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Publishers, like Electronic Arts, have already taken some of their biggest franchises, from Dragon Age and Mass Effect to The Sims, to the Facebook social platform but their main rival, Activision, is not yet ready to jump into the genre although it sees its potential.
Speaking to Gamasutra, Eric Hirshberg, the chie... |
14 February 2012
04:19 GMT |
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Sony has deployed a fresh video about its upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld console, this time taking a look at the social features that allow owners not just to play games with their friends, but also to connect with people around their area.
The PlayStation Vita is going to deliver the best handheld gaming experi... |
8 February 2012
15:41 GMT |
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The success of social gaming developer and publisher Zynga has long been linked to the Facebook platform, but until now it was unclear how much the social network itself depended on gaming for its revenue streams. Official information delivered by Facebook shows that during 2011 Zynga alone was responsible for the c... |
3 February 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Video game developer Crytek, best known for creating the Crysis first-person shooter franchise, has announced a number of new details on the GFACE multiplayer online gaming service that it plans to launch in the coming months.
The main feature of GFACE is the friends list but with a number of extra features, like th... |
3 February 2012
04:56 GMT |
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A representative from video game publisher Electronic Arts has revealed that the upcoming action and role-playing mix Mass Effect 3 from BioWare is set to get tie-ins that will be available on both handhelds and on mobile devices.
EA has mentioned the new games linked to the Mass Effect universe in a number of quart... |
3 February 2012
04:18 GMT |
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Facebook, the biggest social platform in the world, has introduced a new way for players to discover and engage with social games, creating a unified list for social titles in the news feed of each user.
The new mechanic combines updates from the titles that a player uses on a regular basis and avoids spamming of th... |
1 February 2012
10:30 GMT |
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At this year's Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas, Panasonic and MySpace announced a joint venture in launching a web TV social service under the name of MySpace TV.
The service will be launched in the first half of 2012, and will be available on Panasonic's VIERA Connect platform.
The VIERA Conn... |
10 January 2012
12:42 GMT |
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2012 is nearly upon us and this means that across the video game world analysts and companies both are trying to look into their crystal bowls in order to see what might happen during the next year and how video games might evolve.One trend that will likely continue to gain steam will be the move towards social and m... |
28 December 2011
20:01 GMT |
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Right before next week's release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games, the two teams in charge of its development, alongside the Beachhead Studio, have presented a fresh video that highlights the social features incorporated into the Call of Duty Elite service, which is going t... |
4 November 2011
13:21 GMT |
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Sony's Jack Buser, the director of its PlayStation Home service, has confessed that he views it as the company's answer to the Facebook social network, but customized for PlayStation 3 users and set to be filled with free-to-play online games.
PlayStation Home has been around for quite some time now and,... |
26 August 2011
02:40 GMT |
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Verizon Wirless customers who are interested in the purchase of a new mobile phone from the company now have the possibility to ask for help from their friends when it comes to making a decision.
The wireless carrier has just announced that it added new functionality to its Facebook page, so as to offer users the... |
25 August 2011
16:41 GMT |
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Activision Blizzard has managed to post another set of good quarterly financial results and the publisher sees this as a vindication of its blockbuster powered business model, one that will not suffer any changes in the near future.
Eric Hirshberg, who is the chief executive officer of Activision Publishing, has t... |
4 August 2011
10:38 GMT |
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Nintendo has been accused of having missed the social gaming wave that is currently sweeping the industry, but the leader of the company believes that both the consoles it creates and the video games it launches are designed to allow gamers to create connections with others and then play together.
Speaking to inve... |
4 August 2011
02:42 GMT |
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At one point 3D gaming seemed like the next big thing for the industry and companies like Sony and Electronic Arts were quick to back the technology and deliver titles that could be played using three-dimensional technology in consoles and television sets.
But it seems that the trend failed to become mainstream an... |
29 July 2011
15:11 GMT |
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A brand new video has appeared that showcases the social features that are built into the upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld console from Sony, including things like cross-game chat or the ability to detect other Vita owners nearby.
The PlayStation Vita was formally presented to the world at last month's E3 2... |
8 July 2011
17:21 GMT |
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Google has confirmed that it's launching the +1 button for websites later today. Google has said that a button for third-party sites was on its way, but it didn't say when this would happen. Now, thanks to a launch partner leaking the news earlier than Google intended, the company had to confirm it.The offi... |
1 June 2011
10:40 GMT |
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Each web browser has its own perks and unique features designed to gather fans willing to proclaim it the best in the world. RockMelt is taking its shot by trying to integrate your busy social life.Currently in beta stage, RockMelt is intended to become a unique solution for various situations. Do you need to chat wi... |
14 May 2011
05:03 GMT |
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Rumors have the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) venture capital firm, one of Twitter's investors, opting to sell its newly bought stock after Twitter doubled its market value after only three months.KPCB was one of the many investors that participated in the $3.7 billion Twitter valuation last December.T... |
12 March 2011
07:47 GMT |
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Several of Facebook's most popular applications, including the social game phenomenon which is FarmVille, are being accused of breaking the privacy rules of the social network by sending their users' personal information to ad companies.Facebook, even though it is the biggest social network in the world, is... |
19 October 2010
17:11 GMT |
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Nintendo sold less DS handhelds than expected during its first quarter and the company even turned a loss because of the overall weakness of the market and the price cuts it has implemented. But one of the biggest developers of video game hardware and software in the world is looking for the future and thinking about... |
3 August 2010
15:01 GMT |
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Nimbuzz announced a new update to the Symbian S60 version of its mobile social messenger application. The 2.4 release is enhanced with several new features such as the addition of online presence to the phonebook, free SMS invites, improved kinetic scrolling, more Twitter refresh frequency options and the possibility... |
17 June 2010
08:57 GMT |
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Microsoft has just climbed at the top of the search social ladder. The Redmond company debuted Bing Social (bing.com/social) into Beta stage, essentially unveiling a social vertical to its search/decision engine. Bing Social allows users to dig through Twitter and Facebook for information better than any other search... |
10 June 2010
10:09 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has filed three new trademarks with the United States Trademark and Patent Office linked to a new property called Darkspore. The filling is linked to home console videogames, handheld titles and MMOs but also applies to movies, action figures, playing cards and other audio visual creations. The docume... |
11 May 2010
13:31 GMT |
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Google has been in damage-control mode ever since Buzz was launched and, especially the first week was hell for the developers. Things have quieted down a bit, but there are plenty to be fixed in Google Buzz, something they admit to themselves, so, now, we have a new wave of updates that should calm some of the remai... |
15 March 2010
06:33 GMT |
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Now, Nintendo is clearly the biggest videogaming company. The Wii is easily beating both the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony in terms of sales, sometimes topping their totals combined in the United States.Meanwhile, videogames like Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros., Super Sma... |
9 March 2010
08:20 GMT |
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DeviantART itself is an online community, but the new Groups feature will enable users to build and manage their own smaller gatherings, with specific or more of a general theme. Launched as a Beta service, it has already recorded more than 25,000 group registrations in the first four days, with 800,000+ participants... |
15 February 2010
09:40 GMT |
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It looks like Facebook isn't the only one to get Twitter envy, Google seems to be catching it too as there are reports that it's launching a tool which will enable users to view status updates and shared links from their friends inside Gmail. The WSJ claims (subscription required) that the feature may be co... |
9 February 2010
04:37 GMT |
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A recent academic study at the University of Oxford in Great Britain has shown that normal human beings are limited in engaging and sustaining social, acceptable relationships at an average of 150 friends. The study also takes a swing at the artificial environment created by social networks and the false illusion tha... |
26 January 2010
10:55 GMT |
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So Act Network, Inc. a company providing "a global social network where its members are free to accomplish and promote all of their important goals without being subjected to spam or ads," has announced that its network is now compatible with Apple’s iMac and iPhone. The company aims to provide Mac and iPhone ... |
14 October 2009
10:43 GMT |
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A new update became available today for the PlayStation Home and it brings enough modifications to please the members of this online community. The 1.3 update was announced back in August, when most of its features had been revealed. To add to those, some additional content was added to the change log and the Home ex... |
1 October 2009
03:48 GMT |
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What's the latest up-and-coming social network? Give it six months and the answer might surprise you. Google is on a roll launching one social feature after another, having recently extended some of the functionality in Google Reader with “likes” and the possibility to find and follow other users. An... |
13 August 2009
03:47 GMT |
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Google has been actively promoting its customized homepage iGoogle since it was launched in 2005 and, while it’s actually pretty popular in terms of traffic, it isn't exactly the search giant's best-known product. Still, the company is hammering on and now it has introduced a set of new social gadgets... |
13 August 2009
03:06 GMT |
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Realtime Worlds is said to be, at last, pretty much ready to release All Points Bulletin, its gang-oriented action MMO. But the vision on which the development team is working is bigger than that with a full city simulated and the conflict between law and criminals being just a facet of the game world. The developers... |
30 June 2009
02:48 GMT |
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Shazam, a popular music discovery application for iPhone and iPod touch, has received an important update, adding abilities like Tweet your Tag, Share a music moment and Track your music journey. With Shazam, users can identify music tracks, buy them, and share the tags with friends, as well as learn about their favo... |
25 June 2009
05:46 GMT |
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Social music service provider imeem Inc. has announced a free, social music app for iPhone and iPod touch. Immediately available in the App Store, imeem Mobile provides a quick and easy way to find and get music on your device by creating custom stations based on your favorite artists, through personalized, Genius-li... |
14 May 2009
15:11 GMT |
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You wouldn't expect such a great app to be free to download and use, but it is. Ziibii brings together all your favorite social services (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube), and puts your friends' updates on a flowing river on your iPhone / iPod touch. “Enjoy a fresh, new way of staying in-... |
25 November 2008
04:32 GMT |
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iTunes 8 “fire-starter” and digg founder Kevin Rose is at it again, this time on Seesmic, with a couple of new ideas on how Apple could shape up iTunes into an even better media playing app. Rose suggests Apple could add several features to iTunes 9 to make the experience more fun for users and their frie... |
22 September 2008
04:32 GMT |
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There are still people out there who imagine gamers to be sad and lonely people who only look at the monitor, have no real friends and will never get a girlfriend. This stereotype is so persistent that I still occasionally get weird looks from people who find out that I play games and make a living out of it.Now... |
17 September 2008
16:41 GMT |
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Google has announced that all the users of the Blogger platform will soon have greater opportunities to tighten the bonds with the other users of Google's blogging system. “Following,” a new feature that will be implemented in the next couple of weeks in all blogs, allows bloggers to interact more wi... |
29 August 2008
12:00 GMT |
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Online MMO games tend to bring as many social-features as possible, no matter the genre of the game released. If we're talking about a first person shooter, there has to be a social aspect, somewhere in a peaceful area! If we're talking about a hack and slash game, there will definitely be a social aspect h... |
26 May 2008
12:06 GMT |
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The Sims is one of those games that redefined the industry and the expectations of the players. The "people simulator", as it was often dubbed, and its plethora of expansions have brought casual and people oriented gaming to millions of players. Anyone can take a character, mold it to suit their view of a perfect hum... |
27 February 2008
04:27 GMT |
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The Unreal engine has been licensed for a variety of games. Most of them are games that focus on blood, weapons, destruction and death, much like the Unreal series itself does. But now, the engine technology has been licensed by a Korean developer named Nurien. And they want to develop "next generation social network... |
22 February 2008
15:06 GMT |
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With Social Networks popping out like mushrooms after a mild May rain, this is the one that is the most business oriented that I've seen coming out in the past two months, except for Yahoo!'s Kickstart. The iMantri comes to embrace the National Mentoring Month in the United States, something I myself have n... |
10 January 2008
08:06 GMT |
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Apart from the question in the subtitle, I have no further inquiries, your honor! It's good to see where the big rivals meet and exchange impressions, and even services. Earlier today, I read about Bebo's grabbing the Facebook platform for its own use, which gave rise to some very interesting questions lik... |
13 December 2007
06:08 GMT |
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What better way to close the week than with the destruction of a rival's business? Yahoo seems to think this is the way to go about things, as it bought BlueLithium, an ad network and forced it to pull the plug on its social network, MingleNow. We know this because the blog that announced the closing down direct... |
7 December 2007
04:16 GMT |
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1. Causes of drug consume. There are over 200 million drug consumers worldwide. From "natural" to synthetic ("designer") drugs, they are aimed to induce an excitation and euphoria state; when we talk about stars, actors, famous singers, they usually go on with their addiction being pressured by the entourage (many si... |
15 November 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Yahoo! 360, Yahoo! Mash, Yahoo! KickStart. All social networks, all from Yahoo! (though you might have gathered that by now), all new or closing. Nothing is really stable with the Sunnyvale, California based company. If you need another example, just check out the Yahoo Publishers Network, still in beta after many ye... |
14 November 2007
06:21 GMT |
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Announced a little over 2 months ago, on August the 30th, Yahoo Inc. is launching today the social networking service designed to help college students get the career help they so desperately need sometimes. It was developed by a young Yahoo unit charged with advancing product innovation, according to The Wall Street... |
5 November 2007
10:34 GMT |
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The Mountain View company made what seems to be the smartest move to respond to its rivals' evolution into the social networking battle where the web firms are allying with top players to expand their technologies. Today, Google officially released OpenSocial, a set of APIs which can help the developers design s... |
2 November 2007
04:28 GMT |
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We may call ourselves Homo sapiens ("wise human"), but for a kid it is more important to be able to kick the ball or to be a good basketball partner. Athletic skills seem to be the key for social acceptance among school children: kids dislike Dexters, which are prone to sadness, isolation and social rejection in scho... |
26 October 2007
04:52 GMT |
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