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Report: Inmates 'Gold Farming' In Chinese Prisons
Report: Inmates 'Gold Farming' In Chinese Prisons
Prisoners at labor camps in China are made to play popular MMOs in order to build up virtual credits, which are then sold by prison guards for real money, according to online reports.
May 27, 2011
PSN Back Online In Asia Tomorrow
PSN Back Online In Asia Tomorrow
Sony has announced that the PlayStation Network will begin restoration in Japan and other Asian countries tomorrow, noting the contents of a 'Welcome Back' package and details grearding the identity theft measures.
May 27, 2011
Japan's Gree Invests In Social Games Developer Hand
Japan's Gree Invests In Social Games Developer Hand
Major Japanese networking provider Gree has revealed that it will be making an investment in Hand, a Sapporo, Japan-based development studio, as a means of further strengthening its social gaming strategy.
May 27, 2011
Icahn Sells Off Portion Of Take-Two Stock
Icahn Sells Off Portion Of Take-Two Stock
Activist investor Carl Icahn has significantly reduced his stake in Take-Two Interactive, though he still remains a major company stakeholder, with control of three seats on the board.
May 27, 2011
Disney To Bundle Games With Animated DVDs In UK
Disney To Bundle Games With Animated DVDs In UK
Next month, Disney will reportedly begin bundling DVDs of animated properties including Cars, Tangled and Phineas and Ferb with the video games based on those properties in the UK.
May 27, 2011
Sony Network Head Schaff To Testify Before Congress
Sony Network Head Schaff To Testify Before Congress
Sony Network Entertainment president Tim Schaff will appear before a House of Representatives subcommittee to answers questions regarding breaches in customers' personal data.
May 27, 2011
Opinion: What Does Your Game Believe In?
Opinion: What Does Your Game Believe In?
WB Games Seattle animator Mike Jungbluth examines the importance of knowing what your games and characters believe in, and communicating those beliefs to players, in this #altdevblogaday-reprinted opinion piece.
May 27, 2011
Horii: Accessibility Is A Cornerstone of Dragon Quest's Success
Horii: Accessibility Is A Cornerstone of Dragon Quest's Success
Series creator Yuji Horii explains that the series' design, which hasn't changed much since at least the SNES days, is one of the keys to its reign at the top of the Japanese charts, as part of a
May 27, 2011
Priceline Founder Targets Video Game Industry With Patent Suits
Priceline Founder Targets Video Game Industry With Patent Suits
Priceline.com founder Jay Walker is targeting video game developers and publishers, including Activision, EA, Microsoft and others, in numerous patent suits over multiplayer tournament and in-game credit technology.
May 27, 2011
Interview: Quizzing Relentless On The New Social Landscape
Interview: Quizzing Relentless On The New Social Landscape
Buzz! creator Relentless Software's PlayStation exclusivity is over, and the studio's journey into the modern social landscape is telling of the industry's new direction -- we talk to co-founder Andy Eades.
May 27, 2011
Capcom Announces Phoenix Wright Film In The Works
Capcom Announces Phoenix Wright Film In The Works
A feature film adaptation of Capcom's humorous lawyer-themed adventure game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is in the works by a well known Japanese director, with plans for a 2012 release.
May 27, 2011
Comcast Ventures To Invest In Video Game Businesses
Comcast Ventures To Invest In Video Game Businesses
Media giant and cable provider Comcast has merged two of its existing equity funds into Comcast Ventures, which will manage around $750 million in tech investments that include video game companies.
May 27, 2011