revenue. Mochi ads are The World's First Ad Network for Casual Games and right now they are accepting only some developers so you can apply now and get in line. Even, if your game is placed on other websites, the ads still show so you still get money.

4. Some games websites offer contests and prizes for the best submitted games such as Newgrounds. Check them out every once in a while for new contests. This way usually offers a higher amount of money (depends on the contest hosting by the website) than sponsoring a game, however, if you don't win you might not get any money.

5. Some websites also offer some of the ad revenue from their website if you submit the game to them. This is a great way to get some cash for your game. Some websites that offer this areGameGum.

6. If the game is played a lot by many players, then some websites will pay you quite a lot of money for a non-exclusive license, which means they put their logo on the game but unlike sponsoring, the copy of the game is only allowed to display on their website so you can sell a lot of non-exclusive licenses if the game is good enough.

7. If the game is extremely brilliant and is played a lot, then you could win some awards for the game and get some cash with the awards. If you win one award then your game will be taken into account for other awards as well.

8. If you win some awards, then people will notice especially big game companies and they might ask you to make games for them on a contract basis or getting paid for every game you create. You might even be asked to make console games!

9. The game, if it gets enough awards and lots of people notice it, it could be turned into a console game and you would earn a lot of money through that, however this can only be turned into a reality with an extremely good game that has the potential to be turned into a console game.

10. You could make a demo version of the game and if people want to play the full version, they have to buy it. This could make a lot of money as if players like the game, they will buy it and you can sell the game as many times as you want making a lot of money.

I hope you take some useful information from this article. Now that was 10 ways to make money from flash games and there are many more in the world, go and discover them!

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Pros and Cons Of PPC Services

These are services that are offered by mainly search engines such as Google to advertisers in order to boost the traffic that their website(s) generates. They do this by allowing the advertisers to place bids on certain keyword phrases that are associated with their businesses and then pay each time they are clicked on. There are various ways in which these PPC services can help one grow their business. These include:

To begin with, making use of PPC tremendously improves the visibility of your website. This is due to the fact that one is able to bid for keywords that are mostly used by the people searching for your products or services online. This means that your website will be ranked higher on the search results and therefore there is a high likelihood of them visiting your website.

Another great thing about PPC services is that you can be able to effectively manage your finances when making use of them. This is because you only get to pay for every click that is made on the given keyword. This means that you will experience virtually no losses since you only pay for advertising campaigns that actually bring results.

One of the most powerful and useful tools that PPC service providers offer is that they make it possible for one to launch targeted ad campaigns. This makes it possible for one to have their ad banners placed on strategic positions on websites that are likely to get you visitors to the website in a faster and more efficient manner. This would consequently lead to a high conversion rate which is every business owner's desire. An invaluable asset that comes with most PPC services is the availability of analysis tools. This is because it is important for any advertiser to analyze the effect that their campaigns have and make the most informed decisions based on them. Google for instance provides one with Google Analytics as well as third party analysis platforms through which one can be able to not only track the trends relating to their ads as well as determine their impact. This makes it possible for one to use the one that is more effective and thereby make great savings.

Finally, PPC services make it possible for the advertisers to undertake sample marketing campaigns. These are free campaigns that one can undertake to determine the success or lack thereof of certain keywords or campaign formats. With this at hand, you can be able to establish what impact a given campaign would have on your target audience and therefore use the best ones.

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