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North Carolina Seeks Developers

July 22, 2010

JULY 22, 2010 • North Carolina governor Beverly Perdue signed tax incentive legislation that provides a credit to companies producing digital media products such as video games. H1973 states producers will be granted a 15% credit of on all development costs above $50,000. The cr.....

Interview: Vivox Puts the Voice Into Games

July 22, 2010

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Up to 24 Million Without Broadband in U.S.

July 21, 2010

JULY 21, 2010 • In a new finding the Federal Communications Commission reported that between 14 and 24 million people in the U.S. do not have access to a broadband Internet connection, and those consumers are not expected to get high-speed access anytime soon. The determination was made in the.....

Electronic Arts Signs English Premier League

July 21, 2010February 17, 2023

JULY 21, 2010 • The purveyor of the FIFA video game franchise, EA Sports, signed an exclusive four-year partnership with the English Premier League (EPL). The league will promote the EA Sports brand during televised matches, and will dedicate content for future FIFA ti.....

Interview: DePaul Video Game Program Preps Chicago Game Talent

July 21, 2010

JULY 21, 2010 • For years game developers not situated close to primary industry hubs such as California or Montreal faced low availability of creative talent in any off-the-beaten-track loca.....

Analysis: Gaikai Explained

July 20, 2010February 27, 2023

JULY 20, 2010 • Since the March 2009 GDC announcement of the new OnLive service there has been a great deal of talk about what the potential is for high-performance cloud-based gaming services. At a high-end level a cloud-based service is designed to allow consumers to execute high-performance game applications with very low client-side performance requirements. In other words, a consumer can play a high-powered game without n.....

Netflix Expands into Canada

July 18, 2010

JULY 18, 2010 • Netflix announced it was expanding into Canada this fall with a streaming-only movie service. Unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed instantly to TVs and computers will be offered for one monthly fee. The Canadian launch marks the first availability o.....

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