Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Vivendi Made 1.2 Billion Thanks to WOW
Until now I have resisted the urge to write about World of Warcraft, but after reading about Blizzard's 1.2B (yes that is Billions) in revenue in 2007, I could not resist any further. World of Warcraft is the first MMO to 10 Million subscribers, which I feel has allowed it to succeed where no other MMO has before, and that is in popular culture
Casino Guide
Playing an online casino game in the comfort of your own home is very popular nowadays. Because of its huge online casino bonuses, high payouts, and fast cash people will surely benefit from these online casinos. But before you join, the safest way to do is visit websites that shows online casino reviews.
Get out there and VOTE!
The primaries have started and February 5th marks the day with the most states voting on one day. I thought it might help to gather some information for you. Voting can be difficult to figure out. Where do I register? Where is my polling place? What do the propositions really mean?
GTAIV Wanted Posters Updated
A few weeks ago, posters for Grand Theft Auto IV where leaked to the internet. These posters where part of Grand Theft Auto IV's advertising plan before the game was delayed. Now that the game is back on track, it's only fitting that Rockstar continues with it's plan. A user on Flickr, freshyill, has uploaded a picture of one of the posters.
Condemned 2: Bloodshot Official Website Creeps Online
Sega has now launched the official website for Condemned 2: Bloodshot, containing details on the pre-order plan for the game, among other game info and media.
Big Three Quarterly Shipment Progress Update
Sony just announced its Q3 data for PS3 hardware shipments worldwide. In the quarter, which runs from October to December 2007, Sony shipped 4.9 million PS3s. That compares to 4.3 million Xbox 360s shipped in the same period, and 6.96 million Wiis shipped in the same period. Sony has shipped 90k more consoles than Microsoft through 5 quarters.
March Rock Band DLC leaked?
The March issue of OXM supposedly has the full release list of Rock Band DLC for March. Here are the 12 rumored songs, organized by the date they will be released.
Rainbow Six Vegas Gets Player's Pack Black Edition
Ubisoft released today new content for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas. Available for 800 Microsoft Points, the Player's Pack Black Edition (705.5 MB) includes five new maps. Below is the content's official description:
Ender’s Game based videogame to be developed
Ender's Game is a popular science fiction novel which is based on the story of a boy who is trained through war games to fight aliens. This novel is now becoming the base of a new videogame title.
Gamespot still hasn't learned, in fact they're getting worse
Primotech digs into why Gamespot has not only not learned from Gerstmanngate, but how they're digging themselves an even deeper hole.
Bully: Scholarship Edition Trailer and Screens Released!
Rockstar has updated the official Bully website with a new trailer for the Wii and 360 ports of Bully. In addition to the trailer, Rockstar has also released new screenshots.
Sony, Activision Skeptical Of In-Game Ad Potential
Sony Group CEO Howard Stringer and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick have both voiced their skepticism over the potential growth prospects for in-game advertising, in a new joint interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
We Need Our Prestige Games - BioShock
Films are considered art, or at least a medium where art is possible. Games, not so much, not yet. But don't worry - recognition is inevitable. And when that recognition comes, BioShock will be there as our beacon of Games as High Art. Just don't make me play it again....
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Playseats Tony Stewart #20 Licensed Evolution Gaming Seat
With its completely renewed design and double-stitched vinyl cover, the Tony Stewart #20 licensed Evolution Gaming Seat from Playseats puts you smack dab in the middle of your favorite racing game. Multi adjustable for ages 8 upwards. The seat works with almost all racing peripherals on the market and every game console, including Xbox 360.
GTA IV Viral Marketing Campaign
Rockstar Games has begun the "viral" portion of its Grand Theft Auto IV marketing campaign
Want A Peek At The Castlevania Screenplay?
Kotaku have 32 pages worth of the live action film's script, which feature a host of classic franchise characters—Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades from Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Christopher Belmont from the two Game Boy Castlevania entries and Elizabeth Bartley, the succubus from Castlevania: Bloodlines.
Why Adventure Games Suck - by Ron Gilbert
Ron Gilbert, the mastermind behind such titles as Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island, wrote this article back in 1989 about Adventure Games and what he didn't like about them. It's a great read and even today, relates very well to gaming in general. If you've enjoyed playing Adventure games in the past, do yourself a favour and take a read.
Guiness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008
Guiness will be releasing a spin off book of their popular franchise geared towards gamers. It will be released on March 11 in the US. A bunch of the records are listed in the article as well as a linked preview of the book. Now gamers will have a bible of their own.
GameStrata Launches Online Gaming Community:
New game community based on player statistics, and other cool stuff. Supports Guitar Hero 3 stats (playstation 3/wii/xbox 360), Battlefield 2 (PC), and games from Capcom and Sega. Match up your Xbox Live Achievements to your profile and roll on. No support for mac games as of yet.
Contest: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 Giveaway
In anticipation of the WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 International Tournament (registration and ladder play is entering its final week), THQ is providing us with five free copies of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 to give away.
Google exec trio promised 20-year working relationship
Larry Page, Sergey Brin and CEO Eric Schmidt promised in 2004 that they'd work together at the company for at least 20 years. Page holds about $16.05 billion worth of Google stock, while Brin holds about $15.76 billion and Schmidt has about $5.22 billion in shares.
Interesting Upcoming Poker Game Variations
A look at some of the spawns off of Texas Holdem and how they are becoming increasingly popular amongst poker players.
Inside Battlefield Bad Company With DICE
The team at DICE is hard at work on Battlefield: Bad Company and destruction is the name of the game. In this behind the scenes look, the folks at DICE tell us why they're destroying the world they created.
THE TOP 5 REASONS VIDEO GAME WRITING BLOWS
THE TOP 5 REASONS VIDEO GAME WRITING BLOWS (AND HOW TO FIX IT) The following article is written by someone that is actually working in the video game industry. Dont fear Gamers Block! Enter and enjoy!
Manchester United collaborates with Jump Games
UK based soccer club Manchester United has announced that they are now collaborating with Jump Games for a deal worth around £50 million.
Valve Unveils Steamworks Development Tools
Valve Software has unveiled Steamworks, a free suite of tools ranging from copy protection to social networking tools designed to simplify the development and publishing process for new videogames.
Midnight Club: Los Angeles Boxart Released (+High-res!)
Rockstar have released news via their RSS Feed of the covers being announced, stating that they are the "official front of box art". The news article which consisted of just one image had high-res versions of the covers, which we cut into separate images and can now be seen by clicking the appropriate thumbnail to the right of the article. Enjoy!
GameStrata launches ($1M funding to date)
San Mateo, California-based GameStrata launches today, according to Venturebeat [1] (it's been in beta since June 2007).
Gaming scoreboard site GameStrata launching today
Rather than just creating another cookie-cutter site for game news, reviews and discussion, GameStrata has opted for an even geekier-sounding content offering for gamers: A statistics scoreboard for player's performance in video games.
It's Like Gears of War, But With Kissing
By now things like taking cover and co-op play are becoming standard fare. So how do developers mix it up? Big sloppy kisses! Multi-plat Faith and a .45 from Danish dev Deadline Games is Bonnie and Clyde and Gears of War. Set in the Great Depression, the game follows Luke and Ruby on the lam. Here's how Deadline is turning conventions on their ear:
Far Cry 2: New 'Dunia' Engine Technical details unveiled
Check out this interview with Ubisoft Technical Director Dominic Guay about Far Cry 2!
Grow up: Gamers over 20 are labelled 'Child-men'
Trumpeting the advances of active, achievement-loving women in their 20s and 30s who are joining "an international New Girl Order," Hymowitz accuses single young males of preferring to ignore the call of adulthood in order to languish in "a playground of drinking, hooking up [and] playing Halo 3."
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