Gamasutra Online game groups fall foul of card banFinancial TimesBoth Gree and DeNA said they would eliminate the feature from their games. The companies get about 90 per cent of their revenues from selling additional features and upgrades to games they give away free of charge, a strategy common among online game …6 game operators [...]
USA TODAY Social online games face slowing growthUSA TODAYBy Mike Snider, USA TODAY The momentum in social online games may be slowing, especially among the most fervent fans — girls and women. About 43% of girls between the ages of 12 and 17 play social online games. About 43% of girls between the ages of [...]
VietNamNet Bridge HCM City to tighten control of online gamesVietNamNet BridgeVietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to further tighten control of online games as games with violent features have returned to internet sites popular with youth. Speaking at a meeting on Wednesday to review the management of online games in the city, … and more »
Metro Games Inbox: Elder Scrolls Online, GTA V, and Sniper Elite V2MetroThey just seem to be pandering to the people that said they wanted to enjoy Skyrim with their mates online. I'm not wholly against the idea, but leaving it little more than six months to announce the next game seems too soon to me.
The Daily Yomiuri 'Kompu gacha' online games may be illegalThe Daily YomiuriThe Consumer Affairs Agency has concluded that a system used by some online game operators on social networking service (SNS) websites constitutes a violation of a law that bans certain types of sales methods, according to sources close to the agency.Japanese Games Firms Fear [...]
VentureBeat VCs back P2P game boosterRegisterScalify's core technology, Badumna, improves the delivery of multi-player online applications, such virtual environments and online games and could also be used to support large-scale applications in areas such as telehealth, involving the exchange of …Early VC relationship helps Scalify close recent $2 million fundinge27Starfish Ventures ploughs $2 million into [...]
BBC News Star Wars: The Old Republic's subscriber numbers fallBBC NewsOnline video game "Star Wars: The Old Republic" has seen about a 25% drop in subscribers, according to its publisher Electronic Arts (EA). The firm revealed that the title had 1.3 million active subscribers at the end of April, compared to "a little …EA loses [...]
Shadowlocked 8 Reasons why The Elder Scrolls Online has had its timeShadowlockedNow Zenimax Online, developers of The Elder Scrolls Online, have released official details on the game in the June edition of GameInformer. Our resident Elder Scrolls nut, Michael Glavin, was not impressed. We asked why… We probably shouldn't have.Creative Director Paul Sage Responds to [...]
Metro First Elder Scrolls Online details leakedMetroThe first preview of Elder Scrolls Online has appeared in the US, revealing that the massively multiplayer online game has a new more cartoonish art style and no dragons. American games mag Game Informer has the exclusive on the Elder Scrolls Online …'Elder Scrolls Online' Details Leak: Third Person [...]
"Hunger Games" success spells trouble for TV adsReuters UKMovie studios will likely buy fewer TV ads in the future, and look more to online promotion, he said in answer to a question. "The mix will change," said Feltheimer. "Companies that are conglomerates, with large broadcast networks or a bouquet of cable … and more »
