Starsiege Tribes Redux

OCT. 25, 2010 • More than a decade after the trend-sending Starsiege Tribes online FPS multiplayer game from Dynamix was making a name for itself, Global Agenda developer Hi-Rez Studios has acquired ownership of the property. Hi-Rez plans to release an MMO based on the franchise called Tribes Universe. Alpha testing will commence in 2011. Three factions, will be featured with support for large-scale PVP battles of more than 100 players. The world will be persist.....

Interview: Spoon Buoys Cloud Gaming

OCT. 22, 2010 • The trend in free-to-play online games is for more involved titles that mirror the depth and quality of retail products. DFC Intelligence recently published a major report on client-based free-to-play games. This report forecasts the number of registered users for these games to reach 633 million by 2015, just for English language games. However, much of this depends on improvements in the technology infrastructure. .....

Netflix PlayStation 3 Software App Eliminates Disc

  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.....