News

Exploring The Jungle: Do We Need A Handheld MMO Player?

While a portable gaming device specifically created to provide MMO players gaming on the go might sound like a spectacular idea, Panasonic’s Jungle might be more trouble than it’s worth.


August 10, 2010
News

Skype Getting Into Gaming?

Skype, the mostly free, internet replacement for phones and video phones, may get into online gaming.


August 4, 2010
News

Microsoft Triumphs In Multiplayer Gaming Patent Battle

In 2004, Peter Hochstein and Jeffrey Tenenbaum sued Microsoft over a 10-year-old patent for “communicating live while playing the same video game in separate locations”. After six years of legal tomfoolery, a US District Judge has dismissed the case.


October 11, 2009
News

China Cracks Down On Online Gaming

You could go through the Oxford English Dictionary, pick a noun, and China’s likely cracked down on it. (Except counterfeit goods). Online games that are “unhealthy” (says the state) are the latest target, and 45 have been shut down.


September 15, 2009
News

AT&T Tells Feds That Gaming Is Not “Broadband”

The games industry is unhappy that AT&T, in comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission, described real-time online video gaming as an “aspirational service” of broadband communications and not a core need.


July 16, 2009
In Real Life

WoW ‘Kidnapper’ Gets Nine Years In Prison

The Alabama World of Warcraft player who was arrested last year after transporting his 14-year-old in-game love interest across state lines for sex has been sentenced to nine years in prison.


June 29, 2009
In Real Life

Japanese Newspaper Wonders About “Game Addicts”

The Mainichi Daily News is running a three part series on online game addiction.


December 23, 2008
Uncategorized

The Great International Online Gaming Awards Caper

Those Koreans know their online gaming. So when the Korea Game Industry Agency sit down to hand out the inaugural Global Online Game awards, the least we can do is check out the winners.