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Mythos Resurrected by Frogster
July 7, 2010
JULY 7, 2010 • Mythos, the MMO under development at defunct Flagship Studios, will see a release after all. The project was taken on by South Korea's HanbitSoft, and now...
NASA’s Free-to-Play Games
July 6, 2010
[caption id="attachment_9536" align="alignleft" width="390"] How Moon Base Alpha looked in the Space 1999 TV series.[/caption] JULY 6, 2010 • NASA has branched out to become a free-to-play game publisher. Moonbase Alpha,...
Blockbuster Bankruptcy Avoided
July 2, 2010
JULY 2, 2010 • Blockbuster Inc. avoided bankruptcy by winning a crucial one-month reprieve to Aug. 13 on debt payments to its creditors. The agreement couldn't stop the retailer's delisting...
Finland Broadband For Everyone
July 1, 2010
JULY 1, 2010 • The Finnish government ruled that every citizen has the right to access to a 1Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection. Which means starting July 1 all...
Free WiFi at Starbucks
July 1, 2010
JULY 1, 2010 • Following in the footsteps of McDonalds earlier this year, Starbucks made AT&T wireless access free in all of its locations. The coffee purveyor used to charge...
CCP Newcastle Studio Launched
June 29, 2010
[caption id="attachment_9519" align="alignleft" width="390"] CCP Newcastle will work on DUST 514.[/caption] JUNE 29, 2010 • Iceland-based developer CCP launched its fourth game development studio, CCP Newcastle. The new studio will...
Britain Broadband Mandate Cut
June 22, 2010
[caption id="attachment_9515" align="alignleft" width="390"] British prime minister David Cameron.[/caption] JUNE 22, 2010 • Great Britain's new conservative government has dropped the proposed 50 pence a month landline tax intended to...
Cost of 3DS Games
June 21, 2010
JUNE 21, 2010 • Nintendo Co. Ltd. President Satoru Iwata said production costs for Nintendo 3DS games will be comparable to making a game for the Wii. The premium over...