MySpace plans to double games audience to 50m
A major overhaul of MySpace is in the offing – with games an important part of it – and the social network expects to double the number of users playing games on the site to 50m people in the months ahead.
OnLive ready for full US launch in June
Controversial games streaming service OnLive will launch in the US on June 17th backed by Arts, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, THQ and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
Games in the Cloud Getting Closer, Two Startups Say – Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Games in the Cloud Getting Closer, Two Startups Say
Wall Street Journal (blog) A typical configuration is two refrigerator-sized racks, each capable of delivering 3000 streams of video games, says Jules Urbach, Otoy's chief executive. … Otoy says supercomputer will enable revolutionary games-on-demand serviceVentureBeat Super Micro, OTOY, and AMD Combine Technologies to Bring Fusion Render Cloud …MarketWatch (press release) all 21 news articles » |
First Lady challenges designers to develop more health-conscience video games … – Examiner.com
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First Lady challenges designers to develop more health-conscience video games …
Examiner.com … is because on average, kids spend up to seven and a half hours a day watching television or playing with video games and other technological devices. … First lady launches contest for healthy kids gamesThe Associated Press 'Don't Hate' Michelle Obama Says, Launching Video Game Health ChallengeABC News (blog) Michelle Obama pitches obesity prevention to PTA. TranscriptChicago Sun-Times (blog) TMCnet -FavStocks (blog) -IDG all 236 news articles » |
Some say the lawsuit could lead to the end of amateurism in college sports – SI.com
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Some say the lawsuit could lead to the end of amateurism in college sports
SI.com The suit claims that the NCAA should have paid he and his fellow big-time athletes for the use of their likenesses in video games. The names of other former … Ex-Players Join Suit vs. NCAANew York Times Landmark Case Against NCAA Turning Into College Basketball History CourseThe American Lawyer all 6 news articles » |
Video Games On-Demand from OnLive Arrive in June – Mashable (blog)
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Video Games On-Demand from OnLive Arrive in June
Mashable (blog) Today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, OnLive CEO Steve Perlman revealed a US launch date of June 17 and a monthly price of $14.95 for … Video games streamed over the Internet: OnLive plans June launchSan Jose Mercury News OnLive Streams Video Games to Your Desktop Starting June 17Digitaltrends.com Potential console killer OnLive to go live June 17CNET Times Online -Los Angeles Times (blog) -The Associated Press all 319 news articles » |
Hollywood entertainment law firm Loeb & Loeb jumps into video games – Los Angeles Times (blog)
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Hollywood entertainment law firm Loeb & Loeb jumps into video games
Los Angeles Times (blog) Loeb & Loeb, the law firm that has represented some of Hollywood's biggest movie companies, now wants a piece of the action in video games. … |
Developer:United Front Games – G4 TV (blog)
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Developer:United Front Games
G4 TV (blog) United Front Games is also tackling one of my biggest annoyances in video games: crowds. There are a few things that video games are universally really poor … and more » |
Violence in Video Games, Pros and Cons – BSCreview
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Violence in Video Games, Pros and Cons
BSCreview BT Robertson is a writer, published author, and avid gamer, and has been playing video games his entire conscious life. Currently, he resides in Pittsburgh, … and more » |
Doodle Jump tops 3m iPhone downloads
Later today, Doodle Jump will become the first paid iPhone game to pass three million downloads, according to MobileCrunch. The game, which was developed by two-man team Lima Sky, has been a perennial chart-topper on the App Store, thanks to ferocious word-of-mouth buzz, regular updates and its 99-cent price.
