EA drops online pass for used games after player complaints
Electronic Arts is axing a controversial program that stifled trade in second-hand games.
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Microsoft Xbox One revealed with online entertainment focus
Microsoft has unveiled its next generation console Xbox One, designed to become “the ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system” that competes with only with its traditional rival, Sony’s PlayStation, but with the likes of Sky and Virgin Media, in the TV arena.
Nintendo to profit from ads on user generated YouTube videos
Nintendo is get a share of the YouTube ad revenues from user generated videos featuring its games, sparking complaints from some of its fans.
Smartphone wars: Android has shipped 4 times more than Apple in 2013 (so far)
Android continued its dominance of the global smartphone market in the first quarter of 2013, accounting for 3 out of 4 smartphones sold, according to new data.
Roll over 4G? Samsung makes 5G mobile broadband breakthrough
Samsung has claimed to have made a breakthrough in 5G, a mobile broadband service that would let users download films in a second with 100 times faster smartphones.
World of Warcraft ‘lost a million users’ in 2013 so far
World of Warcraft has lost more than one million subscribers in the first three months of 2013, as gamers leave for free to play alternatives.
Case study: Persil 'Garden of Freshness' game drives brand engagement
Is the internet the right medium to advertise a low involvement product like laundry detergent? This slide presentation case study from Alexandra Zadoya from OMD Russia looks at how a Persil campaign in Russia used social gaming in innovative ways to drive brand engagement and sales.
Third of Brits ‘expect to be victims of online ID fraud in future’
Over a third (36%) of Britons believe that online identity fraud or information theft is unavoidable in the future, according to a new study.
Right to reply: Teaching coding to children should be a government priority
Government should capitalise on the astonishing success of the Raspberry Pi computer to ensure that coding is taught in schools as a priority says Gary David Smith – co-founder of Prism Total IT Solutions.
Nintendo gets social with Miiverse online
Nintendo has made its Miiverse social network accessible to all, letting non-Wii U users see the games giant’s first foray into social media outside of its console ecosystem.