Archive for June, 2009

1. Tweetmygaming tracks gaming conversations on Twitter

   June 23, 2009

   Powered by GamerDNA, tweetmygaming.com shows you what games are *currently* being talked about on Twitter. The technology monitors the stream in real-time. Anytime it recognises a gaming title, it clocks it up in the counter to measure the buzz about that game on Twitter. In the last 21 days, it has clocked up over 425,000 [...]

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   Posted in: Marketing

   Tagged with: gamerdna, social networks, tweetmygaming, twitter

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2. Play Lego Star Wars – in a browser

   June 23, 2009

   Lego has created a version of Lego Star Wars that runs in a browser. It’s clearly not the same immersive experience as the TT Games Lego Star Wars titles, but it is free. And it runs in your browser. Please, if you are not yet convinced that the future of games is in-browser, visit the [...]

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   Posted in: Sandbox

   Tagged with: browser games, games, Lego Star Wars, unity

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3. Web games companies will beat the console games developers by 2013

   June 23, 2009

   That’s the startling claim by James Currier, CEO of Wonderhill, which develops “wholesome” social media games targeted at the over 30s. “The big picture is that the gaming world of the console developers is trying to move onto the Web just as the Web people are moving up into increasingly complex games that are being [...]

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   Posted in: Opinion

   Tagged with: browser games, casual games, social games, wonderhill

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4. America’s Army studio to close

   June 22, 2009

   In a nice “thank you” for finishing recruitment title America’s Army 3, the US Army has told the studio concerned that they are being shut down, according to Develop. The California studio will be closed with future developments taking place in Alabama. Weirdly, no-one seems to be able to give a name to the studio, [...]

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   Posted in: Game Over Zone

   Tagged with: america's army, closures, job loss tracker, layoffs, redundancies

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5. As EA loses more executives to start-ups, is this the beginning of the end for major publishers?

   June 22, 2009

   The trickle of senior executives from major games companies to startups is threatening to turn into a torrent. Are the days of megalithic publishers numbered? EA COO John Pleasants has quit his job to join Playdom as CEO. He is not the only senior executive to leave a major publisher in recent weeks. Simon Jeffrey [...]

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   Posted in: Analysis, Featured

   Tagged with: electronic arts, playdom, sega, starred

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6. 3D is already in living rooms across the country – if only we had the content

   June 18, 2009

   That’s the view of Sky, ITV and Blitz, speaking at a BAFTA panel discussion on 3D last night. Blitz showcased Invincible Tiger: The Legend Of Han Tao (as mentioned in my post Will 3D save the console?). Andrew Oliver, CTO, said “It’s running on equipment you can already buy. That’s a £650 television from Comet [...]

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   Posted in: Sandbox

   Tagged with: 3d, bafta, blitz games studios, bskyb, hardware

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7. Will 3D save the console?

   June 16, 2009

   Real 3D games were on display at E3, with James Cameron’s Avatar from Ubisoft and Blitz showcasing its 3D technology with Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao. But will it save the console? 3D is becoming big news. James Cameron has said it will change the face of gaming, because with 3D “you are [...]

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   Posted in: Sandbox

   Tagged with: 3d, blitz games studios, hardware, starred, technology

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