Wii Remote Plus in November

OCT. 6, 2010 • Future SKUs of the Wii will include the new Wii Remote Plus, which combines the original Wiimote controller with the Motion Plus attachment that debuted last year. The integrated controller becomes the new standard controller for the Wii system, and will be available .....

Toshiba 3D TV Without Glasses

OCT. 5, 2010 • Using a process similar to Nintendo’s 3DS handheld, Toshiba will release 3D TVs this December in Japan that do not require glasses. The sets are small, coming in 12-inch and 20-inch models, but Toshiba says it is working on a 56-inch version of the technology that utilize.....

Zynga Buys Dextrose

SEPT. 25, 2010 • Zynga has purchased German game engine developer Dextrose. The latter is known for its Aves engine, which supports high-end gameplay in a browser window. Dextrose will become Zynga Germany in Frankfurt. Impact: It is fairly obvious that Zynga is in trouble.  With their new game, Frontierville, launched in June 2010, Zynga seemed compelled to make the game almost unplayable un.....

Interview IMVU Banks On Chat

SEPT. 20, 2010 • Somewhere between social networks and text chat is IMVU. Since 2004 the service has been perfecting a 3D virtual environment where users deck out their avatars in the fashion style of their choice, and go out to chat with the people they meet. In many ways the concept reads like The Sims Online stripped of the simulation gameplay elements, in favor of a doubling down on user-generated content and player interaction. .....

Netflix Streaming Popular

SEPT. 17, 2010 • A survey by Credit Suisse discovered 37% of Netflix subscribers aged 25 to 34 substituted Netflix streaming option for their pay television. Similarly, about 30% of users between 18 and 24 are using Netflix’s streaming video service instead of cable or satellite. The survey polled 250 Netflix subscribers. Impact: While a relatively small sample, the Credit Suisse survey resu.....