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You’re the (Nexus) One That I Want: Confessions of an iPhone Lover Gone Astray
To protect the innocent, names have been changed. In this publication, a once-faithful iPhone lover will be referred to with a fictional Twitter name: @madluv4iPhn. A recent tweet: @madluv4iPhn Dear iPhone - I've met someone new named the Nexus One. I'm strangely attracted to her and need a few days to figure ...)
What SOPA Means for Gaming PR
SOPA. It's much ado about pirates. Not the cool kind of pirates who wear eye patches, sail ships, bury treasure and say stuff like yo-ho-ho. No, SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) is about the kind of pirates that suck. SOPA what? If all the cool kids weighed in, would you ...)
Casual Connect 2011: Games Industry Fishbowl?
With Casual Connect, the fish analogy is easy. You're gathered in Seattle, surrounded by the sea, partying in aquariums, and hell, I even roomed with a finned friend this year. Our hotel pet (affectionately and temporarily named Sarah) stayed in her fishbowl out of necessity. But will the casual gaming ...)
Foursquare Badge Fun, from Super Bowl to Subtle Snark
Beginning at kickoff today (6:30pm ET on FOX), Foursquare will open up a special edition check-in point globally to all users - look for the promoted trending venue, "Super Bowl Sunday". If you missed out on the "PA Groundhog Day" badge earlier this week (when Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early ...)
Angry Birds Super Bowl Ad's Got Game
Angry Bird players are set for a special bonus this Super Bowl Sunday. The iPhone game's upcoming 30-second commercial is all the buzz today - apparently, it will feature an embedded code to unlock a secret new level. According to AdAge, "the spot will be the first Super Bowl ad ...)
Refunding a Free Admission: Taking Care of Customers in F2P
Last week, on the TriplePoint blog, I wrote a short piece about taking care of angry customers when the service has been poor. I advised providers to be forthright, humble, and to make an immediate reparatory gesture for best results. Karma, it seems, is a real kick in the teeth ...)
Snarky Facebook RPG Fantasy University Now Open to All
Fantasy University, the pop-culture referencing, snarktastic, Facebook-based roleplaying game from TriplePoint client Simutronics (which we previewed), entered open beta today - meaning, unlike before, anyone with a Facebook account can get in on the Harry-Potter-on-acid antics. Here's the press release: ELANTHIA - October 20, 2010 Fantasy University, the premier fallback institution for ...Archive | Console RSS feed for this section
Nintendo Announces New Party Game for Wii
We haven’t seen a party game from Nintendo since 2007′s release of Mario Party 8, but Nintendo CEO Iwata has broken the dry spell and announced ‘Wii Party’. The title will be the newest in the ‘Wii’ software line, companion to ‘Wii Sports’ and ‘Wii Fit’. As reported by Joystiq, Nintendo has high hopes for [...]
World of Warcraft Mount Selling at a Rate of $2.5 Million / Hour
20. April 2010
As reported by Industry Gamers, the newest premium item to be released in the marketplaces of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft is a Celestial Mount, that is available for purchase for… wait for it… $25. Before you scoff and predict the item’s failure, know that the exact opposite is happening. The unofficial World of Warcraft blog [...]
Here’s Our First In-Game Facebook Integration on the PS3
29. March 2010
Last fall, Sony launched Facebook integration on the Playstation 3, allowing users to connect their PSN accounts with their Facebook accounts, to share news about earned trophies, store purchases and so on. The above was accomplished outside of any games, via the console’s main interface. Now, thanks to an announcement on the Official Playstation Blog [...]
PlayStation Home Hits 12 Million
17. March 2010
Jack Buser of Sony has reported that Sony’s PlayStation Home on the PlayStation 3 has hit 12 million users. Buser also noted that the total population of the virtual world has increased by 2 million since 2009 and has overall doubled since June 2009. Also of note is that apparently 85% of Home users have [...]
Rock Band Network Now Serving You
5. March 2010
The most social aspect of Rock Band which was revealed last year known as Rock Band Network is now officially ready for primetime. MTV is promoting it by saying that it is designed to allow independent or unknown musicians to get their music in the game. The program allows these independent musicians the chance to [...]
Blindfolded Man Finishes The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Using Skype
4. March 2010
Social gaming and networking have been showing dominance with communication, sharing and competition, but rarely do we see a group of people team up to collectively prove a point or for a cause. Jordan Verner from Ontario Canada was told at a young age that he would go blind. Despite that actually not happening, he [...]
LittleBigPlanet is now Two Million Levels Strong
3. March 2010
Edge Online is reporting on Sony’s announcement that LittleBigPlanet now features over two million user created levels. Mike Perona of SCEA had this to say about the significant milestone: “Congratulations to all of the LittleBigPlanet community, as we hit another big user-generated milestone with over two million levels created and posted on the Share Planet,” LittleBigPlanet [...]
N Squared: Netflix & Nintendo’s Wii Team Up
28. January 2010
Netflix and Nintendo recently announced plans to bring a little more joy into the world. To the delight of twenty-six million US Wii owners, Netflix’s online streaming video service will soon be available through Nintendo’s Wii gaming console. Netflix, based in the Bay Area, boasts eleven million subscribers to its DVD-by-mail business. Fifty percent of [...]
Microsoft Reveals Social Console Arcade Service: Xbox 360 Game Room
12. January 2010
Microsoft’s newly announced Xbox Game Room is coming. Get ready to relive your coin-op glory days with 1000+ classic arcade titles headed to Xbox 360 over the next three years. The retro gaming service is slated to launch this Spring and will also be available for Windows Live on PC. The Xbox Game Room will [...]
Sorta Social: Xbox LIVE Arcade Sales Analysis for November 2009
8. December 2009
November saw 9 new game releases on Xbox LIVE Arcade (XBLA), and Gamasutra sister-site, GamerBytes just posted some interesting analysis of the console’s social section. For all those gamers willing to set Modern Warfare 2 aside long enough to play anything else, XBLA had some quality new titles to offer last month. On the casual [...]
Games On Demand Coming to Microsoft Windows LIVE
4. December 2009
On December 15, Games for Windows will become a bit more like its console counterpart, Xbox LIVE. Yesterday Microsoft announced that Games for Windows LIVE will soon include a portal for accessing and downloading LIVE-enabled titles courtesy of Games on Demand. Microsoft’s social strategy here is clear: Games for Windows delivers a truly connected experience [...]
Visceral Games Says Go to Hell with Dante’s Inferno App
30. November 2009
Visceral Games, an Electronic Arts studio recently announced ‘Go to Hell’, an all-new social application inspired by the upcoming game, Dante’s Inferno. Go to Hell “takes the poem’s canonized nine circles of hell, and brings them into everyday life. With the click of a button, anyone can send a friend foe, place, product or brand [...]
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