What Did the Xbox Ever Do to Obama? Xbox helped President Barrack Obama on his US election campaign but now he’s ditching the Xbox. President Obama has been quoted as saying “That means putting away the X-Box.”, when he stressed the importance of parenting and responsibility in the recent NAACP 100th anniversary. Check out the video after jump.

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Realtime Worlds creative director David Jones recently has recently revealed that the Dundee-based developer – currently hard at work creating online title APB – will release the first details of its second MMO project next year. But Jones wouldn’t confirm anything more for now, other than that it was “a very ambitious project” that the company is “very excited” about. Realtime Worlds’ first release was Crackdown, an Xbox 360-exclusive which gained significant critical acclaim – but Microsoft’s reluctance to commit to a sequel saw the company opt for its own projects instead.

Source: gamesindustry.biz

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Giant Interactive Group, Inc. develops and operates online games in China. The company focuses on massively multiplayer online (MMO) games that are played through networked game servers in which thousands of players are able to simultaneously connect and interact. Its online games include ZT Online, a two-dimensional online role-playing game; ZT Online PTP, a pay-to-play game based on the ZT Online free-to-play game; and Giant Online, a military-themed MMO game. The company markets and sells its prepaid game cards and game points through distributors and retail outlets, including Internet cafes, software stores, supermarkets, bookstores, newspaper stands, and convenience stores, as well as through official game Website. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.

Source: http://www.interfax.cn/news/9763/

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Shi says that players have become accustomed to the new billing system and added functions of ZT Online, Giant Interactive’s flagship game, in accordance with the company’s first-quarter fiscal report.

In the first and second quarters, Giant Interactive is dedicated to the development of new game products. Shi believes that further adjustments of the MMORPG will help lengthen the game’s lifecycle.

Currently, Giant Interactive is simultaneously developing seven games. King of Kings III started a closed beta test at the end of the first quarter, and ZT Online II will be launched in the second half of 2009.

ZT Online is a proprietary 2D MMORPG designed by Giant Interactive. The company has released several expansion packs of the game since 2005. On April 28, 2008, ZT Online recorded concurrent players of 2.1 million.

Source: www.163.com (May 27, 2009)

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Superman killed by Doomsday…then Spider-Man killed by Joe Q…Captain America was gunned down by some secret assassins then resurrected a few months later…then Marvel Universe MMO got resurrected…so predictable…here’s the news:

Nobody ever really dies in comic books and, it seems, nothing based on comic books ever really dies either. At least, that’s if Marvel Universe is anything to go by anyway, as the MMO which was though to have been cancelled back in 2007 is now officially back in development.

The new version of Marvel Universe bears little in common with the old project however and is being published by an ambitious new start-up company called Gazillion Entertainment which is working concurrently on several MMO projects which it hopes will battle directly with World of Warcraft.

The new version of the Marvel MMO will attempt to do this by emulating Nintendo and attacking the the casual market more than the hardcore one, though Gazillion promises that serious players will still be attracted to the game.

“It’s a brand new property that presents their entire roster of characters like Iron Man, Hulk, Wolverine, Thor, Fantastic Four, and Captain America in a stylized, exciting way that’s appealing to young audiences as well as fans of all ages,” said Rob Hutter, CEO of Gazillion Entertainment in a press release.

“We’ve been working quietly over the past three years in stealth mode putting together studios and a team to go after what we see as a key opportunity over the next decade — bringing the MMO format to the mainstream audience,” he continued.

“To accomplish this we think you need to do two things — create really high quality titles running on rock solid operations and execution capabilities and partner with household brands or worldwide global brands that have hundreds of millions of touch points with fan bases and provide a terrific installed base of enthusiasts to come in and participate in an MMO game”

Source: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2009/03/17/marvel-universe-mmo-resurrected/1

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“There should be a more detailed and clearer document on managing online games,” Doan said without saying when the decision would be issued.

Statistics from the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center showed that 3.6 million people used the Internet in 2008 for entertainment purposes, a majority playing online games.

According to the 2006 document, gamers lose half of their bonus after the first three hours and lose it all after five hours. They can continue playing but should not be able to accrue any more bonuses.

However, the conference heard that gamers had found ways to get around the limitation and some online games did not have the limit built in.

Hai said the 2006 regulations proved to be ineffective, adding that it should only have applied to gamers under 18.

“Gamers of 18-year or more should have the right to play and are responsible for their own behavior,” he said.

He also said the five-hour limit was copied from a model in China that has been changed, setting the limit for gamers under 18-year-old only.

Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=46437

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MMO Life B.V., operator of regionalized and demographically-targeted portals for massively multiplayer online (MMO) and role-playing games (RPG), today announced a €1 million ($1.3 million USD) round of initial funding led by investors Klaas Kersting and Alexander Roesner of gaming pioneer Gameforge, and ex-Endemol media executive Pim Schmitz. The funding will allow MMO Life to accelerate deployment of its network of gaming portals, build its team and make strategic third-party investments.

MMO Life’s family of portals will deliver news, reviews and rich-media demos for MMOs and MMORPGs throughout Western Europe and North America, and in several local languages. MMOhub.org, the company’s first portal, launched in late 2008; other MMO Life-operated portals will go live in the coming months.

“Even in this challenging global economic environment, MMO and MMORPG games continue to be popular and financially viable,” said Simon Usiskin, CEO, MMO Life. “The experience and know-how of Klaas, Alexander and Pim will undoubtedly help MMO Life grow. This initial funding enables MMO Life to deliver the right content to the right user and introduce MMO gaming to a new and wider audience.”

Gameforge’s Klaas Kersting adds, “I strongly believe in MMO Life’s strategy for driving online traffic and revenues. As importantly, I support the team behind the company. I will work closely with MMO Life to help their portfolio of portals become the MMO destination of choice for all gamers – from beginner to advanced skill levels.”

Source: http://au.sys-con.com/node/829192

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