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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick claims 23 million people are playing online games with friends today. During the Activision Blizzard pre-E3 2009 press conference, Kotick cited the publisher’s recent research as proof that the audience is changing”. An Activision study found that 12 million people played games online with friends 18 …

After an at times turbulent four years on the market Sony Online Entertainment is to turn off the servers to virtual world The Matrix Online on July 31st. Now we’ve seen how far the rabbit hole goes and it’s time to wake up from that dream (or go back to …

A somewhat vague story on The Wall Street Journal claims that EA will use its upcoming Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 to push its console digital distribution ambitions. The piece states that EA believes its can achieve better revenues online than in can through retail, as the growth of online …

Microsoft is trying to make history with a new 360 title, it seems – by developing a system that allows for 300,000 players simultaneously. A job posting released by the firm has called for "an experienced server developer to help develop our server architecture. We are building an extremely high …

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SOE’s promising browser-based MMO Free Realms has already seen one million members register on the virtual world service – despite having only gone live 18 days ago. As a reward to all existing users of the game, SOE is dishing out in-game t-shirts. The one millionth member is also in …

Sony Online Entertainment has given PS3 a serious casual games boost with the new that it has penned a deal with leading publisher PopCap to bring five its best selling consoles to PlayStation network for PS3. All games will offer PlayStation Trophies and 1080p graphics and will also be playable …

Browser-based online games portal reveals Bigpoint DevLounge

Having been on the brink of approval in November last year, the French government has now given final approval to new laws that could lead to the prosecution of anyone found to have downloaded copyrighted material on three separate occasions. The BBC reports that The Creation and Internet bill was …

Guerrilla’s PS3-only first person shooter Killzone 2 has enjoyed a strong debut in the Japanese charts, with only the combined forces of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and Monster Hunter G keeping it from the top spot. The Wii debut of Capcom’s Monster Hunter G unsurprisingly shot straight to the top of …