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Prepare yourselves: Facebook now supports animated gifs
Sharing pictures and videos is great and all, but everyone knows the real media supergiant of the internet is the humble gif. Short for “Graphics Interchange Format,” gifs are simple moving images with no sound that typically run for a few seconds and then loop indefinitely. In its neverending quest to absorb all forms of ...
Konami promises its ‘mobile first’ plan is not the end of its console games
The embattled Japanese game studio and gambling device maker Konami Digital Entertainment recently announced that it would be placing a heavy focus on mobile games going forward, leading many fans to speculate that this could spell the end for Konami’s long history of making console games. But now, the studio has come out saying that ...
Gearbox dropped from the Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit
Saying that Aliens: Colonial Marines was received poorly by gamers is a bit of an understatement. The game was so reviled after its release in 2013 that a class action lawsuit was launched against its creators, claiming that Colonial Marines had been falsely advertised at trade shows like E3. “Each of the ‘actual gameplay’ demonstrations purported to show consumers ...
GameStop’s earnings climb, beating earlier predictions
Somehow GameStop Corp managed to pull through its weak final quarter from last year and beat expectations for its Q1 earnings of its fiscal 2016. Apparently someone out there still buys games in a store. According to the Dallas-based game seller’s most recent financial reports, GameStop brought in $2.06 billion in revenue for its first quarter, earning ...
Amazon launches same day delivery for the ultra lazy and impatient
Need to buy a new toothbrush but just can’t muster up the energy to make the two minute drive to the store? Well Amazon.com Inc can now be your codependent enabler. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant, which will be having its twentieth birthday in July, has announced that its new Prime Free Same-Day Delivery program is rolling out ...
Google Play gets a family-friendly section with content ratings and age filters
Recently, Google Inc has been working toward making its services more family-friendly, such as the YouTube Kids app it released earlier this year. Back in March, Google also implemented content rating systems for apps and games similar to those used for non-mobile games, and now the company has revamped the Play Store to include family-friendly ...
WildStar becomes the latest MMO to shift to free-to-play
Subscription models just aren’t what they used to be. These days, unless your name is Blizzard Entertainment, requiring players to shell out $10-$15 every month is a laughably misguided way to monetize your game. NCSoft’s WildStar has finally learned this lesson, and the struggling MMO has announced an end to its subscription model and a shift to free-to-play that ...
Facebook rolls out Messenger payments to NYC and adds new features
Facebook Inc entered the complicated and highly regulated market of electronic payments earlier this year when it announced that Messenger would allow users to directly transfer money to one another through the app. The payment options have now expanded to New York City, and a few new features have been added to make the tool easier to ...
Is Ubisoft learning? Why Assassin’s Creed Syndicate might actually be good
Despite its continued sales successes, Ubisoft Entertainment does not have the best reputation with gamers these days. After draconian DRM schemes, botched releases, and uninspired sequels, even diehard fans of the studio’s major franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry are getting fatigued. But a recent promise from Ubisoft shows that there may be hope for the ...
Twitter is now more popular than LinkedIn for salespeople
LinkedIn is considered by many to be the “professional” social networking site, but it looks like Twitter has quietly become the go-to platform for salespeople looking for connections and clients. According to a recent study by sales consulting and data research firm KiteDesk, Twitter has pulled slightly ahead of LinkedIn in popularity for salespeople. LinkedIn itself sits ...