An oral history of the AIM away message (by the people who were there)
hen AOL announced it was retiring its seminal, 20-year-old chat service two years ago, a thousand ageing #2000teens shook their […] An oral history of the AIM away message (by the people who were there) | Inside Design BlogA look into the history of instant messaging.Brand assetsDale Berning Sawa
Wolfram|Alpha’s New Data about Pokémon
Apparently Pokémon plane curves is a popular thing. Gotta Compute ’Em All!—Wolfram|Alpha’s New Data about PokémonIt’s not all math & science at Wolfram. Today’s pop topic: Pokémon! Catch their abilities, stats, icons, curves, creators, games, movies—even X & Y.Michael Feltes
Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85
As a kid, I idolized this man. I read Nintendo Power almost religiously. As far as I was concerned, this man was Nintendo. As I got older and read more about him, my perception of him changed somewhat. While I still respect the man, like Steve Jobs, this man built these amazing products by being a ruthless businessman. But despite his business practices, or perhaps because of it, Nintendo created some of the most memorable gaming experiences in my childhood. He put the consumer experience over e
Halo and Gears of War writer joins Amazon Games Studios
Sci-fi author and former writer and story consultant for Microsoft Game Studios, Eric Nylund, has joined up with Amazon Game Studios as its new director of narrative design. After playing around with the Amazon games marketplace on Android, it seems pretty clear the want to really get into the video games market, they just don’t know how. Halo and Gears of War writer joins Amazon Games StudiosEurogamer.netJeffrey Matulef
Games for Windows Live marketplace being retired.
The client will still remain active in games, but digital games can no longer be bought on Xbox.com, and whether or not DLC remains available is up to individual publishers. Still no word what the next generation of Xbox Live will bring to Windows 8. Xbox Support
Nintendo still selling Wii U at a loss
Hard to believe they are still losing money on each console sold. Looks unlikely a price cut will be in the plans any time soon. Nintendo still selling Wii U at a lossMario maker confirms it is still recording a loss for each unit of hardware soldGamesIndustry.bizBrendan Sinclair
canipostandmonetizevideosofdevolvergames.com
Devolver games has a simple message about posting videos of their games to youtube or twitch. Can I stream and monetize Devolver Digital games? | Devolver Digital GamesPurveyors of fine digital entertainment wares from independent video game creators worldwide.Devolver Digital Games
Zynga sues "Bang With Friends" maker over name
I understand it’s to protect their trademark, but there really is something incredibly disgusting about Zynga suing anyone over using the phrase ‘[blank] With Friends’ when their whole company is built on blatantly stolen ideas from other games. Zynga sues sex app maker over Bang With Friends nameThe makers of a “casual sex matchmaking app” called Bang With Friends are facing legal action over its name from games studio Zynga.BBC NewsZoe Kleinman
Zynga Loses $15.8M in Second Quater
In just three months, they managed to lose another 15.8 million and about half of it’s daily user base. When you look at the big picture however, it really doesn’t mean too much, considering they’re still sitting on $1.25 billion in cash. Even though Mattrick has his work cut out for him, he has plenty of time to turn Zynga around. Zynga loses $15.8M in Q2, nearly half its daily users year-over-yearSocial game maker Zynga announced its second quarter financial results today, posting a $15.8 mi
New game studio, Molten Games, opens in San Diego
Formed by executives hailing from Blizzard, Sony Online and Relic Entertainment, and backed by NCSoft in their first round of funding. Their first order of business should be a better web site. Molten Games – New game studio, Molten Games, opens in San DiegoMolten Games Update 04/14/2022: Former employees have reported the studio has closed March 24th, 2014. Molten Games shuttered last week, former employees sayMolten Games, the developer founded last year by ex-Blizzard, Relic Entertainmen
