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30 Million Steam Accounts Reached

October 18, 2010

OCT. 18, 2010 • During the past 12 months the Steam digital distribution platform had year-over-year new user growth of 178%, pushing the total number 30 million Steam accounts, with over 1,200 games now available. Peak simultaneous player numbers were also up to over three million, with over.....

Netflix PlayStation 3 Software App Eliminates Disc

October 18, 2010

OCT. 18, 2010 • PlayStation 3 owners no longer need a disc to access streaming movies from Netflix. The disc was replaced by a Netflix PlayStation 3 software app. In addition to some of the Netflix offerings being presented in 1080p resolution, the PS3 becomes the first consumer electronic device to support 5.1 channel surround sound via Netflix. Impact: This Surround Sound exclu.....

Games2Win Hits U.S.

October 14, 2010

OCT. 14, 2010 • Zapak’s Games2Win platform in India is making a play for U.S. online gamers this Halloween. The service has six Halloween-themed games available, and also has added a Halloween house to its Chimpoo.com virtual world that can be purchased and decked out in creepy virtual items. In past years, Zapak’s Halloween games have seen page views leap from 40,000 to 70,000 on Oct. 31. .....

Teens Love Mobile Apps

October 14, 2010

OCT. 14, 2010 • According to the Nielsen Co., Teens aged 13-17 are consuming a great deal more downloaded data on their smartphones, up to 14MB per month in 2009 to 62MB per month this year. Impact: SMS te.....

Xbox Live Expands Into New Markets

October 13, 2010

OCT. 13, 2010 • As of November 10 the Xbox Live service will officially expand into new territories. The newly added markets are: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and South Africa. Subscribers in these countries who already have accounts.....

DeNA Acquires Ngmoco

October 12, 2010

OCT. 12, 2010 • DeNA, the company behind Mobage Town mobile social game platform in Japan, acquired San Francisco Bay Area iPhone game developer Ngmoco for $400 million. The acquisition was one of the largest ever for an iPhone studio. DeNA’s intends to integrate its Mobage.....

PlayStation Move in India

October 12, 2010

OCT. 12, 2010 • During the introduction of the PlayStation Move in India, Sony Computer Entertainment projected it would sell 350,000 consoles in the country during 2010 – split between the PS2, PSP and PS3. The company sold 240,000 systems there in 2009. Sony says it has a curren.....

AT&T U-verse Lands on Xbox Live

October 11, 2010

OCT. 11, 2010 • AT&T’s U-verse television services arrives on the Xbox 360, but only to current AT&T U-verse subscribers. Owners of an Xbox 360 console who can pick up the service where they live will also be forced to take a U-verse set-top box if they d.....

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