Categories Posted inin Business Japan’s Square Enix reveals Project Flare, a novel way to do cloud gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 5, 2013 2 min Square Enix is teaming up with Ubisoft and other partners to provide content for a new cloud gaming technology.
Categories Posted inin Business A last ditch effort: Nintendo launches Wii Mini and Mario Kart Wii $99 holiday bundle Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 5, 2013 2 min Nintendo shows it isn't giving up on hardware just yet. Its last best hope for the holidays is a cheap machine.
Categories Posted inin Business Land Rover’s new ad gambit uses gaming to turn potential customers into buyers Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 4, 2013 3 min The car company's Race the Sun ad has players swiping and tapping their way past obstacles to market its new 2014 Range Rover Sport.
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox One launch games: The updated list of 22 titles due out Nov. 22 Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 4, 2013 1 min Xbox One won't launch with Peggle 2 or Watch Dogs, but it will still have 22 games available on day one.
Categories Posted inin Technology MediaSpike raises $5.2M from army of investors for in-game ads Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 4, 2013 2 min The company places product advertisements inside mobile and social games, which it believes will reach today’s players.
Categories Posted inin Business Call of Duty players have destroyed $3.4 quadrillion in drones, respawned 267K times the Earth’s population, and play 1,900 combined years daily Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 4, 2013 1 min Call of Duty: Ghosts is about to debut, and Activision wants to remind people of just how popular the franchise is.
Categories Posted inin Business Myst creator Cyan aims for $1.1M goal on Kickstarter for its Obduction game Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 4, 2013 3 min The makers of Myst and Riven branch out on a new adventure.
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft to release monthly car packs for Forza Motorsport 5 on Xbox One Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 4, 2013 1 min You can buy all six monthly car packs in advance for $50.
Categories Posted inin Business Finnish friends: Rovio’s Angry Birds are teaming up with developer GungHo to appear in Puzzle & Dragons Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 4, 2013 2 min Puzzle & Dragons will have an Angry Birds-themed level. Rovio will also hold an art contest for fans of both games.
Categories Posted inin Business MGS V prologue Ground Zeroes coming this spring — and it’s $10 cheaper digitally (at least on current gen) Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 4, 2013 2 min Konami will use Ground Zeroes to introduce new mechanics and story elements to fans of Metal Gear Solid.