Move Starter Pack Sees Changes In U.K.

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The PlayStation Move Starter Pack in the U.K. is changing from having a packed-in demo disc to offering free PSN content, with the new SKU called the PlayStation Move Starter Pack 2. It will replace the original Move Starter Pack, which will not be restocked at retail.

“As the content is changing and being updated so regularly, in order to offer the best consumer experience, we’ve made it available via PSN,” said a SCE UK spokesperson.

The PlayStation Move Starter Pack in the U.S. currently includes the disc-based game Sports Champions, and it is unknown whether this will signal an eventual change for this bundle.

Source: MCV

 

NBCU Launches An App Promoting ‘Green Is Universal’

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In support of NBCUniversal’s Green is Universal initiative to green their own operations and bring an environmental perspective to educate and inform their audience, the iShop Green {link no longer active} app has been launched in the iTunes App Store. This app gives users the ability to participate and lead in one of the most important dialogues of modern times and help build a more sustainable world in the process. Users can access the app to buy and find sustainable products that are both good for their family and the environment, find local retailers and farmers and seek out green news and online communities on iVillage.com.

Play Pac Man On The World’s Largest Board

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Teaming up with Windows to show off the power of Internet Explorer 9, Namco Bandai have created the World s Biggest Pacman at an official destination site. A global cultural icon whose popularity has crossed the globe for over 30 years, Pac Man s gaming fame continues on to entirely new generation! Facebook-connect to the site to collect stats like pac-dots eaten, ghosts eaten and contribute to global stats. Create your own maze and add it to the massive growing game! Watch out for ghosts!

Android Takes Lead In Millennial Media Study

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Millennial Media recently published its Mobile Mix report on marketshare of users via ad hits. The study showed that 48 percent of all smartphones in the Mobile Mix study were on Google Android, with iOS in second place with 31 percent and RIM’s Blackberry at 18 percent.

Nokia’s Symbian and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile/Phone platforms had less than 1 percent each. In terms of total revenue iOS devices were on top with 47 percent, wile Android followed with 36 percent, and RIM had only 7 percent overall.

Source: GamesIndustry.biz

Facebook Hopping Mad At Various Inc.

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Facebook has filed trademark lawsuits against sites like Teachbook and Lamebook, which fall under a legal gray area. Nothing is gray about what FriendFinder Networks (owned by Various Inc.) has done with their very naughty website FacebookOfSex.

While the site in question includes profiles similar to Facebook, the site encourages people to display, er, adult pictures and videos. Facebook wants damages and control of all the various domain names that the site operates on.

Source: PaidContent {link no longer active}

Red Factions: Origins Coming June 4

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THQ announced today that Red Faction: Origins will debut on June 4, at 9 p.m. on Syfy. It will come out less than a week after the game Red Faction Armageddon releases.

Red Faction: Origins is directed by Peabody-Award winner Michael Nankin and stars Brian J. Smith, Kate Vernon and Devon Graye. The movie follows the children of rebel hero Alec Mason, and is set during a period between the Red Faction Guerrilla and Red Faction Armageddon video games.

Mobile Phones Increase Revenue In 2010 Over Portable Consoles

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Mobile analytics firm Furry claims that iOS and Android smartphone platforms are taking revenue away from portable consoles. Their recent report says that the iOS and Android make up 34 percent of the total portable game revenue in the U.S., up from 19 percent in 2009.

DS revenue, by contrast over that period, fell from 70 percent to 57 percent and the PSP fell to 9 percent from 11 percent. The U.S. portable gaming category decreased to $2.4 billion in 2010, from $2.7 billion in 2009, while iOS and Android comprised 8 percent of the total U.S. software revenue ($10.7 billion) in 2010, an increase from 5 percent of $10.4 billion in 2009.

Source: Gamasutra