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February
Snood makes professor rich
{embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}The Newobserver has a story on the inventor of shareware game Snood. Apparently it has sold millions with over 30 million downloads or over 10,000 a day.
I’ve never heard of Snood but it sounds very similar to Taito’s arcade…
Google is now a licensed ICANN registrar
Google is now a licensed ICANN registrar for top level domains (TLDs) including .com, .net, .org, .biz., info, .name and .pro
Does this mean the other low cost domain sellers are going to have one of the largest brands in…
Doom! The board game
Doom is now available as a board game. Hmm… I wonder if you have to play it with the lights turned off and for every move you turn on a flashlight. Of course you won’t be able to roll the…
January
Take-Two MLB agreement, more details
Take-Two’s deal with Major League Baseball’s player association announcement last week have been buttressed with additional deals with other baseball associations. Who knew there were so many? Essentially, the article confirms the exact exclusivity of the bargain. Absolutely no third…
futuristic egg fridge perfect for your Jolt colas
Check out this egg fridge from UK gadget store, gadgets.co.uk. Perfect for keeping this beside your PC for all night gaming sessions. Better yet, buy a bunch of them, turn off the lights and replay scenes from the Alien movies.…
Gates not Tiger Beat material
This was uncovered almost two weeks ago but it’s going up here in case some of you didn’t know the faulty rumor was outed. I’m still seeing these shots passed around as if it were true. The photos were promotional…
Take Two locks in MLB game franchise for 7 years
Uh oh, more bad news for sports gamers. In what one could consider a defensive move, game developer Take Two Interactive has bought exclusive third party rights to the MLB license.
My take is the developers of the Grand Theft…
Punisher baditude fails to impress
The Punisher is a long time Marvel favorite. A vigilante similar to the Charles Bronson character in Death Wish, the Punisher was comics’ contribution to the vigilante pop iconography of the 70’s. Appearing at a time when violent crime in…
Odd is Good, Online Reviews of Oddworld Stranger's Wrath
It looks like Oddworld Inhabitants the long time creators of the Oddworld franchise have a winner on their hands.
Gamespy gives it 4 1/2 stars
Gamespot gives it 8.5 out of 10.
IGN throws down an 8.8.
Seems like a…
Vancouver Based Video Game Companies, a List in Progress
Vancouver based video game companies, a list in progress.
Relic
Rockstar Vancouver
Radical
EA Canada
Astrigena
Veggie Games
MoBro
AirG
Digital Eclipse
Factory 1
Iugo Mobile Entertainment
Jarhead Games
Non Vancouver
Exile Interactive
Krabbit.net
PSP rumor turns boring FCC docs into cause for panic
What’s with all panic about the region coding logo in the American manual floating around the net? Sony stated before that games would be region free but movies and music would not. Sony would have a major PR fiasco on…
EA to gamers, no deals for you
Expect prices to remain the same for current console games and HIGHER prices for next gen titles. EA CEO and CFO explain in today’s after hours earnings call.
See Gamespot for details.
Full conference call.
EA third quarter revenue drops, commments on Ubisoft share purchase
EA announced their 3rd quarter numbers today. Revenue dropped 3.2 percent over last year but their stock went up anyways in after hours trading. Guess investors are feeling good about their exclusive lock in to the NFL and ESPN franchises.…
