Candy Crush Saga and the Rise of King
MAY 23, 2013 • Recent DFC reports have looked in depth at the size of the mobile and social game markets. These include The Market for Browser and Social Network .....
Xbox One Introduced
MAY 21, 2013 • Microsoft Corp. pulled back the curtain on its third console, officially named Xbox One, chosen to suggest an all-in-one experience. Although a release later this year was promised, no specific date or price for the system were disclosed. With a new garment box case design that is reminiscent of a 1980’s VCR, Microsoft’s latest video game system packs significant hardware upgrades, as well as a slew of new features to control media ins.....
Trion World’s Rift Goes Free-to-Play
May 15, 2013 • Starting June 12, Trion Worlds’ Rift: Planes of Telara MMO will become free-to-play. The transition will occur with the upcoming 2.3: Empyreal Assault update. Existing subscribers will get Patron status that confers additional bonuses that grant.....
Amazon Coins Arrive
MAY 14, 2013 • Much like FaceBook and Xbox Live before it, Amazon.com introduced its own virtual coin currency. Amazon Coins can be employed to purchase apps, games and in-app items in the Amazon Appstore and on Kindle Fire. Existing Kindle Fire owners received 500 coins fr.....
Google Gets Social With Google Play Games
MAY 13, 2013 • Up until now connecting Android gamers to each other via leader boards, achievements, invites, lobbies, cloud saving and multiplayer match-ups has been a niche filled by third-party companies such as .....
GamePop Introduces Another Android Console
MAY 9, 2013 • There’s a new player in the rush to bring Android games to the living room, GamePop. The new console and service comes from GameStacks, the company that markets an app to run Android content on Macs and PCs. Scheduled for a release later this year, GamePop is expe.....
Sony Builds PlayStation 3 in Brazil
MAY 8, 2013 • Rather than continue with negotiations with the Brazilian government to lower import duties on video game hardware like the PlayStation 3, Sony Computer Entertainment has followed the example of Microsoft Corp. and is now making PS3s in Brazil. Production of the 250GB model by Sony Brasil Ltda is now under way in Manaus located in the state of Amazonas. The suggested retail price of the console will be cut from 1,599 ($799) Real to 1,099 ($549) Rea.....
Electronic Arts Locks In Star Wars Franchise
May 7, 2013 • A month after LucasFilm, now under new management at the Walt Disney Co., announced that LucasArts would no longer be in the business of internal game development, Electronic Arts secured the exclusive l.....
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