According to several news reports, Silicon-Valley-based game maker Electronic Arts tries to take over rival Take-Two Interactive. The would further a wave of consolidation in the gaming industry. Read more: Game Maker in $2 Billion Bid for Rival …
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NVIDIA introduced the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M professional GPU for notebook and laptop workstations. This new graphics solution defines a new level of graphics performance and advanced visual computing for designers, engineers, and scientists who demand the functionality of a desktop workstation on a notebook platform.
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NVIDIA has unveiled the first graphics processing unit (GPU) of its next-generation GeForce 9 Series that may offer the largest single-generation performance jump in the Company’s history. Introduced on Friday, the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT GPU delivers up to 116%(1) more performance than its predecessor at a price below $199.
Continue reading ‘NVIDIA Kicks Off GeForce 9 Series: Gamers will love 116% more performance’
Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks has acquired substantially all of the assets of Trymedia, a pioneer in Casual Games syndication, from Santa Clara, Calif.-based Macrovision. This acquisition is part of Real’s strategy to build reach through syndicated distribution partnerships, and follows its acquisition of New
York-based Game Trust last year and a strategic partnership with Amsterdam-based The Spill Group announced earlier this month. Continue reading ‘Digital Entertainment: RealNetworks buys Trymedia’s Macrovision’
‘第二生命’已经向手机和其他移动设备进军了。这个由Linden实验室创建的虚拟三维平台即将通过Vollee的移动游戏服务向手持式3G装备用户提供。来自于Vollee的新移动服务的测试版是第二生命的平台，它将与近日与注册用户见面。
Vollee的第二生命移动服务将允许用户进入第二生命的虚拟世界，包括从住所到开发，从互动到在线通讯。第二生命的移动感受重新界定了能够适应移动电话屏幕的在线世界，所以当在第二生命中发出指令时，能够很容易地在手机上映射按键。现有的居民能够很简单地登录，新到第二生命的人也能够通过移动服务来体验第二生命。只要简单地将它下载到3G手机上，任何人都能够在任何时间，任何地点来享受第二生命给他们带来的快乐
Valve’s genre-blending first person shooter/puzzler, “Portal,” was the recipient of three honors including Game of the Year at the 8th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, presented at a ceremony this evening at CMP’s 2008 Game Developers Conference (GDC). Continue reading ‘Game Developer’s Conference: ‘Portal’ named ‘Game of the Year’’
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) is a third-party publisher
and distributor of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The
Company’s 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining franchises such
as Test Drive(R) and mass-market and children’s franchises such as Dragon
Ball Z(R). Continue reading ‘TechFeverDATA: Atari’
The worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM), Game Boy(R) Advance and Nintendo GameCube(TM) systems.
Since 1983, Nintendo has sold nearly 2.5 billion video games and more than 430 million hardware units globally, and has created industry icons like Mario(TM), Donkey Kong(R), Metroid(R), Zelda(TM) and Pokemon(R). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere.
For more information about Nintendo, visit the company’s Web site at http://www.nintendo.com.
- Via TechFever Network http://www.techfever.net / PressRoom 2.0 [ Press Release 02/14/2008 ]
Valve’s genre-blending first person shooter/puzzler, “Portal,” was the recipient of three honors including Game of the Year at the 8th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, presented at a ceremony this evening at CMP’s 2008 Game Developers Conference (GDC).
Continue reading ‘Game Developers Choice Awards: First person shooter ‘Portal’ named ‘Game of the Year’’
A New study by Magmic Games Information Solutions Group found out that BlackBerry Devices & other Smartphones aren’t Just for Email Anymore. Digital Entertainment seems to be the the Killer Application for mobile devices.
The market research also indicates that playing games on smartphone devices is becoming the dominant method of gaming for those users compared to other gaming platforms. The survey results represent more than 3,750 consumers that have purchased games, themes, music and other entertainment products for BlackBerry devices or other smartphones.
Continue reading ‘Mobile Gaming: Digital Entertainment the Killer App for Smartphones’