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It's time to learn the date of the annual gathering of Sony Online Entertainment players, who will be flocking to Las Vegas this August to awkwardly realize that no one is really a Wood Elf, and the world is sad. More »
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In Japan, there's a great interest in learning the English language. It's big business. Japanese speakers have several options to learn the King's lingo. These are the most popular. More »
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Who likes numbers? Well, lucky for you, we have numbers. Lots of numbers. Numbers about American gaming habits. Let's dive in: More »
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Over at MTV's Multiplayer blog, they've gone a little Nintendo number crunching crazy. Based on data pulled from the Wii's Nintendo Channel, there's Wii software usages (as of October 5, 2008) for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Wii Sports, Mario Kart Wii, Rock Band and many more! Interesting factoids: More »
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Does Second Life show any signs of life in Japan? In late March, goo Research online polled 1,091 folks online about their knowledge of Second Life. Keep in mind: This is an internet poll, and it shouldn't be taken for anything other than that! More »
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One of my long-standing pet peeves about the videogame industry is that we don't get very good — or fast — sales data. In the movie business the public knows if a movie bombs or succeeds a day or two after it first hits theaters. But videogame hardware and software sales are a black hole until either a game company pre-announces numbers (like Activision did with Guitar Hero III) or more often when the NPD data comes out every month. More »
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Despite his frequent misstatements and apparent ignorance on the subject, despite including gay porn in a legal filing, despite his legal harassment of numerous publications, lawyers, judges and anyone else who seems to disagree with him, Jack Thompson manages to get himself on television again this morning as an "expert." More »
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Who doesn't love the visual representation of user data in pie chart form? I know I do! Especially when that data is user submitted statistical analysis of how Steam users play Valve's newest release, Half-Life 2 Episode 1. Now, nerdy data hounds like myself who previously thought to ourselves "I wonder what the standard deviation for completion time on hard is for users with high dynamic range lighting enabled versus those without?!" and sighed heavily with defeat, knowing we'll never actually know this important information can finally get out of bed and do some intense calculations! More »
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