DarkOrbit Whales Spend €1,000

NOV. 25, 2011 • Bigpoint GmbH hit it big with a virtual sale of a rare item in its DarkOrbit space action game. Plans to build the Zeus Drone, a very powerful weapons system, were put on sale for four days at a price of €1,000 ($1,335). More than 2,000 of the item were sold during those four days, generating more than €2 million. Obtaining the same plans in the game is possible, but there are many steps to the process and success is not guaranteed. DarkOrbit.....

AMD Partners With Happy Cloud

SEPT. 28, 2011 • Chipmaker AMD has partnered with Cambridge, Mass start-up Happy Cloud to sign deals with makers of Internet-connected televisions to bring on-demand online distribution of console quality games to the TVs. No licensing agreements have yet been anno.....

THQ Announces Homefront Sales

MARCH 17, 2011 • In an earlier era, selling 375,000 units in 24 hours would have been major news for a new PC action franchise. Post Call of Duty, THQ found itself hard-pressed to garner laurels for its new Homefront game. The tally did not include Europe, where the game’s release was sl.....

WildTangent Rents Games

NOV. 16, 2010 • Online game rentals have a new twist with the launch of WildTangent Games. The object is still to encourage consumers to purchase, but the new site makes it very easy to try before buying. Many of the 1,300 available titles can be played for free for up to several hours, much long.....