gaming
Vanquishing strangers boosts testosterone
The discussion goes back and forth, this time it’s a suggestive title that might imply needless aggression. Which is not it; researchers at the University of Missouri in Columbia linked the testosterone levels to whether or not the gamer knows his opponent. Read more…
Turbine to focus on console MMO
Where I wrote that Activision Blizzard will pass by console, Turbine is looking to do the exact opposite! Craig Alexander, Turbine´s vice president of product developmment states that the MMO´s revolutionized the PC as a gaming platform and it is going to do the same for consoles. Read more…
Activision Blizzard will pass by consoles
I already wrote about Activision Blizzard and their new upcoming MMO, but they have even more ideas to share. How about a future without consoles? They do acknowledge the fact that consoles are a big part of the business, but services like OnLive make a console-less future very possible! Read more…
iPod Touch; gaming device of the near future?
With just short of 22.000 games available on its App Store, the position of the iPod Touch as a gaming device is really taking off. With the two major competitors only having 3680 (Nintendo DS) and 607 (Sony’s PSP) Apple is taking the lead as one of the biggest mobile gaming platforms. The recent iPod Touch price cut only reinforces Apple’s position by allowing for more people to own their entry-level device. Read more…
SK Gaming
When I started playing videogames seriously I was 13 or 14. Counter-Strike was the game and the competitors were organized in clans. 1997 is one of the biggest years of my age, google.com was registered, my future company Netgamez was founded in that year, and there are many more companies based on the new age of internet that started in that fine year. SK Gaming is not one of the big companies, but it is the leading company when it comes to gaming, and more specifically, e-sports. Read more…
ESWC bankruptcy; three in a row
At March 30th, a French courthouse declares Game-Services’ bankruptcy. Game-Services is the organiser of world-renowned Electronic Sports World Cup. Earlier I wrote about the demise of both CPL en CGS, and it seems the worst is not behind us.
World of Warcraft’s China branch faces bankruptcy
This is quite ironic. One of the biggest gaming markets and the biggest game of them all, should be a healthy combination, or would it? Because of China’s strict rules in terms of content, the latest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, has not yet been approved for release, causing Chinese players to activate Taiwanese accounts and start playing there. China’s owner of the WoW license is now facing bankruptcy due to high costs already present. (servers and license fees)
Lets see if the Chinese government will help out and get the game cleared in time.
http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/03/14/chinese-wow-provider-the9-faces-bankruptcy/