Priceline Creator Sues Activision And Zynga, Claims Infringement Of Online Tournament Technology
Priceline.com creator Walker Digital has filed a patent-infringement complaint against Activision and Zynga in the United States District Court of Delaware, claiming Activision Blizzard and Zynga are illegally using technology related to online gaming tournaments. The patent in question, titled “Database driven online distributed tournament system,” was granted to Walker Digital in July 2002. It [...]
Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 In The UK For 2010
UKIE has released the overall figures for the UK gaming industry. The Xbox 360 stands first, generating £232 million in hardware sales revenue. PS3 followed with £229 million. Xbox 360 games generated £538 million and PS3 titles £414 million. In terms of units sold, 18.2 million Xbox 360 games were snapped up, versus 13.8 million [...]
Gamersworldbd’s Game Of The Year 2010 Awards
Well would you look at that? Another year has gone and passed by. This year has been a blockbuster year for us, gaining massive number of readers, covering latest gaming news and finally putting together a team of editors for Gamersworldbd.com As gamers, 2010 has treated us to the best games that we’ve seen in [...]
Readers Respond: Vote For Gamersworldbd’s Game Of The Year 2010 Award
Gamersworldbd will be revealing it’s game of the year award on December 31st 2010. In this time we are giving readers the chance to vote for, debate and knock out games that you think should (or shouldn’t) deserve recognition. Obviously there will be the coveted GoTY 2010 category and other category includes: == Best Sequel [...]
Sony: PSN Not Yet Profitable, Will Be Soon In Fiscal 2011
We’re guessing it’s really tough to make money on something that’s essential free. Sony boss Kazuo Hirai has said that the PSN is yet to be profitable but he predicts the next fiscal year 2011 to take PSN into the black. According to the report, PSN sales nearly doubled in the closing fiscal year, reaching [...]
Red Dead Redemption Wins GameSpot’s GoTY 2010
Red Dead Redemption has another Game of the Year award in the bag, this time winning GameSpot’s 2010 GoTY. RDR also won Spike TV’s GoTY 2010 award. Watch the award video below:
Japanese Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Sales Bomb, Plus Charts
The Xbox 360 “International” Version of Final Fantasy XIII has performed poorly in Japan, selling less than 22,579 units in its first week and failing to place in the top 20. That may probably be due to the PS3 version of FF XIII being released a year earlier in Japan. The ‘International’ version of FFXIII [...]
Activision Sues EA Over Infinity Ward’s West And Zampella, Wants $400M
Activision has sued EA for $400 million in damages over previous Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella. According to the LA Times, Activision is accusing EA of trying to “destabilize, disrupt and … destroy Infinity Ward.” The lawsuit accused EA of working through talent management firm Creative Artists Agency to “hijack” West and [...]
Windows 7 Phone Sells 1.5 Million In Six Weeks
Microsoft has announced that retailers have sold over 1.5 million Windows 7 Phones in the six weeks from its launch. “Sales are ramping well as our reputation is growing for offering users a unique experience and are in line with our expectations – especially when compared to other new platform introductions,” said Achim Berg, vice [...]
BioWare’s Founders Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame
BioWare co-founders Dr. Greg Zeschuk and Dr. Ray Muzyka will be the 14th and 15th inductees in the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ hall of fame. In a press release, AIAS president Martin Rae is quoted as saying “The Doctors – Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk – have produced some of the [...]
Red Dead Redemption Ships 8 Million Units
You’d be surprised if Red Dead Redemption didn’t sell that much. Take Two has announced that Red Dead Redemption has shipped 8 million units and annual sales of Take Two games have spiked 65%. RDR also took home VGA 2010′s Game of The Year award. Now only if Rockstar would port it to the PC. [...]
Activision: Infinity Ward Still ‘One of the Most Talented Developers In The World’
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg still believes that Infinity Ward is ‘One of the Most Talented Developers in the World’ despite those major problems the developer had earlier this year. Speaking with IndustryGamers, Hirshberg reassured that Infinity Ward remains an incredibly talented developer and is still very much a part of the Call of Duty [...]
More Xbox 360 Gamers Play Online Than PS3 Users
Despite having to pay for Xbox Live, more Xbox 360 users play online than their PS3 counterpart. That’s according to research firm Nielsen’s latest game industry survey which found that Xbox 360 users spend 62 percent of their console time on games — with their playtime evenly split between online and offline play. PlayStation 3 [...]
Sony Loses Case In Spain, Users Can Legally Buy PSJailbreak
Sony previously banned retailers in Spain from selling PS Jailbreak which allows PS3 gamers to play “backup” copies of games. The retailers in turn sued Sony and won the case. So, it is actually legal to buy PSJailbreak in Spain. Here’s what the translation (via Nicagamerz) reads: “One of the reasons that the trial was [...]
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