Archives for: April 2006
Guild Wars Factions Ships Worldwide
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.27.2006
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One of the Year's Most Anticipated Games Hits Store Shelves This WeekApril 26, 2006 (BELLEVUE, WA) — ArenaNet®, developer of the award-winning online roleplaying game Guild Wars®, and NCsoft® Corporation, the world's leading developer and publ… more »
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VIACOM TO ACQUIRE XFIRE, INC. FOR $102 MILLION
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.27.2006
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Posted on xfire.com's official website.
We are very pleased to announce that Xfire has entered into an agreement to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTV Networks.
What does the acquisition mean to you? It means that Xfire is now backed by one… more »
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Character Slots For Sale this (US) Summer!
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.21.2006
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Arena.Net announced that starting this (US) summer, players will be able to buy additional character slots for just U$9.99. Each new slot will enjoy all the content available to the account.
One of the highly popular player requests now a reality. T… more »
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Casual Games a Hit in China
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.18.2006
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Out of China's 29 million online game players on 2005,- 17.9 million ones were casual game fans,- 15.9 million MMORPG lovers,QQ Game had simultaneous online players of,- 2.5 million and more, a record high in the casual game field(USD 1… more »
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In-Depth Game Marketing Study Coming
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.18.2006
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Promax/BDA, the non-profit organization that's spearheading the inaugural Marketing Interactive '06 Conference in June, has commissioned respected media research firm Frank N. Magid & Associates to conduct research on gamers' habits.Read it about… more »
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In-Game Ads to Surge to $732 Million by 2010
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.18.2006
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According to a new report published by analyst from the Yankee Group, that in-game advertising could surge to $732 million by 2010, as more companies sees in-game advertisement as a huge medium for exposure.From a recent survey, MarketingSherpa said… more »
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Blizzard Re-Evaluating World Of WarCraft Chinese Partner
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.18.2006
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According to Gamasutra, "Blizzard Entertainment "is currently actively exploring and discussing cooperation opportunities and further expansion of tis business with local potential partners for mainland China", implying that it may be evaluating other pa… more »
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Corporation for Public Gaming
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.18.2006
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David Rejeski posted Why We Need a Corporation for Public Gaming.He said that,One reason myths shape public perceptions is because few universities have seen computer games as worthy of serious academic study, robbing the discourse around games o… more »
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NCsoft Launches Auto Assault
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.13.2006
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Game publisher further expands massively multiplayer role playing genre with fast action post-apocalyptic combat, veteran rewards and destruction to the maxThursday 13 April 2006/... NCsoft® Europe announced today that Auto Assault® launched commer… more »
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Is being a gamer a sign of immaturity?
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.11.2006
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Gamers, Gaming and Anime Otakus (anime enthusiasts) are being misunderstood by thousands of parents in third-world countries like the Philippines.This morning, while preparing to go to work, I was thinking about what I posted yesterday - Gamers Will… more »
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Judge Rules Banning Violent Video Games Is Unconstitutional
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.10.2006
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This is a case in the United States but doesn't mean it isn't for the Philippines and other countries, especially those who looks-up to the US as an example to the extent of copying their systems.The statements put forward by the law's supporters c… more »
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Gamers - Will Soon Be War-Freak Adults
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.10.2006
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Internet cafes asked to impose curfew on minorsThis is the latest attempt to strictly regulate the gaming phenomenon in the Philippines. A Waray Representative Florencio "Bem " Noel proposed that minors and students should be allowed to stay in Inte… more »
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Guild Wars Asia Launched
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.07.2006
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Guild Wars Asia is now online, the newest community to hit the Guild Wars world - for Asians.
This is my last community that to start/found, and just like the rest, I am hoping for the best for GWAsia. I did not bought a TLD (Top-Level Domain) for it e… more »
Guild Wars Factions World Championship Announced for Leipzig, Germany August 24 — 27
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.07.2006
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Top Guilds from Around the Globe to Compete for More than $100,000 in Cash and PrizesApril 6, 2006 (BELLEVUE, WA) – Hot on the heels of a massive global preview event for Guild Wars FactionsTM, ArenaNet®, developer of the award-winning online role… more »
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Challenge - Social-Bookmark Services icons in one blog
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.06.2006
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Well, a little update to the icons for the Social-Bookmark Services you will find below each post here in gameshogun.info, 16x16 resolution (size of favicon.ico), except for Blogrolling.
Don't count, the total is 44 links. Some are only online bookma… more »
the9, Pogo and World of Warcraft: the Burning Crusade
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.06.2006
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According to Kotaku, the9 and EA are planning a joint venture deal wherein the9 will be EA's exclusive publisher of EA's casual game Pogo in China.
In related news from Kotaku, Blizzard and the9 are in dispute over World of Warcraft: the Burning Crusa… more »
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the9 Acquires Guild Wars for China
- Posted by JC John Sese Cuneta on 04.06.2006
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NCsoft announced April 5th, that it signed a deal with the9 to launch Guild Wars in China, giving the company a 3-year exclusive license for the country.
According to Tack Jin Kim, NCSoft CEO, "the9 has a proven record of excellence in the Chinese mar… more »
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