Free-to-play, casual MMORPGs seem to be the new "hip" thing in online gaming. So, it’s not too surprising to learn that yesterday, a brand new publisher, Uforia, entered the fray. Their first project? Bringing the popular Korean MMORPG, "Nostale," to North America. "We are thrilled to be able to bring 'Nostale: Global' to the North American [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 17, 2008
We've been holding off mentioning this new direction for Steam and Valve, but now that it's out of beta and no longer optional, I felt compelled enough to give you the viewpoint of someone who does live in Europe -- since anybody else probably doesn't care anyway. You see, all digital distribution platforms have been [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Does anybody remember Infinium Labs? You know, the folks that hyped their uber-awesome home console to end all home consoles, the Phantom, hyped since 2002, destined to never actually be released, only to be replaced by the equally awesome (so too awesome for words, right?) Phantom Lapboard? Yeah, that's the Infinium Labs I'm talking about. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 12, 2008
Remember when EA CEO John Riccitiello said that Tim Schaefer's death-and-metal creation Brutal Legend would be "a significant creative risk"? Apparently, it's one that he -- and Electronic Arts -- are willing to take. Today, Tim Schaefer noted on the Double Fine Action News blog that he'd corrected a few typos in the press release. Needless [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 25, 2008
Some time ago, we editors of GameCyte had a disagreement about the future of gaming on the iPhone, and whether it was destined for glory or a modest niche. Whatever the future may hold, a number of game companies, large and small, have now entered the iPhone gaming space, and are relying on the experiences [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 24, 2008
Earlier this morning, we reported that the release date for Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 had been moved up by a week, allowing us all to enjoy our neon explosions that much sooner. At first, we figured this could only be good news for gamers, but then we started digging around, and we noticed a [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 30, 2008
It would appear that we, as a society, are right to worry about the gaming behemoth seizing our children and overtaking society: We seem to be spending more money on games than ever before. In a press release issued this morning, market research firm DFC Intelligence made another optimistic proclamation about the health and future [...]
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