A new report from DFC Intelligence calls for the freemium client-based MMO market to grow from $250 million in 2009 to $2 billion by 2015. DFC credits this growth to increasing adoption of the high-speed broadband connections required to play MMO games, greater willingness from consumers to buy digital content, and improved payment options included [...]
Virtual world Utherverse has launched an in-world virtual casino, Tiberius Casino, that targets US users. Winnings from the virtual casino cannot be converted into real money right now, though this might change pending the outcome of a gambling bill currently going through Congress. Utherverse launched the virtual casino in hopes that real-world casino operators might [...]
Jordan-based game developer Beladcom has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with MindArk for the creation of a new virtual world in the Entropia Universe platform. Beladcom says this project will be the first virtual world designed specifically to cater to Arab users, featuring entertainment, social networking, work simulation, and learning tools. dtsv.dtse_post_1897_permalink = ‘http://www.engagedigital.com/blog/2010/08/31/beladcom-partners-with-mindark-for-jordanian-virtual-world-2/’; dtsv.dtse_post_1897_title [...]
Jordan-based game developer Beladcom has signed a mutual cooperation agreement with MindArk for the creation of a new virtual world in the Entropia Universe platform. Beladcom says this project will be the first virtual world designed specifically to cater to Arab users, featuring entertainment, social networking, work simulation, and learning tools. dtsv.dtse_post_1896_permalink = ‘http://www.engagedigital.com/blog/2010/08/31/beladcom-partners-with-mindark-for-jordanian-virtual-world/’; dtsv.dtse_post_1896_title [...]
The European Union has commissioned the development of a new virtual world, Citzalia, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citzalia is meant to simulate how the EU parliament works and offer users a forum for debating EU issues. The virtual world is being developed by the European Services Network, which has received €275,000 (about $350,000) to [...]
Electronic Arts launched the Facebook version of its Madden football game franchise today, called NFL Superstars. Madden for Facebook is a social game that users can play for free, but will monetize through sales of virtual goods. Madden for Facebook allows users to create fantasy football teams using any combination of the 1500 players active [...]
Booyah's new new location-based game InCrowd is now available at the App Store. The game combines Facebook Places with the GPS function of the iPhone and iPod Touch to let users socialize and gain popularity by checking into real-world locations. Booyah describes InCrowd as a leading partner for Facebook's new Places API, which acts as [...]
The Mayo Clinic has opened a new bookstore in its Second Life Gonda Building, which opened in December 2009. The bookstore allows Second Life users to read excerpts from a selection of the most popular books published by the Mayo Clinic and order real-world copies. dtsv.dtse_post_1899_permalink = ‘http://www.engagedigital.com/blog/2010/08/30/mayo-clinic-opens-library-in-second-life/’; dtsv.dtse_post_1899_title = ‘Mayo Clinic Opens Library In [...]
Koinup is launching Metaverse Wallpapers, an app that lets iOS users download hundreds of images created by Koinup creators from Second Life as wallpapers. The images were selected from Koinup's library of over 300,000 images and edited to fit the display screen size of the iPhone and iPad. Over 100 Koinup creators submitted their own [...]
Car manufacturer Honda has purchased advertising space on a virtual billboard in the Facebook social game Car Town, as part of a branded in-game promotion for Honda's new CR-Z sport hybrid coupe. Car Town is a social game devoted to letting players spend virtual currency to buy virtual reproductions of real-world car models. Owners can [...]
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