Virgin Games working on A World of My Own
Richard Branson’s Virgin Games division is collaborating with Game Domain International (GDI) to develop a new PC game download service named A World Of My Own.
With this the company becomes the latest entrant into the cluttered world of online gaming arena.
The company however has big plans [...]
Mochi Media launches game advertising network
Mochi Media is primarily known for tracking Web gaming traffic but they are now expanding their services by launching an advertising network for videogames.
The company plans to offer dynamic advertisements in free games available on the web. Mochi said that they aim to tap the advertisers who are not in [...]
Sony PSP owners get first batch of Playstation games
Sony PSP owners in the North America can get their hands on some of the original Playstation games for their handheld console.
Sony has made available these games on the Playstation network and gamers can download them using their Playstation 3 consoles and transfer them to the PSP [...]
Buena Vista Game’s new unit to develop games for Nintendo Wii and DS
Walt Disney Co.’s Buena Vista Game unit has said that they are now establishing a new video game studio.
This new division would concentrate on developing new games for the Nintendo’s Wii and DS gaming consoles.
Scott Novis is expected to become the vice president [...]
Verizon launches Online PC Gaming For TVs in partnership with Intel
US based mobile service provider Verizon Wireless has launched a new service providing online PC gaming on television sets. They are working with Intel Corporation to launch this new service called Verizon Games on Demand.
This service would allow the customers to play popular PC games [...]
Electronic Arts reports falling profits
Electronic Arts has reported that their quarterly profit fell 57%. The company has suffered from the cost of employee stock options.
However, the company’s share price gained at the market as its results topped Wall Street expectations. EA also raised its full-year sales and profit forecast.
The company reported that its net income [...]
EA Link: Electronic Arts overhauling game download service
Electronic Arts Inc has launched a totally updated download service for computer games. This goes on to show their commitment to this new way of distributing content to their customers.
The world’s largest publisher of videogames said it plans to officially announce the new portal, EA Link, on Friday. [...]
PlayStation Network: Sony provide details on the Playstation 3 online service
Videogame console maker Sony is due to launch their next generation gaming console Sony Playstation 3 next month.
This gaming console would be supported with an online service named PlayStation Network similar to Xbox Live online service, which has been tremendously successful for Microsoft.
The company said [...]
Electronic Arts to offer online games in Chinese market
World’s largest publisher of videogames Electronic Arts has confirmed that they are planning to launch its first online game for distribution in China.
This is the second announcement from the company this month and this comes after they recently disclosed plans to make china their global center [...]
Xbox Live to get a major overhaul
Microsoft is to soon launch the first major overhaul to its Xbox Live service. The new features would include background downloading, direct booting to the dashboard and improved media functions.
One of the major new feature additions would be enhanced functionality of the Xbox Live Marketplace. Xbox Live Marketplace has [...]
