This looks interesting. The over-the-internet games provider Gaikai has just landed some investment – some moola – with Intel Capital and Limelight Networks. The way Gaikai works is to let users play games like World of Warcraft without a download, install and just over the internet. A competitor would be a company like OnLive. What […]
MMO-Champion sold to Curse
Major League Gaming have sold MMO-Champion to Curse.com for an undisclosed sum. This likely represents MLG getting rid of none core assets to try and increase liquidity and Curse.com, very much, continuing on their “ooh, they look successful; buy them!” spree. MMO-Champion’s CEO Fabien Bonte will be joining Curse. They’ve promised a redesign of MMO-Champion […]
Which computer game has the biggest world?
Check this out – click for a larger picture – if you want a rather clever analysis of the size of computer game worlds. World of Warcraft is not the largest. Oblivion looks surprisingly small. Mind you; not every one likes sandbox style games. I can imagine sometimes world size isn’t attractive. Can big be […]
The Celestial Mount might earn World of Warcraft $2.5m an hour
Activision-Blizzard’s bankers will be happy. The folks at ITworld have done some maths and figure the new Celestial Mount could be earning the World of Warcraft owners up to $2.5m each and every hour. This is due to two basic rules; high price and high demand. How high is the price? The Celestial Mount costs […]
Games Workshop’s chairman, Tom Kirby, relocates to the States. We ask; why?
The London financial news are carrying the news that Games Workshop’s executive chairman – Tom Kirby to you and I – is moving to the States. It looks like he’ll be there for up to two years. Tom Kirby, previously a tax inspector (I kid you not) has been all over Games Workshop. He started […]
Support Katers17 in her World of Warcraft movie audition
This is the story of one brave girl, one brave World of Warcraft player, in her valiant efforts to get Master Sam Raimi to notice her. Watch Katers17 showcase her talent and audition for a role in the World of Warcraft movie. I don’t about you; but I thoroughly support this talented actress and think […]
Future US to publish official World of Warcraft magazine
The American wing of Future Publishing, Future US, will publish a subscription only official magazine to the mighty MMO World of Warcraft. The first issue is promised for the “end of the holiday season” and will be ad-free. Future and Blizzard are pushing 148 pages of art, behind-the-scenes insights and peaks at Cataclysm. Will it […]
Curse.com’s spam problem renders their RSS useless
Curse is a hot site and its appropriate their logo features a flame. It’s more than just a gaming community. It’s a gaming utility site. They pinged my radar again today with news that they’ve raised a whopping $6m in a second round of VC funding. That’s not bad for Hubert Thieblot, the founder, who […]
World of Warcraft series 5 action figures
The hobby shops have the latest series of World of Warcraft action figures. If you’re counting this makes series 5. It looks like the price is dipping down (the benefit of a successful product) and the quality is holding. Don’t get me wrong; these do not compare the collectors edition models but for a fairly […]
New World of Warcraft ad – just annoying?
I was sitting in a room of WoW players when I asked about the latest ad campaign. “Have you seen it?” I asked, “Seen it? I’m living it,” came one reply. Check out the video yourself but be aware that this is actually happening in game. As another WoWer said; this is an odd move […]
