Entries in 'gaming' (202)
England demands games centre
The FA has sent its list of requirements to the South African base that will be housing the England football team during next summer’s World Cup – and chief amongst ...
Zune touts gaming credentials
Ever since the Zune was first announced the industry has patiently awaited Microsoft’s move to position the device as a games machine – and that could be about to arrive ...
Gaikai beta arrives in Europe
The cloud-based Gaikai service, which lets players enjoy traditional disk-based PC games through a browser without the need to install any files or own the physical media, is entering closed ...
Channel 4 ramps up game funding
TV giant Channel 4 has invested a multi-million pound figure in the development of its own Xbox and PC games.
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Exspect's iPhone Gaming Grip arrives
Exspect has released a new gaming-specific case for the iPhone which functions as an ergonomic grip for the Apple portable.
US: Casual up, consoles down
New data from metrix specialist comScore has shown that the number of people playing online casual games in the US was up by 22 per cent annually in May – ...
MMO subscriptions ‘don’t make any sense’
The MMO subscription model is a thing of the past – that’s the verdict of Jolt Online Gaming boss Dylan Collins, who believes that the advent of browser-based gaming signifies ...
CyberSports: Free Realms deserves an award
Fill in a form, decipher the captcha, click the verification email, download the client – getting going in even the simplest MMO can be hard work, and the developer of ...
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Games vet blasts Twitter ‘buzzwords’
The game industry fails to understand the core properties and potential of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
Buyout sets Pirate Bay on the road to legality
Whether or not the previous owners of Swedish file-sharing portal The Pirate Bay succeed in over-turning their prosecution in the increasingly protracted legal saga, it seems that The Pirate Bay ...
Now Disney eyes up 3D gaming
Disney will beat Ubisoft to the punch with its release of the first major game supporting 3D this summer.
EA points to possible casual acquisitions
Publisher EA has heaped praise on the emerging business models being pioneered by the online casual games market, fuelling the fire in the bellies of those who still believe the ...
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AT&T reveals $1m+ gaming roadmap
Best known to gamers as being the sole carrier of Apple’s iPhone in North America, AT&T has revealed a number of ambitious gaming initiatives designed to propel it to the ...
New iPhone can top PSP's power, says mobile dev
Apple’s new iPhone 3G S has the potential to outdo Sony’s PSP in terms of graphical capabilities.
Riccitiello: Retail revenues will feel the squeeze
Software sales currently account for around 80 per cent of the games market – that could decline to 50 per cent in the next two years, according to EA boss ...
Ubisoft: Apple has plans beyond the iPhone
Apple’s importance in the handheld gaming space continues to grow every day, but Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot believes that Apple’s gaming aspirations don’t end with the iPhone.
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Nintendo insists casual is not taking over the market
Speaking to CasualGaming.biz as part of its Girl Gaming Month, Nintendo’s UK Wii product manager Rob Lowe has stated that the rise in popularity of casual software has not ...
Fluffy Logic: Gaming went mainstream when it became useful
SingStar, Wii Sports, Brain Training – it’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment gaming went mainstream, but Fluffy Logic CEO Ana Kronschnabl claims that the real change happened when gaming ...
Petz series sells 3m in EMEA
French publisher Ubisoft has told MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz that its successful Petz series on DS and Wii has now sold 3m units across EMEA regions.
New gaming Zune set for E3 debut?
A recent Twitter posting from Microsoft’s Office 2010 account has sent the pre-E3 speculators into silly season with the hope that Microsoft could just maybe be preparing to unveil a ...
Senior exec calls for opening up of casual games platforms
Writing exclusively for CasualGaming.biz, PopCap’s senior director of business development for Asia Pacific Giordano Bruno Contestabile has called for casual games publishers to open up their platforms in an effort ...
Cartoon Network promotes games boss Waldron
Turner Broadcasting has promoted Cartoon Network’s Chris Waldron to the position of vice president of gaming operations. He will report to Turner’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media Group senior ...
Rabbids get standalone Wii title
After three successful tie-ups with long-standing games favourite Rayman, French publisher Ubisoft is to let the Rabbids branch out later this year with a brand new standalone title making its ...
HMV reveals new consumer games event
Not content with boosting its range to include Re/Play second hand titles and the Gamerbase experience stores, HMV has underlined its move towards becoming a games specialist by backing a ...
Annual PC market worth $11bn
Whilst the fragmentation of the PC market across traditional retail and online has made the entire segment hard to track, and even created the (debatable) belief that the sector is ...
