Tribes: Ascend Tests Action Free-to-Play Business
MAY 15, 2012 ● After two weeks, Hi-Rez Studios reports that more than 800,000 users have registered to play Tribes: Ascend, the Unreal 3 engined reboot of the action online franchise that originally launched in 1998. The Atlanta-based studio took the series free-to-play, and intends to release the new game in other languages in addition to English as soon as possible to help the title attract players worldwide.
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NovaLogic Claims Delta Force Trademark
MAY 15, 2012 ● NovaLogic is suing Activision Inc. for trademark infringement claiming the “Delta Force” names was wrongfully used in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The trademark on Delta Force has been held by NovaLogic since 1998. Neither the U.S. Army nor the U.S. government uses the name. According to the complaint, “The U.S. Army officially denies that any unit called Delta Force exists and does not claim ownership to eit.....
Japan Consumer Affairs Agency Eyes Chance Item Sales
MAY 6, 2012 ● According to Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, the Japan Consumer Affairs Agency found a virtual item model used social networking service (SNS) websites constitutes a violation of a law that banning onerous sales methods. Players of the online games can obtain a a rare virtual item after purchasing a certain number of other less rare items. The catch is users usually must purchase many items before the item they need is ac.....
Barnes and Noble Spins Off Nook Tablet
APRIL 30, 2012 ● Barns & Noble plans to spinoff its Nook tablet business into a separate company in order to better compete with Amazon.com’s Kindle products. To that end, Microsoft Corp. is investing $300 million into the new company, and will own 17.6%. The partners hope to speed up of the launch of the Nook bookstore worldwide, as well as intoducing more Nook e-readers and tablets on a faster basis. In related news, Target Stores.....
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