User-to-user transactions in virtual world Second Life hit a record high in March, with $57 million worth of transactions. Speaking to website VentureBeat, Linden Lab’s CEO Mark Kingdon revealed that the number of unique users for the month rose by 13 per cent to 826,000. Transactions for the first quarter of 2010 were up 30 [...]
The total membership for the Industry.biz Network has now passed the 30,000 mark, as more and more industry people sign up to be a part of the market-leading trade community. Since free registration for access to content was introduced in January this year, business sign-ups have trebled. In addition, the site has released a free [...]
Realtime Worlds has confirmed both a release date and the pricing structure for its anticipated MMO APB. According to the FAQ section of the game’s website, it will launch in Europe on July 2 and the US on June 29. A price-plan has also been set for the game, with users being given the option [...]
Viacom’s first quarter financial results have seen a 7 per cent decrease in revenues at its ancillary division, due to lower sales of Rock Band music titles. Sales dropped as much as 22 per cent in North America, during the three months ending March 31, 2010. Overall worldwide revenues fell to $195 million for the [...]
<a href="http://www.radar.com/pc/sam-max-the-devils-playhouse-episode-1-the-penal-zone/review/sam-max-the-devils-playhouse-episode-1-the-penal-zone-review/a-20100427152618106088/g-201004271575754046″><img title="" alt="" src="http://static.radar.com/images/mb/Radar/us//S/Sam and Max Devils Playhouse Ep 1/Bulk Viewers/PC/2010-04-27/PCG214.rev_sam.sam3–article_image.jpg” border=”0″ /> Things are very peculiar at the beginning of this third series of dog and rabbit freelance police escapades. The story begins smack-bang in the middle of a bemusing plot, where you’re aboard a spaceship, held captive by a space gorilla, talked [...]
<a href="http://www.radar.com/pc/amnesia-the-dark-descent/preview/first-look-at-amnesia-the-dark-descent/a-201004281736599057/g-20100428172944470007″ target=”_self”><img title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://static.radar.com/images/mb/Radar/us//A/Amnesia The Dark Descent/Bulk Viewer/PC/2010-04-28/PCZ219.upamnesia.1–article_image.jpg” /> There aren’t many that are set in Greenland. Frictional thought that should be corrected, so they placed the hero of their horrifying Penumbra series in that bitterly cold climate. The Penumbra series was praised for its use of subtle terror tactics and a [...]
<a href="http://www.radar.com/pc/pc/news/train-real-mars-robots-by-playing-a-videogame/a-20100429142530922090/g-2006032219817514003″><img title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://static.radar.com/images/mb/Radar/us/Daily/2010/04-Apr/29/Mars Escape/Mars-escape-game–article_image.jpg” /> In a clever and creative approach to improve Mars robots, MIT has created the game Mars Escape, a free, two-player online game where one player takes on the role of a human Mars explorer while the other controls his helpful robot buddy. …
<a href="http://www.radar.com/wii/sonic-and-the-black-knight/news/sonic-the-black-knight-in-la-machineguns/a-20100429115538558089/g-20080721153028947019″ target=”_self”><img title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://static.radar.com/images/mb/Radar/us/Daily/2010/04-Apr/29/Jim News/story3header–article_image.jpg” /> Sega yesterday released a trailer for its upcoming Wii compilation, Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack. All rather thrilling stuff for fans of classic Sega chicanery, but eagle-eyed viewers will have noticed something decidedly un-retro in this nostalgic video. It seems that Sega, never [...]
<a href="http://www.radar.com/wii/wii/news/black-wii-na-launch-leaked-top-nerd-rages-about-it/a-20100429114459610094/g-20060308165433320026″ target=”_self”><img title="" border="0" alt="" src="http://static.radar.com/images/mb/Radar/us/Daily/2010/04-Apr/29/Jim News/story2header–article_image.jpg” /> Western folk have been gagging for a black Wii ever since it was announced in Japan eons ago, and ebony lovers seemingly had their wishes granted when a leaked top ad revealed the obsidian waggle box. Far from being pleased to give us this early news, [...]
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