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Microsoft has reportedly registered a patent for a drop-in/drop-out feature in an online co-op shooter. The application was made to the United States Patent and Trademark Office during the reign of the original Xbox in December 2002, according to Kotaku. The patent has now been approved, and refers to: A …
Read More »Perry predicts death of physical games media
'It wonâ??t be long before 100 per cent of games are all online,' says veteran designer
Read More »MMO subscriptions dont 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 a real sea-change in the way the business operates. Broswer-based gaming has effectively standardized the notion that all MMOs really …
Read More »FIFA Manager 10 goes online
Publisher EA is to take its football management series online with the news that PC title Football Manager 10 will for the first time include both online and LAN multiplayer. Online functionality is just one of many enhancements on the way for the title. Deeper AI and player development options …
Read More »New online strategy for Ubisoft
Ubisoft says the launch of its new UPlay service represents a significant shift in the way the publisher brings its content to consumers. Announced at E3, UPlay is a new in-game service that will appear across several of Ubisoft’s key future titles, providing content and community aspects to gamers online. …
Read More »Twitter hits WoW and Champions Online
Revolutionary social networking tool Twitter is to get in-game support in two of MMO’s biggest names – Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and Cryptic’s upcoming Champions Online. Offworld reports that new add-on TweetCraft will allow WoW players to send and receive Tweets in-game and upload screenshots using Twitpic. It will …
Read More »Championship Manager 2010 dated
Eidos has announced that the next instalment in its noteworthy football management series, dubbed Championship Manager 2010, will be released this September. The game, which has been in development for two years, will for the first time include the ability for users to download real-world stats from the footballing world …
Read More »DIGITAL BRITAIN: Pressure mounts on file-sharers
Regulating body Ofcom is to be given the power to demand that ISPs hand over account information concerning people who persist is sharing files over the internet. ISPs will also be required to inform users that their inappropriate activity must cease, and will be encouraged to cut the connections of …
Read More »Analyst: Online revenues now a quarter of the games market
Analyst Colin Sebastian has estimated that online game revenues represent a quarter of the total worldwide video games market. According his latest analyst note on this year’s E3 Expo, the Lazard Capital Markets analyst predicted that online titles such as World Of Warcraft will yield $11 billion as part of …
Read More »Rick Gibson: ‘UK studios are ignoring the online opportunity’
The Games Investing Consulting director on a return to game development's creative roots
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