Biz Archive for Fidgit
OnLive goes live in June, doesn't cost what you'd expect
OnLive will go live on June 17th, presumably letting you play high-end PC games without needing a high-end PC. The...
Nexon out of ideas, offers a million dollars if you can help
Nexon is mostly known for publishing online Korean games. They've just announced the Nexon Initiative. Wait, I spelled that wrong....
Activision promises that Call of Duty will keep calling
Last month, Activision was all, "Oops, we made too many music games! We're going to cut back the oversupply that...
To what depths did EA go to promote Dante's Inferno?
Adfreak.com has a postmortem of Electronic Arts' shenanigans to promote Dante's Inferno.Last year, the company set about trying to educate...
Ubisoft's anti-piracy measures don't support the troops
To prevent piracy of their PC games, Ubisoft used to use Starforce. However, the Russian copy protection scheme was linked...
Has THQ decided too late to support Darksiders?
This is normally good news:Gamers will be able to get to grips with Darksiders™' true essence in the upcoming release...
Activision takes a bath on Guitar Hero and its spin-offs
Activision is acknowledging that the whole Guitar Hero thing didn't quite work out as well as they'd hoped. They're backing...
What if videogames could use artwork directly from movies?
Cnet reports on a company called Multiverse developing software to basically dumb down the art assets from a movie so...
Uncharted 2 mysteriously singled out for awards in innovation
Today the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced its nominations for the games of 2009. Unlike the Game Developers...
What's your pick from the Game Developer's Choice nominees?
The annual Game Developers Conference has its own awards show, based on peer review rather than audience choice. You can...
Is World of Warcraft killing porn?
The porn industry is in dire straits, according to this article. The Daily Beast suggests five reasons people are having...
Here's what drinking Dr. Pepper will get you in various EA games
That monkey might win exclusive content for Spore, Mass Effect 2, Battlefield Heroes, or Bad Company 2. This week, Electronic...
Microsoft to take away your controller, sell you old arcade games
At the Consumer Electronics Show keynote address, Microsoft officially announced that Project Natal will go live this holiday season, featuring...
Nintendo reveals new Zelda, new DS, and Wii biometrics
Gamespot translated from a Japanese publication and culled from it some comments from Nintendo's president, who tipped the company's hand...
Law firm recruits banned Xbox owners for class action suit
When my latest Xbox 360 broke and I had to call my old friends at 1-800-4MYXBOX, the first thing I...
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