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Social games widen Asian audience
News Online games with easier gameplay and lower hardware requirements open Asia's games market to new demographics, say industry watchers.
Tags: Games, Game players, Gamer, Facebook, Apple Inc., revenue, Gamer, International Data Corp., Singapore, Online Game
Not 'game over' for portable games consoles
News Despite threat from smartphones, dedicated portable games console will remain due to advantages such as optimized game controls and battery life, says analyst.
Tags: Gamer, Game players, Games, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Mobile Game, N-Gage, Phone, Smart Phone, mobile
A new set of rules for social games
News Playfish's US$300 million sale to Electronic Arts seems to spell good news for other makers of social-network games, but this is a fast-growing and messy niche filled with one plot twist after another.
Tags: Games, Gamer, Facebook, Offer, MySpace, Playfish, Zynga, Playdom, revenue, cell phone
EA-Playfish: Social gaming deals gain buzz
News Electronic Arts' acquisition underscores booming demand for online social games and may prompt rival game publishers to follow suit.
Tags: Game players, Games, Gamer, Facebook, Apple Inc., UbiSoft Entertainment, casual game, console game, Playfish, revenue
How the venerable PS2 made it to 9 years old
News With the power of computers doubling about every 18 months, according to Moore's Law, the fact that the PS2 is still selling is pretty impressive. Can its successors follow suit?
Tags: Gamer, Jesse Divnich, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox 360, console, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox
Offerpal revises terms amid continued scandal
News Under fire for running misleading ads on social networks, offers-and-surveys broker now says publishers can choose how "conservative" they want to be with ads.
Tags: Gamer, Games, Facebook, Social Networking, Media One, Offerpal, Survey, network, advertisement, Class Action
Sony announces US$299 PS3 Slim
News In Germany, Sony unveils a new game console with the same features and functions as the "old" PS3, but smaller and lighter.
Tags: Games, Game players, Gamer, Cell, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Playstation, Power Supply, processor, hard drive, CEO
PlayStation Go digital, but not all to follow
News Digital downloads can help "lock out" content pirates, but games companies say they will not shift business model solely to online platform.
Tags: Game players, Games, Gamer, software, Microsoft Xbox Live, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Singapore, entertainment, Microsoft Xbox
Philippines not banking on virtual currency yet
News Though touted as enabler of e-commerce, adoption of online money is hindered by lack of single or dominant unit able to connect consumers and traders.
Tags: B2B, Gamer, E-commerce, Web sites, E-business, Money, Philippines, Online Game, e-mail, payment
Report: Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players
News Players who were caught modifying their consoles to play pirated games have been booted from the popular service, InformationWeek says.
Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Game players, Games, Gamer, Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, console, digital-rights management, Activision Inc.
September 9, 2009, could be a Beatles perfect storm
News For the first time, the Beatles' entire catalog will be released, in stereo, in one fully digitally re-mastered collection. Will an iTunes announcement happen the same day?
Tags: Gamer, Game players, Games, Apple Inc., EMI Group Plc., Apple iTunes, DVD, entertainment, Steve Jobs, Games
Asia must localize for global gamers
News Asian countries keen to be game hubs still need to work at localization and content issues for a larger market, say market experts.
Tags: Games, Gamer, Game players, Market, India, China, revenue, barrier, talent, incentive
World's top e-gamers fight it out in S'pore
News And the World Cyber Games committee ponders over whether to include mobile devices as an official games platform in the competition.
Tags: Game players, Gamer
S'pore gamers see red over selection
News update Champions of last weekend's Singapore qualifiers cry foul over the final selection for the Championship Gaming Series.
Tags: Games, Game players, Gamer
MSN Korea hack targeted online gamers
News New information reveals that password-stealing software was installed automatically on vulnerable systems.
