Star Wars: The Old Republic Draws 1 Million Players

DEC. 26, 2011 • During it first week in release, Star Wars: The Old Republic attracted more than 1 million players worldwide. Electronic Arts, the MMO’s publisher, needs the game to be highly successful to recoup its investment. The Old Republic is oft accused of being the most expensive computer game ever made. If true, BioWare developed title would have cost more to produce than Grand Theft Auto IV, which had a budget of $100 million. .....

Aion Goes Free-to-Play

DEC. 14, 2011 • NCsoft’s Aion MMO will become a free-to-play service in Europe during the first quarter of 2012. GameForge partnered with the Korean-based publisher in overseeing the adaptation and manage Aion in Europe moving forward. The shift away from a subscription mode.....

Interview: Funzio Grabs the Spotlight

DEC. 7, 2011 • Amongst the slew of new start-ups in the social network and mobile game space during 2011, Funzio stood out for several reasons. First, there was the $20 million in funding through IDG Ventures in the U.S. and IDG Capital Partners in China. Next, came the hiring away of Jamil Moledina from Electronic Arts last November.  Moledina was director of business development at EA Partners, the publisher’s third party d.....

DarkOrbit Whales Spend €1,000

NOV. 25, 2011 • Bigpoint GmbH hit it big with a virtual sale of a rare item in its DarkOrbit space action game. Plans to build the Zeus Drone, a very powerful weapons system, were put on sale for four days at a price of €1,000 ($1,335). More than 2,000 of the item were sold during those four days, generating more than €2 million. Obtaining the same plans in the game is possible, but there are many steps to the process and success is not guaranteed. DarkOrbit.....

Apple Allows iPad Streaming

NOV. 23, 2011 • For the first time Apple allowed a game publisher to stream its titles on the iPad on a subscription basis… that is until Apple pulled the subscription app the very same week out from under Big Fish Games. The publisher said it had worked with Apple for months to offer users .....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Blamed for Football Loss

NOV. 17, 2011 • University of Louisville football coach Charlie Strong explained his team’s home loss to Pittsburgh the previous weekend on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: “All of a sudden there’s something new and they want to try it and it just engulfs them.” According to Microsoft, more than 7 million multiplayer hours were logged playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 by the end of launch day, November 8, a 19% increase over last year.....

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