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 .....
Crytek Embraces Free-to-Play
JUNE 11, 2012 • Crytek, the game company best known for its Far Cry and Crysis PC game franchises, is determined to become an all free-to-play (F2P) developer. In an interview with Videogamer.com, Crytek chief executive Cevat Yerli said that the company’s upcoming multiplayer FPS Warface will begin the .....
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.....
Tribes: Ascend Tests Action Free-to-Play Business
MAY 15, 2012 ● After two weeks, Hi-Rez Studios reports that more than 800,000 users have registered to play Tribes: Ascend, the Unreal 3 engined reboot of the action online franchise that originally launched in 1998. The Atlanta-based studio took the series free-to-play, and intends to release the new game in other languages in addition to English as soon as possible to help the title attract players worldwide.
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NovaLogic Claims Delta Force Trademark
MAY 15, 2012 ● NovaLogic is suing Activision Inc. for trademark infringement claiming the “Delta Force” names was wrongfully used in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The trademark on Delta Force has been held by NovaLogic since 1998. Neither the U.S. Army nor the U.S. government uses the name. According to the complaint, “The U.S. Army officially denies that any unit called Delta Force exists and does not claim ownership to eit.....
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