Saturday, August 07, 2010
Quake developers, Id Software, officially join the ranks of the free-to-play realm
Taking their first steps into the free-to-play realm, Quake developers, Id Software, today officially launched Quake Live.
Quake Live is a variant of the popular Quake III, designed with web browsers in mind. The "standard" version of Quake Live features 40 arenas, five game modes, access to one clan, matchmaking, stats and friends lists. The game will also feature two extra versions, those being Premium and Pro.
The Premium version of Quake Live includes all of the standard features, as well as 20 Premium maps, a new "Freeze Tag" game mode, the ability to create your own clan and join up to five others, exclusive Premium level awards, custom profile wallpaper, and match statistics stored for six months. Quake Live Premium will cost $1.99(USD) per-month, billed annually.
The Pro version of Quake Live will include all of the above features, as well as the ability to create your own Quake Live server, the ability to invite up to three "standard" version friends to play on a Premium map, exclusive Pro level awards, create your own clan and join up to ten others, and match statistics saved for a year. Quake Life Pro will cost $3.99(USD) per-month, billed annually.
Interested parties can register and take part at QuakeLive.com
Source: GameSpy
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Xfire, the social networking tool for PC gamers, has been purchased by Titan Gaming.
Xfire has been the social networking tool of choice for many PC gamers since it first hit the mainstream six years ago. Two short messages from the Xfire team made it abundantly clear the the service as gamers have come to know it, may be over.
Over the weekend, Xfire gamers received a message stating that Xfire had been sold, and that the vast majority of the development team that had taken shape over the past six years would be leaving as well. Posted on the official Xfire website was the following message:
" August 2, 2010Xfire has been purchased by another company. Most of the team that has brought you Xfire for the last 6 years is leaving, including me. We've enjoyed our time and I personally am sad that I was only able to do 127 releases. Good bye and game on!
- Chris"
Since that time, it has come to light that Titan Gaming, a Santa Monica, California-based gaming company has acquired Xfire. Long-term plans for Xfire have not been made known; however, Titan Gaming CEO has stated that the service will continue uninterrupted for users.
Source: Kotaku
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Ed Fries, a former Vice President of Microsoft's game publishing division decided to go old school by unveiling Halo 2600, a game designed with the Atari 2600 in mind. The game premiered at the Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas this past week.
To see the game in action, and give it a go yourself, click here
Source: Team Xbox
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Search Engine giant Google reportedly working on new social gaming network to compete with Facebook.
Hot on the heels of the news that GameStop has acquired Kongregate comes news that Google is planning to launch their own social networking venture aimed at social gaming.
In a news release published by the Wall Street Journal, reports surfaced that Google were in talks with game developers Playdom, EA's Playfish, and Zynga to help build a base of games for the launch of their new service. This supplements a previous report of Google "secretly" investing $100 Million into Zynga as part of a strategic partnership for the upcoming service.
Google, meanwhile, have remained silent on the matter of their alleged new social network, saying that the world "doesn't need another Facebook knockoff." This comment brought further speculation that the new gaming service would be another tie-in to existing Google Accounts, a fact that also suggests potential native Android capabilities which would allow Android users easy access to the service.
At present, no time frame, specifics or confirmation has been released by Google.
Sources: Wall Street Journal, Via Ars Technica, 2
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Retail giant buys online social networking site Kongregate
Retail giant Gamestop today announce that they have acquired online social network gaming website Kongregate. In an announcement posted by the CEO of Kongragate on the Kongregate website, it was revealed that the website has become a full-fledged subsidiary of GameStop.
Kongregate would not reveal how much Kongregate was purchased for; however, it was revealed that the company would attempt to reward its' members with "rad stuff" from GameStop. Plans for the social networking site, with regards to GameStop, were not immediately revealed; however, GameStop did reveal that the company would continue to operate out of their existing San Francisco offices as a wholly owned subsidiary.
Sources: Kongregate, Via Kotaku & GameSpy
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