Sony Online Entertainment has announced that it will lay off nearly 205 employees, close down three of its internal development studios, and cancel its long-delayed MMO project The Agency. The SOE internal studios targeted for closure are the SOE Seattle, SOE Tucson, and SOE Denver. dtsv.dtse_post_6211_permalink = ‘http://www.engagedigital.com/blog/2011/03/31/soe-lays-off-205-cancels-the-agency/’; dtsv.dtse_post_6211_title = ‘SOE Lays Off 205, Cancels [...]
Viximo has added Google’s Orkut to its social games distribution network, which now reaches over 150 million users across several different social network and online platforms. Orkut is a top Latin American social network, particularly in Brazil. Viximo plans to launch Resort World, Backyard Monsters, and Ravenwood Fair on Orkut. “We are delighted to work [...]
Habbo Hotel parent company Sulake has announced its 2010 financial results, with revenue up 20% to $78.7 million. The company’s net profits for 2010 were $2.3 million. Sulake credits its growth to the launch of new features in Habbo Hotel, which is available in 11 different languages and 150 different countries. “This year, our focus will [...]
Valpak is now offering a range of location-based coupons through the junaio augmented reality browser. The coupons are available through the “Local Coupons by Valpak” channel. Users who select it can see which businesses in their immediate area are offering coupon deals through Valpak. Users select deals, then go to a mobile Website where they [...]
Petroglyph‘s latest freemium online game, Rise of the Immortals, will enter closed beta on April 5. The closed beta plans to support over 10,000 players, who will be rewarded for their participation with a custom skin for one of the game’s playable characters. Rise of the Imm0rtals is what Petroglyph calls a “multiplayer online battle [...]
CliniSpace has taken the grand prize in this year’s Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge, as well as first place in the AI Assisted Training category. The theme of this year’s challenge was artificial intelligence in virtual worlds. CliniSpace’s entry was Taking Action in a Medical Virtual Learning Environment. Other judging categories were Patterns of Life and [...]
Sony Online Entertainment‘s virtual world Free Realms is now available for the PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network. Like the 2009 PC and 2010 Mac versions, users may download and play Free Realms for free. The virtual world monetizes through optional paid subscriptions and microtransactions. In Free Realms players can assume any of a variety [...]
Zynga has named former Tecmo Koei CEO Kenji Matsubara new CEO of its Zynga Japan office. Matsubara will take over as new CEO on May 9. Matsubara retired from Tecmo Koei in November of last year. Matsubara joined Dynasty Warriors developer Koei in 2001 and became CEO in 2007, prior to its 2009 merger with [...]
Vivox has announced that its 3D voice chat technology will soon launch in the PS3 version of Sony Online Entertainment‘s subscription MMORPG DC Universe Online. This launch will mark Vivox’s first integration on the PS3 platform. Vivox calls its voice chat “3D” because it maps a speaker’s voice to the location of his or her [...]
Now users interested in creating cheap OpenSim grids can do so through a browser plug-in called Kitely that integrates support for Facebook Connect. Right now Kitely supports the Firefox and Chrome browsers. When a user creates an OpenSim grid through Kitely, that user can invite specific friends or friend groups from Facebook. The user enters [...]
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