DirecTV Trims 3D

JUNE 22, 2012 • With little fanfare, satellite television provider DirecTV has made its dedicated n3D channel part-time on June 1. The channel was launched in July 2010 in partnership with Panasonic as the first 3D line-up to operate 24 hours a day. But a dearth of 3D content forced DirecTV to run much of t.....

Nintendo Preps Larger 3DS XL

JUNE 22, 2012 • Despite having very little to say about its 3DS products at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Nintendo Co. Ltd. was holding back on a major announcement.  On July 28 the gamemaker will launch a new version of the handheld, the 3DS XL in Japan and Europe. The new unit is .....

Unity 4 Described

JUNE 18, 2012 • Unity Technologies pulled the wraps off its upcoming Unity 4 development engine. The overhaul of the popular tools suite often used to bring strong graphics to online browser games includes an all-new Mecanim character animation system, DirectX 11 support, hypermodern mobile graphics, and .....

Nintendo Summer Bonuses is Cut

JUNE 11, 2011 • The Nikkei business daily reported that Nintendo summer bonuses to its employees will be cut by 20% this year as a result of poor performance that culminated in the company’s first annual operating loss of ¥37.3 billion ($470 million). Japanese workers typically receive bonuses in su.....

Nintendo Operating Loss First Ever

APRIL 27, 2012 ● Nintendo Co. Ltd.  reported its first ever Nintendo operating loss, ¥37.3 billion ($460 million) for the fiscal year ending March 31. Although its Wii system has been a big hit in recent years past, the move by consumers to embrace smartphones and tablets as mobile game devices has hit the gamemaker’s business. Instead of selling 13 million Wiis Last year as originally expected, Nintendo saw only 9.8 million sold. Similarly, 13.5 million.....

Drexel University Research Says Xbox 360 Credit Card Data Not Deleted

APRIL 1, 2012 ● According to a Drexel University study, resetting an Xbox 360 to original factory settings does not delete previously stored Xbox 360 credit card data from the hard drive. The research team purchased one of the consoles used, then applied generally available computer applications to search the hard drive for the consumer data. A Microsoft representative disputed the report, saying the Xbox 360 is not designed to save such credit .....

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