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Is WildStar’s difficulty killing the game?
Carbine Studios’ WildStar is an MMO billed as a hardcore gaming experience, but the game has seen its playerbase slowly dwindling since its release in June. The official game forums are filled with players asking “Is WildStar dead?” Some players point to the game’s difficulty as a big factor in the decline, but others aren’t so sure. It ...
Warcraft designer wants gaming to be an Olympic sport
Former Blizzard Entertainment Chief Creative Officer and World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo made a bold statement this week when he said that e-sports should be considered for inclusion into the Olympic Games. “I think the way that you look at e-sports is that it’s a very competitive skillset and you look at these professional ...
Facebook faces class action lawsuit over private message scanning
Facebook Inc. has come under fire again over privacy concerns, this time for allegedly scanning personal information in private Facebook messages that is then used for targeted advertising. Facebook’s bid to dismiss a class-action lawsuit originally filed in 2013 was shot down by U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton, meaning the social media giant must face the ...
Facebook tests the waters with new video pages
Facebook Inc. is trying out a new format for video pages, using a small number of big name Facebook pages to test out the new design. One of the first pages to get the new look is the official ABC News Facebook page. The new design features a large featured video at the top, which includes a comment box ...
Facebook’s big payoff: Instagram’s value increased by billions in 2014
When Facebook Inc. announced the purchase of Instagram for $1 billion in April 2012, a few analysts shook their heads, calling it a gamble, especially because Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the purchase without even consulting the board. But now it seems that gamble has paid off and then some, the with rapidly growing image ...
PlayStation expanding to non-Sony devices in 2015
Sony Computer Entertainment is expanding support for PlayStation games to non-Sony devices for the first time, starting with Samsung Smart TVs. The two Japanese electronics companies announced a partnership that will bring popular PlayStation exclusive games like Uncharted or Bloodborne to select Samsung Smart TVs by summer 2015. The games will be played using Sony’s PlayStation Now service, which will ...
3 games from 2014 that should have been great, but weren’t
2014 has seen the release of several long awaited games, including followups to some of gaming’s biggest franchises, but it has also seen the release of several huge disappointments that suffered from game-breaking bugs, missing features, and uninspired gameplay. Here is a look at some of this year’s games that should have been great, but missed ...
Twitter shares spike amidst speculation of CEO’s departure
Twitter Inc.’s flagging stock saw a sharp rise yesterday after analysts predicted that CEO Dick Costolo’s reign at the company will soon come to an end. Despite the popularity of the micro-blogging service, Twitter has been in rough shape over the last year, especially in the eyes of investors, who have watched as the price of ...
Nintendo is working on its next console, says Miyamoto
Super Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto says that Nintendo Co., Ltd. is already working on its next home game console. But the creator of gaming’s most iconic character says Nintendo is far from abandoning its current console, the Wii U, which was released just two years ago. “We’re focused on providing a robust line-up of Wii ...
Facebook blocks anti-Putin page in Russia
Facebook Inc. has seemingly complied with an order from the Russian government demanding that the social network block access to a page supporting one of President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics. The page in question calls for demonstrations to be held in support of Aleksei Navalny, a Russian lawyer and political activist who has been outspoken about the corruption ...