Edge: Why Do People Want to Leave WoW?
Edge writes: "Eleven million people are registered to play World of Warcraft globally. Its gameplay is solid. Its community is enormous. Its customer service is unmatched. And it was the key driver in the biggest merger the games industry has ever seen. It's the inarguable king of MMORPGs, particularly in the West, and rules the ubiquitous PC platform.So why are people constantly looking for the first opportunity to ditch this game?"
GI.Biz Interview: Grab a Partner - Part One
GI.Biz writes: "One of the key strengths to the Electronic Arts organisation is its Partners division, which works with external developers to bring games to market.Here, Sergio Salvador, manager at EA Partners in Asia explains how relationships are formed in the territory and where he believes the growth potential lies."
31 Days of Terror: The Games of Jonathan Boakes
Although you probably don't know him by name, Jonathan Boakes is one of the most influential names in both Adventure and Horror/Terror gaming. His games are often touted as the best in both genres, and any development team that claims to have never heard of him or his games have well, probably put out a rather lackluster title.EA and Crytek Declare a Weekend of Wars
The only thing better than more Crysis is more free Crysis!Electronic Arts and Crytek are announcing today that Crysis Wars, the new multiplayer suite for Crytek's award-winning Crysis franchise and part of the critically-acclaimed Crysis Warhead package, will be available to play online for free from Friday, October 10th through Sunday, October 12th.
Game designers focus on girls
Tony Key, senior vice president of marketing for video game maker Ubisoft, points to the Title IX anti-discrimination law when talking about new opportunities in gaming.Key said the video game industry is realizing that, in the same way the girls defied the prevailing wisdom and proved enthusiastic athletes, they're also aspiring gamers.
James Bond Star Is Secretly A Huge Gamer
The latest in the long line of James Bond actors, Daniel Craig, is secretly a huge gaming fanatic. He's actually passionate enough about videogames (secretly) that he wouldn't sign on with Treyarch to make the upcoming Quantum of Solace game until he got a chance to evaluate it himself.He was quite reserved about doing the game at first because he didn't want to be involved in a shoddy product. Treyarch had to show it to him three times before he would sign up, and when they went to visit Daniel Craig on set, they were held up for half an hour because he was playing Guitar Hero.
Square Enix At TGS 2008: What To Expect
The Tokyo Game Show hits town at the end of next week, so Final Fantasy Union have written an article talking about what Final Fantasy fans should be looking to expect from Japan's premier gaming expo.Top 10 Signs You Play Too Many Video Games
There are many ways to know that you've played too many video games in your day. Some reasons are more obvious than others. Ever get that pain in your hands from holding a controller too long? Ever need to get up and go to the bathroom to see if your eyes still work? Ever refer to yourself in public as the "blue bomber"? The signs are numerous for this phenomena, and in this list we will go through the top ten ways to know that you've played too many video games. This was a difficult list to make as there were numerous ways of knowing that you were knee deep in the video game world…and never coming back. Are you, like us, one of these people who are never coming back to "reality"? Here's how you can tell.Xbox360 will beat PS3 this generation but how will It happen? HipHopGamerShow 10/5/08
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