Gamasutra Member Blogs: From Piracy To StarCraft 101
In highlights from Gamasutra's Member Blogs, our bloggers write about diverse topics, including the effects of piracy on the industry, communal discovery in social games, and a college course on StarCraft. Member Blogs can be maintained by any registered Gamasutra user, while invitation-only Expert Blogs -- also highlighted weekly -- are written by selected development professionals. We hope ...
Amazon Targets Brick-And-Mortar Stores With 99 Cent Release Day Delivery
Leading online retailer Amazon is trying to give U.S. gamers more incentive to buy physical retail games at its online storefront, as opposed to brick-and-mortar retailers. On top of frequent $10- and $20-off deals, the retailer last week told customers via email that it would drop release day delivery rates of certain video games from $5.99 to just 99 cents. That means that gamers can pre-order ...
Microsoft Veteran Vrignaud Leaves Firm For Amazon's Gaming Efforts
Microsoft's Director of Game Platform Strategy Andre Vrignaud has announced he's leaving the company for an unspecified position at Amazon. The announcement comes as Amazon is reported to be working on an expanded digital games store, with job postings indicating that "Amazon.com is developing an exciting new customer experience in video games." "I make this announcement with mixed emotions as I ...
Accolade for Xperia X10 mini
Sony ericsson Xperia X10 mini (below) has been awarded the title of European Mobile Phone 2010-2011 by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA).
iPod hits a sour note as apps take over
• iPod sales drop to lowest quarterly number since 2006 • Apple earned $410m from 5bn apps downloads in two years • IFPI reports 2009 CD sales fell by 12.7% losing £1bn in value The invitation to Apple's event on Wednesday at the Yerba Buena centre in San Francisco shows an acoustic guitar, with a soundhole in the shape of the Apple logo. Seasoned watchers of the company know that this is the ...
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Initially developed in 1996, Battle.net is an online game service that allows users to connect via Blizzard games. Users can purchase and download games and access their respective accounts from different computers without losing progress.
Big Sky TV To Launch Fifth Season
OGDEN, UTAH (Aug. 27, 2010) – The fifth season of events on Big Sky TV launches Tuesday with volleyball action, followed by the first football game on Thursday night.
News: PR agency settles fake review charges
Silly Tucker. A PR agency used by Harmonix, MTV, CDV and 505 Games has settled US Federal Trade Commission charges that it posted reviews on the iTunes App Store favouring products it was paid to promote. The FTC said that between November 2008 and May 2009 employees of Reverb Communications "posted reviews about their clients' games at the iTunes store using account names that gave readers the ...
Sony: Expect game discs for at least 10 years
Sony Computer Entertainment's CEO says that downloads won't be replacing physical game discs anytime soon.
Consoles to use discs for 10 more years at least
Sony's CEO says networks just aren't there yet to compensate Posted by Thomas Tamblyn