Veteran designer Pascal Luban (Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory) continues his series on the "megatrends" of the gaming industry, this time tackling multiplayer - from co-op and griefing to addiction. [12.03.08]
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Inside Game Piracy, Part 1: Crushing Discs, Pushing Education [12.03.08] Game piracy is still a major issue, and in this first part of a Gamasutra special report, we talk to the ESA and PC Gaming Alliance -- discussing why cracking down on physical goods piracy and "making people think just one more time before they click download" may break the vicious cycle.
Massive Announces Blizzard, Activision Deals, New Boss [12.03.08] Microsoft-owned in-game ad firm Massive Inc. announced a multi-year partnership with Activision covering 18 titles, and deal with Blizzard to provide advertising for the studio's official sites and Battle.net gaming service. The agency also revealed that Microsoft's Advertising GM JJ Richards will now head the company.
Microsoft: Hispanics More Interested In Home Entertainment Holiday Gifts [12.03.08] Microsoft collaborated with research group Ipsos to survey holiday shopping attitudes specifically in the Hispanic family demographic, and concluded that Hispanic people are "more concerned than the general population" about home entertainment, and more likely to buy one large family-focused gift, like a video game console.
GameHorizon Conference Returns Next June [12.03.08] Codeworks GameHorizon, a UK video games business network, announced that its GameHorizon Conference will return next year on June 23 - 24, with Realtime Worlds (Crackdown) CEO and creative director David Jones slated to deliver a keynote speech, and Epic Games' Mark Rein also scheduled to speak.
Monster Hunter Portable, MGS 4 Take Home PlayStation Awards [12.03.08] Sony held a PlayStation Awards event to recognize 2008's top-selling games for the platform in Japan, and gave out cash prizes and awards to popular games like Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G and Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4, according to media reports.
Report: Flash Memory Confirmed For Xbox 360 ‘Jasper’ Models [12.03.08] Microsoft has appeared to confirm reports that Xbox 360 consoles featuring the new ‘Jasper’ motherboard also include 256MB of flash memory storage. The new feature should remove the need for external memory cards with the Xbox 360 Arcade, which lacks a hard drive.
EA Acquires Korean Online Developer J2M [12.03.08] EA has acquired South Korean PC developer J2MSoft (aka J2M), known for its free-to-play online games such as RayCity, TAAN and Debut. The company will be put to work on new properties and existing EA franchises.
SCi Finalizes Name Change To Eidos As Buyout Rumors Mount [12.03.08] As speculation surrounding an acquisition by EA or Ubisoft continues to circulate, Eidos Interactive (Tomb Raider) parent SCi Entertainment Group is re-branding itself as Eidos PLC, effective immediately to help further brand the "widely recognized" Eidos name.
Critical Reception: Ubisoft Montreal's Prince of Persia [12.03.08] This week's edition of Critical Reception examines online reaction to Ubisoft Montreal's Prince of Persia, which reviews describe, even as they are "wary of yet another Prince of Persia series reboot", as "an enormously fun and gratifying game."
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