Monopoly City Streets could become the next big thing in online gaming
Monopoly City Streets is a project which has been developed by Hasbro and Google.
This version of the board game Monopoly uses Google Maps as its base.
This means you compete on a global level with planet earth as the platform.
This is [...]
Facebook disables Scrabulous for US and Canadian users
Facebook has finally taken the decision and they have now disabled Scrabulous game for their US and Canada based visitors.
They had to take this action after Hasbro complained about copyright violation related to the game.
Hasbro owns the rights to the Scrabble game in these two nations. Scrabulous [...]
Microsoft Games For Windows Live online service now free
Microsoft has announced that they are now providing their Games for Windows Live online service for free.
The company said that the service is now offering completely free online multiplayer gaming experience to anyone interesting.
This service used to cost $7.99 per month till now.
Games for Windows Live is [...]
RealNetworks acquire Trymedia online gaming service
RealNetworks Inc has announced that they have now acquired the assets of Trymedia from Macrovision Corp.
Trymedia is an online game technology company and the acquisition would boost RealNetworks’ games syndication business.
The deal was worth around USD 4 million as per market sources.
RealNetworks said in a statement that this [...]
Zapak launches CASH Back game based on the movie CASH
Reliance owned gaming portal Zapak.com has launched a new game named Cash Back which is based on the recently released bollywood flick CASH.
The movie has been directed by Anubhav Sinha who had previous done DUS movie. It is based on a story line about 3 [...]
U.S. Army collaborates with the Global Gaming League
The US Army has announced that they are collaborating with the Global Gaming League. They have also announced a $2 million sponsorship deal with the company.
The Army now plans to sponsor a “national gaming” area as they aim to find out candidates for recruitment among the site’s 9.2 [...]
China wants gaming operators to limit online gaming by teenagers
Eight government departments in china have issued a circular requiring the gaming service operators in the country to prevent young people from spending too much time online playing games.
China is the second largest internet market in the world with around 123 million web users last year. [...]
Electronic Arts rumored to have acquired a stake in The9 Ltd.
World’s largest videogame publishers Electronic Arts is reported to have acquired a stake in the The9 Ltd. Media reports claim that EA has reached an agreement with The9 to purchase a 19 percent stake in the company.
The9 Ltd. is a china based online game operator [...]
Hewlett Packard developing ‘Game On’ for Online Gaming on PCs
World’s largest personal computer maker Hewlett Packard wants a part of the online gaming industry. The company has showcased their ‘Game On’ technology designed specifically for the personal computer users.
HP said that their HP Labs research center is developing technology that could be incorporated into next-generation [...]
Nintendo Wii gamers want online gaming titles
Nintendo Wii has been the best selling next generation gaming console in the market. Gamers are still finding it hard to find a unit in retail stores as the demand continues to dominate the supplies.
However, the existing owners of the Wii console are disappointed at the lack of titles [...]
