Filed under: Business models, MMO industry, News items, Opinion, Free-to-play When it comes to the Western market, the name EA will jump out at many gamers far faster than the name Neowiz will. However, Neowiz was involved not only in successful redesigns/ports like EA’s FIFA Online, but is also localizing other Western games like Age [...]

Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, Culture, Events, real-world, MMO industry, Massively meta March 16th, 1999: It was on this day that Sony’s 989 Studios released what would soon be known as the gateway to a gaming movement. Sure it wasn’t the first, but it was responsible for redefining the quality that we know today in the [...]

Capcom says digital distribution has become more crucial for PC games than traditional retail — “Absolutely,” says strategic planning VP Christian Svensson. “No question in my mind.” “Digital distribution on PC ties directly into our strategy,” Svensson tells PC gaming blog Rock Paper Shotgun. He says that Capcom is already a leader in revenue in [...]

This is certainly a new approach to the world of sports games. EA has announced that on March 11 you’ll be able to download a special edition of NCAA Basketball called NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition for 1200 Microsoft points, or $15. This edition is exclusive to the Xbox 360, and will feature all [...]

Activision, the world’s largest third-party gaming publisher, netted more than $3 billion in 2008, Kotaku reported on Friday. Coming as no surprise: World of Warcraft, Wii, and Guitar Hero drove a majority of said sales. On the flipside, PlayStation sold the least amount of console product for the gaming giant, underscoring the stark role reversal [...]

If you can’t get to the ski slopes this winter, you can still go sledding in this iPhone take on a modern-gaming classic. Read more …