Exam 3: Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Nintendo's most recent console is the .

The first and only U.S.-based company producing video game hardware is Microsoft.

A 2008 study found that females are two to three times more likely than males to become addicted to video games.

Match each game to the genre with which it is most closely identified. -Final Fantasy

Many of the most popular early first-person shooter games like Doom and Quake were developed for .

For years, the two major components of the gaming industry have been the console makers and .

With its increased profile and flexibility across platforms, the gaming industry has achieved a mass medium status on par with film or television.

The typical codes of text messaging form the bedrock of gamespeak.

As of 2011, one of the biggest launches of any media product ever was the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

integrate advertisements as billboards, logos, or storefronts inside a game.

Myst is an example of a typically nonconfrontational game.

The successful launch of a game involves .

Which arcade game spawned the pinball machine, the most prominent of the mechanical games?

The independent community-building site Penny-arcade.com started out as a(n) .

Temporary gaming teams usually assembled by match-making programs integrated into the game are called .