Oregon Trail is something most every kid with a computer class is familiar with. Considering the unlikely IP that are being tapped for potential movies, why not one eminently familiar to an entire generation This fan-made trailer shows what could be possible.
eMarketer indicates that revenue from mobile video will triple from $436 million in 2009 to $1.34 billion in 2014. They also expect the number of mobile video viewers in the U.S. to reach 24 million this year.
However, direct downloads and subscriptions still comprise the vast majority of mobile video, with ad supported mobile revenue expected to reach $35.1 million. Mobile video ads are expected to grow by 60 percent over the next five years, with base users growing at a rate of 22.8 percent.
Source: AdWeek {link no longer active}
Game Industry TV announced the debut of Game Theory with Scott Steinberg. This online magazine and show devoted to games will offer fans in depth analysis on the issues of the day with designers, executives and journalists.
The first episode will be a multi-part documentary examining the reinvention of the entire gaming industry, from social games and motion controls to cloud computing and 3D gaming. Steinberg will host, and industry luminaries Will Wright, Sid Meier, Trip Hawkins, Peter Molyneux and Cliff Bleszinski will appear.
Check it out for yourself at www.gametheoryonline.com {link no longer active}.
Offered as irrefutable proof that they know how to better promote games in Taiwan than in the U.S. is this demo kisosk. That’s not so special as compared to the cute Taiwanese cheerleader squad that comes with it.
Tee hee, do what with this
Yay, we love Move!
Playing tennis, maybe
She’s been branded by Sony on her right shoulder!
Couldn’t they afford a bus for all this
Faces worth a thousand pre-orders.
Source: Kotaku
Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty sold over one million copies in its first 24 hours of availability worldwide. Also, it sold 1.5 million copies in its first 48 hours, making it the fastest-selling strategy game of all time.
“We launched StarCraft II in 11 different languages and on five different continents because we wanted to make sure as many players as possible were able to log on and play on day one,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’re pleased that so many people around the world have already picked up a copy of the game, and we look forward to welcoming even more players to Battle.net in the weeks and months ahead.”
Blizzard released the game simultaneously in North America, Europe, South Korea, Russia, and regions of Asia Pacific and South America on July 27. Over 8,000 stores opened at midnight to celebrate the event.
“GameStop had more than 3,000 stores open at midnight, so our StarCraft players got a jump start on playing the epic experience Blizzard consistently delivers with its games,” said Bob McKenzie, senior vice president of merchandising at GameStop. “StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is officially GameStop’s fastest-selling PC game since Blizzard launched World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King in 2008.”
The Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) released their D2 Report: Discs & Digital The Business of Home Entertainment Retailing. They indicate that physical media is still the primary choice for consumers of home entertainment, with DVD and Blu-ray Disc sales totaling $17.9 billion in sales for 2009 (nine times the revenue generated by digital distribution channels).
“While there has been a great deal of focus recently on the slippage of revenues in the DVD market, the untold story is that consumers embrace of home entertainment remains very strong and packaged media is the preferred delivery instrument,” noted Bo Andersen, President and CEO of EMA. “Digital distribution is clearly an important segment of the home entertainment market and will continue to grow in market share in the coming year. While it is tempting for industry outsiders to say disc is dead, as the saying goes, reports of its demise are grossly exaggerated.”
The D2 Report also says that consumer transactions for pre-recorded content grew by 2.8 percent in 2009. Also, 80 percent to 90 percent of paid video game software acquisitions were on physical media.
Recently, an ad for TV3 in New Zealand released which blatantly ripped off an SCEA spot starring Kevin Butler. The VP of whatever-is-convenient issued a cheeky response requesting support in making the PS3 the official console of New Zealand and a box set of Flight of The Conchords.
As it turns out, TV3 fulfilled this agreement and more, with various other items from New Zealand included in the package:
It even has Marmite…
Source: Twitter {link no longer active}
Soundgarden will be debuting its first album in 13 years via Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Telephantasm: A Retrospective will be available packaged with the game one week before it releases to retail.
“There are a lot of different ways to get your music out (and) … this clearly to me is one way to do that,” says Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell. “Guitar Hero has actually turned on a lot of young music fans to music that they otherwise might not have ever heard.”
“Telephantasm” will feature Black Hole Sun and Spoonman, as well as a previously unreleased song Black Rain. The latter song will be playable on the Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock game disc, while the rest will be available for download.
Guitar Hero chief operating officer David Haddad says “Telephantasm”‘s immediate availability as downloadable game content, “is a recognition from the music industry that we are a platform for digital distribution.”
Source: USA Today
While it’s known that Insomniac is working on a multiplatform game for Electronic Arts, the developer indicated it would still work on PS3 exclusive projects. Sure enough, the company has announced that they will unveil their next PS3 title at PAX 2010.
“We’re bringing our new game to a very special Penny Arcade Expo panel on Saturday evening (September 4), at 6:30 p.m. in the Serpent Theatre,” wrote Insomniac in a newsletter. “G4TV’s Adam Sessler will moderate a panel with key creative talent from Insomniac Games as we discuss (and demo!) our upcoming PlayStation 3 project.”
It surprised many that Resistance 3 was not shown off at E3 2010, considering a billboard for the game was seen on the set of Battle: Los Angeles. Given the timing, it seems highly likely that Resistance 3 will be the title that Insomniac will announce.
According to Nielsen, social networking now takes up more time than any other online activity. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter take up 22.7 percent of time spent on the web, up over 40 percent from last year.
Online games were the second highest rated activity for time, taking up 10.2 percent of time online. E-mail fell from 11.5 percent of time online to 8.3 percent from June 2009 to June 2010, but it’s gone up on mobile phones, from 37.4 percent to 41.6 percent, perhaps an indication of greater smartphone use.
Full statistics below:
Source: Mashable
