• atlus

    Atlus Online Now Open For Business

    Atlus has completed phase one in the deployment of their internet community and online gaming portal Atlus Online, with mascot Jack Frost running rampant all over the page. More »
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    Comment by Agumen: Can never tell what games they publish and which they actually develop, but I'm playing Etrian Odyssey II right now... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • Community Portal

    Atlus Launching Online Gaming Portal Atlus Online

    Atlus fans around the world will soon have a lovely new place to play online games and chat with other like-minded individuals, as Atlus readies their new community portal, Atlus Online. More »
    02/03/09
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    Comment by KamikazeSailor: What kind of games are we talking about here? Is this like the Amazon thing where it's just casual games? I... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • lotro

    Jeffrey Steefel on LOTRO Expansion, MMO Culture

    Rock, Paper, Shotgun has a nice interview up with Turbine producer Jeffrey Steefel, mostly centered on the Lord of the Rings Online forthcoming Mines of Moria expansion — also discussed are things like how Steefel perceives LOTRO's performance, expansion features, and issues of designing for a license. While WoW is wide open, not being tied to anything but itself, LOTRO has slightly more constraints in what can — or should — be done. Steefel doesn't see this as a problem, however: More »
    09/27/08
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    Comment by Filthy Assistant: LTR stll xsts? nd ppl stll ply t, spclly ngh t wrrnt n xpnsn? Nws t m. 3 Responses | Other threads

  • dragonica

    THQ Bringing 'Dragonica' to North America

    The flow of free to plays coming from Asia to Western markets doesn't seem like it's going to stop any time soon; THQ has announced plans to bring Dragonica, a Korean-developed casual MMO, to North America next year in partnership with Chinese game operator ICE. Dragonica will be free to play, supported by pay-for-content and microtransactions, and is a 3D side scrolling game. From what I've seen of it, it looks sickeningly cute. Will we have another MapleStory-esque sleeper hit on our hands? Full release after the jump. More »
    09/20/08
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    Comment by Mr-Toffee: I manage to play a closed beta of this game a while ago. It's Golden Axe in an MMORPG form,... more » | Other threads

  • mmoprg

    Game Power 7 Bringing MMOs To The Middle East

    Perhaps some of the strife in the Middle East can be attributed to the fact that they don't have any massively-multiplayer online role-playing games localized in Arabic and Farsi. New publisher Game Power 7 is looking to rectify that unfortunate oversight. They've just launched themselves as the first online game publisher in the Middle East and North Africa, established to help game developers publish localized versions of their online games in the region. Think of them as the Arabic version of China's The9. More »
    07/31/08
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    Comment by Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: @ArabRabbi: Most of Family Guy is culturally offensive to American conservatives, so it sounds like they didn't cut any scenes.... more » | Other threads

  • Riot Games

    Riot Games Get a $7M Launch

    Founder and former CEO of Jamdat Mobile Mitch Lasky, now a partner at Benchmark Capital, is putting a $7 million vote of confidence behind a new game company, Riot Games, headed up by CEO Brandon Beck and president Mark Merrill. Making me feel like a total slouch, by the way, because at age 26 and 27 respectively, my age peers Beck and Merrill are heading up a multimillion-dollar company. More »
    07/10/08
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    Comment by pentium4: "Making me feel like a total slouch, by the way, because at age 26 and 27 respectively, my age peers... more » | Other threads

  • books

    Interview: 'This Gaming Life' Travels Online Game Culture, Attitudes

    Veteran UK game journalist Jim Rossignol, currently one of the Big Four at the Rock Paper Shotgun blog, has just published a book called 'This Gaming Life,' documenting his experiences in three different cities pursuing and documenting the culture of online games. More »
    06/12/08
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    Comment by ravelin: I want to see more books like this! I think games can definitely be a life changing force, I certainly... more » | Other threads

  • timewasters

    Saturday Timewaster: Putty Puzzle

    I don't have time to waste this weekend, sadly, but if you do, there's a challenging little puzzler called Putty Puzzler, found over on the interestingly named 'Coke and Code.' It's putty. It's a puzzle. It's kinda hard. I spent a little bit of time with it and was pleasantly challenged — I'll come back for more after I've got a little time to waste. More »
    05/17/08
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    Comment by ninjafetus: @Purple Dave: Okay, good to know that there really is just 18 levels (for now), and I didn't miss something. more » | Other threads

  • fashion matters

    Designing 2D Avatars for Games

    Danc at Lost Garden has done a number of essays relating to indie game design; quite a few of them involve his own 'prototyping tiles' and how best to put together a good working model if you're not terribly talented in the art department. Last month, he posted an interesting look at designing 2D avatars for use in games. A few little lessons for would-be character designers? One key point is that fashion matters: More »
    05/04/08
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    Comment by Eden.B: @Palladium: This is because everybody thinks fashion design is easy. Then, when they get to uni and study it, they... more » | Other threads

  • hooray for the grey market

    China's Online Gaming Market Up 71%, Hits $1.7 Billion

    Just about everything in the Chinese gaming market is on the rise, according to a new report by Niko Partners: with the exception of internet cafés (numbers are down thanks to a ban on issuing new licenses), everything is growing by leaps and bounds. The online market jumped 71% in the past year, which is no great surprise, but the grey market success of consoles may be: More »
    05/03/08
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    Comment by Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.: @badmoogle: OVER 22 hours. Heh, maybe one day they'll have enough money to regularly afford non-pirated games. It's been real... more » | Other threads

  • serious games

    Play Game, Combat Malaria In Africa

    While Ethan Allen makes mosquito nets look romantic, living in a country where mosquito nets are purely utilitarian and totally necessary (mine was a hideous blue color with an ugly flower pattern in the netting, and was rigged up to the ceiling with fishing line - no four poster beds to be found) will dash any romantic ideas post-haste. April 25th is World Malaria Day, and as part of the 'Nothing But Net' campaign to get mosquito nets to parts of Africa where malaria is a very real and very deadly problem, the UN has commissioned an easy little came called 'Deliver the Net': More »
    04/19/08
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    Comment by SpinWing: Some of these comments are very interesting as well as some being way off. There is another program (and game),... more » | Other threads

  • education

    Playing the AIDS Game in China

    The AIDS epidemic in China is huge and of serious concern to a lot of people (the best work I've seen to date is the wonderful and heartbreaking To Live Is Better Than To Die, an underground documentary by Chen Weijun on a hushed-up tragedy in Henan), but the Ministry of Education is using computers and 'games' of the quiz variety to fine effect: More »
    03/23/08
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    Comment by FabianPappie: good i like this type of awareness game. *********** Gomez Online Dating more » | Other threads

  • business

    Apples to Oranges: Comparing Online Gaming Businesses

    It's hard to find an article on MMOs that doesn't include metrics of some stripe: registered users, peak concurrent users, et cetera et cetera ad nauseam. With the expansion of free-to-play and ad supported games, it's not as easy to compare games as it was when everyone operated on a subscription basis; but Ron Williams of CDC Games (the Chinese company that has a stable of wildly popular games in Asia and is expanding into the West with Lunia). While this set of metrics may not have any impact on the average user (as long as you like the game, what difference does it make if a bunch of acronyms are being converted into other acronyms - or not), but they do provide a good base for companies figuring out how to tweak their offerings: More »
    03/08/08
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    Comment by Spiffyness: @TechnoDestructo: Best. Game. Ever. more » | Other threads

  • piracy

    Piracy and Casual Games

    A couple of weeks ago, Reflexive's director of marketing Russell Carrol issued a 'startling installment' of his regular Gamasutra column. The issue? Piracy, DRM and casual games. His conclusion, based on data from Reflexive, was that 'for every 1,000 pirated copies we eliminated, we created 1 additional sale.' Well, some people had a hissy fit and he's back with some more data and discussion of the issue of piracy: More »
    03/01/08
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    Comment by freespeech: anyone remember Data East???? more » | Other threads

  • technology

    SOE And Vivox Go Way Beyond In-Game Voice Chat

    Anyone who's tried World of Warcraft's crappy built-in voice knows that voice chat isn't something you can implement in a half-assed fashion. Sony Online Entertainment knows this, and they've teamed with communications company Vivox to integrate a suite of voice tools into SOE games that's worth at least three or four whole asses. Along with standard voice chat, the Vivox package includes amazing new features, such as in-game voicemail, built-in, high quality voice masking, multiple voice channels for guild chat, raid chat, etc., all running on Vivox servers so your bandwidth doesn't take a hit. You'll even be able to dial in using your cell phone and a special pin number to get in touch with your guildies while away from the PC! The best part? All of this is completely free - not only for people playing SOE games like EQ2 or the upcoming The Agency, but for anyone who uses the Station launcher, regardless of whether they subscribe to a Sony game or not. Hit the jump for the full details on one of the coolest things SOE has done in years. More »
    02/20/08
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    Comment by ChimDeathmonkey: @Irenicus-the one and only: I forgot about how great MC Chris's "Fett's Vette" was! more » | Other threads

  • only in china

    China Trying To Keep Out Foreign MMORPGs

    It's no secret that foreign games, be they WoW or Korean imports, are wildly popular in China - thus, in a clear case of local protectionism, the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) has instituted new regulations to keep out foreign game companies: More »
    01/27/08
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    Comment by UltimatePancakeSensation: Sounds like good news to me; China's corrupt government gets to have things their way, and we get fewer goldfarmers... more » | Other threads

  • serious games

    Creepy Swiss Right-Wing Xenophobic Game

    I think goats are ridiculously cute, even if they are frequently giant trouble makers - if I ever wind up with some acreage, I'd love to have a lop-eared Nubian or two. But Ian Bogost points out a more sinister goat with a 'serious game' from the Swiss Volkspartei (SVP) - a mainstream, right-wing group that has all sorts of charming suggested policies - that isn't the usual light and cheery fare of factory farming and long lines at the airport. The SVP's darling mascot is named Zottel, and he's got some not-so-darling games to entertain and educate the population. Don't let passports fall into the wrong (colored) hands! Shoot EU tax collectors (or their hats, at least)! Overturn speed limits! Who needs XBLA when you've got this stuff to keep you busy? Bogost has helpfully translated the point of the four available mini-games (the game is only available in German and French): More »
    11/03/07
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    Comment by TRAMS_AM: @L_K_M: I'm saying that it's part of human nature to be apprehensive about things, cultures, space aliens, or whatever we're... more » | Other threads

  • beta

    Battle of Shadows Open Beta Starting Today

    CDC, a Chinese company who has a number of wildly popular games in their lineup, is bringing the online RTS/RPG Battle of Shadows (developed by Korean company N-Log, Inc. and known as Darkness and Light in Asia) to the US, and the open beta is going up today. The general manager of CDC's American operations says CDC "believe[s] Battle of Shadows will be a well-received game in the U.S. market because it combines the appeal of an easy-to-use and quick to play online game with the depth and intensity of RPG and the fun of MMO games." Full press release after the jump. More »
    09/30/07
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    Comment by fourarms1123: how do i play lol more » | Other threads

  • just don't gamble away the rent

    Some New Offerings For the Skill Gamers Among Us

    PlayNoEvil keeps an eye on skill gaming - playing for cash, and (usually) in a different category than straight up gambling - and points to SkillGround, which has some new offerings, including a fighting game, a FPS, a racing game, and more in the pipeline. Of course, with money comes problems - particularly because some of these games are particularly vulnerable to all manner of bots. More »
    08/11/07
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    Comment by ablemancain: The most important part is the ranking/matching system. I became one of the top Blackjack Solitaire players in the world about... more » | Other threads

  • life in plastic, it's fantastic!

    Fascinating Yet Horrifying: The Barbie & Bratz MMOs

    Barbie, everyone's favorite anatomically impossible plastic plaything now has her own MMO: BarbieGirls. Following in the footsteps of things like Club Penguin, just a lot pinker and more irritating, it's a brilliant marketing strategy and already boasts 4 million users. And they haven't even gone out of beta yet. And continue to sign up new users at the rate of 45,000 a day. Wow. Not to be left behind, Bratz - the trashier, more badly made up version of Barbie - is also opening their own Be-Bratz MMO. More »
    08/11/07
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    Comment by ohayou_kun: Bratz can never beat barbie! I don't think any self respecting teenager+ would buy into that. Then again I remember... more » | Other threads

  • gratuitous marketing

    MapleStory to Get Card Game

    Nexon and Wizards of the Coast have paired up to offer the US and Canada the 'MapleStory iTrading Card Game (iTCG),' starting this November (aren't we so lucky?). The cards will offer players the chance to, uh, do the card battle thing, but also give access to new (and exclusive, mind you) parts of the regular game. I'm having bad flashbacks to elementary school, when Magic: The Gathering was all the rage. More »
    08/04/07
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    Comment by hooligans: C'mon KRU, give us a nexus card game! Korea has it!! /sigh more » | Other threads

  • oh the shark has such teeth, dear

    Timewaster of the Day (Week? Month?): Sharkrunners

    Not really a timewaster thanks to the 'fun factor,' but for the interesting melding of real-life science with online games that slow my browser down to the speed of molasses: perhaps appropriate, since Sharkrunners is a game that's going nowhere fast, as it operates in real time. Going hand in hand with Discovery's annual Shark Week, Sharkrunners let's the player control a virtual ship to track real-life sharks: More »
    07/29/07
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    Comment by ianovich: Guys guys guys, you're missing the real debate here: Bobby Darin or Louis Armstrong? Louis Armstrong is my... more » | Other threads

  • indie games

    On Kongregate and Indie Development

    GameSetWatch has some interesting thoughts up on Kongregate and a link to a doubly interesting article on The Hollywood Reporter entitled "A place for indie developers", also dealing with Kongregate and the free-to-play, easy-to-develop-for model. The question is - can anyone make enough money to live on courtesy of revenue from free-to-play sites? Simon Carless thinks the answer is 'probably not,' but ... More »
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    Comment by cpfergus: no offense to tomsamson or any of the others that he speaks off but does it really matter if flash... more » | Other threads

  • another one gets into the act

    ESPN Arcade

    Yes, it's a lucrative business for everybody, so why not jump the heck in. ESPN is starting a new website where they will offer 40 free casual games. Some of the titles will obviously based on sports themes like Ice Hockey and Slam Dunk, but they will also offer puzzle games like Sudoku. According to ESPN Enterprises VP gaming Raphael Poplock: More »
    06/19/07
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    Comment by GM80: It's too bad those are all Shockwave games, and that Macromediadobe hasn't ported Shockwave Player to Intel Macs yet ...... more » | Other threads

  • shanda

    Shanda Spreading Beyond China

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    Comment by SpishackCola posts comments Like A Boss: http://wiki.perfectworld.cc/Default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCoo... Not too far behind. Sounds like Perfect World will be translated for the west later this year. more » | Other threads

  • army

    US Army Catching Flak For Using Games as Recruitment Tool

    While the Army is somewhat notorious for some eye-rollingly bad recruitment advertisements, they hit on a campaign that works with their America's Army online game. Now they're sallying forth and have entered into a sponsorship with the Global Gaming League - and catching flak from anti-recruitment and anti-war groups. More »
    04/22/07
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    Comment by pangelboy: The army might be a lot of things, but it isn't in the wrong in putting this game out, at... more » | Other threads

  • army

    Army Invading Online Gaming

    First came America's "Not a Recruitment Tool" Army, which the U.S. Army assured us was not a recruitment tool despite the giant glowing neon "JOIN THE ARMY" signs littering the playfield (creative embellishment - lies). Then came the talking video game commercial, which seemed to say war is just like a video game, only you can die. Now the Army has entered into a $2 million sponsorship deal with the Global Gaming League, a community site focused on facilitating worldwide tournament gaming. In June they will launch a National Gaming area, in which players can compete in an America's Army tournament for the chance at being *reads through original story* recruited by the Army. Well, at least offered a chance to possibly try out some high-end Army simulations. At the beginning of each tournament each player will receive a special briefing. More »
    04/12/07
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    Comment by John McDonald: All I can say is wow... people are so set on getting ready to find the next big evil to... more » | Other threads

  • women

    Women Outnumber Men in Games; Men Think They Should Go Back Into Kitchen

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    Comment by Oliver Grundy: is that really eliza? hmmm more » | Other threads

  • e306

    E306: Shiver Me Timbers, Pirates of the Caribbean Online

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    Comment by SPutansu: last year at E3... there were coins from the Pirates of the Carribean people. I still have mine, but I'm... more » | Other threads

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