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Here're the major gaming news for the week of 23 - 29 of January.
Are Zynga spending 300$ to attract one new gamer?
Arvind Bhatia, a gaming business analyst with Sterne Agee, says that the Facebook gaming giant Zynga are spending nearly 300$ on every single new player for them to play games like Cityville and Farmville on their gaming platform.
He was also quoted saying "They've given us the sales in marketing dollars for the first nine months – $120 million. Almost all of that is for acquiring customers. We also know that they had 3.4 million unique payers in the September quarter, which is up from 3 million at the end of December 2010. In other words, they added 400,000 additional payers and they spent $120 million to acquire them."
Source : http://games.ign.com.../1216998p1.html
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Rayman Origins making it's way onto PC
The Game made by Ubisoft is coming on windows on the 30th of March, after coming out on consoles last year. Even the Ubisoft India studios played a good part in developing this game.
The game holds a very good rating of 87 for both the PS3 and the 360 version. Check out the trailer below.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Js3nXKuErg[/media]
Discuss it on our Forums! : http://www.techencla...cussion-thread/
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Nintendo considering renaming the Wii U
According to ComputerandVideoGames, Nintendo wants to rename the console which will be the successor to the Wii.
They say :
Source : http://www.computera...-sources-claim/
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The next Xbox to have Radeon HD 6670 as it's GPU?
This rumour, which was started by the video gaming site IGN, also states that the xbox successor is going to be almost Six times more powerful than the current xbox 360, and also states that it'll have a radeon HD 6670, rather than a series 7xxx card, which is the latest right now.
I personally think that though this will be good upgrade over the current GPU which the 360 holds, this will not be enough for the technology that the current PC games are able to do. The console developers have to remember that technology increase in capability exponentially and not arithmetically.
Another rumour also stated that the next xbox is also supposed to include a Bluray drive.
Source : http://uk.ign.com/ar...-as-current-gen
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Valve's Steam app released in beta on Android and the iOS
But if you're thinking now you can buy mobile games on your mobile device, you're wrong, though you'll be able to chat with your friends, and make purchases.
Valve/Steam owner Gabe Newell said “Seeing which of your friends are online and playing a game, sending quick messages, looking at screenshots for an upcoming game, or catching a sale – these are all features customers have requested. Mobile is changing way people interact, play games and consume media, and the Steam app is part of our commitment to meet customer demands and expand the service functionality of Steam to make it richer and more accessible for everyone.â€
Sadly, the app is in closed beta. To get in, you have to first download the app for Android and iOS and then login to your account. Steam sends out invites randomly.
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Launch day PlayStation Vita bundle announced
Sony has announced via their US blog that those who have preordered the First Edition Bundle of PS Vita will be also given an AT&T DataConnect Pass good for one free 250MB session, and also a PSN game upon activation of the system’s 3G.
The console releases on the 22nd of February in both North America and Europe.
Source : http://blog.us.plays...ndle-announced/
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New Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer trailer!
Wondering how ME3's multiplayer is gonna be like? Well then it's definitely not only you! Which is why this new trailer is so awesome. The trailer gives us a few minutes of it's multiplayer in action.
The trailer shows us some good action in addition to different races and classes that are available. Bioware has also revealed that in addition to the single player demo, there'll also be a multiplayer beta.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyy5fAFw6UM[/media]
Discuss it on our forums! : http://www.techencla...cussion-thread/
Click here to view the article
Are Zynga spending 300$ to attract one new gamer?
Arvind Bhatia, a gaming business analyst with Sterne Agee, says that the Facebook gaming giant Zynga are spending nearly 300$ on every single new player for them to play games like Cityville and Farmville on their gaming platform.
He was also quoted saying "They've given us the sales in marketing dollars for the first nine months – $120 million. Almost all of that is for acquiring customers. We also know that they had 3.4 million unique payers in the September quarter, which is up from 3 million at the end of December 2010. In other words, they added 400,000 additional payers and they spent $120 million to acquire them."
Source : http://games.ign.com.../1216998p1.html
____________________________________________________________________
Rayman Origins making it's way onto PC
The Game made by Ubisoft is coming on windows on the 30th of March, after coming out on consoles last year. Even the Ubisoft India studios played a good part in developing this game.
The game holds a very good rating of 87 for both the PS3 and the 360 version. Check out the trailer below.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Js3nXKuErg[/media]
Discuss it on our Forums! : http://www.techencla...cussion-thread/
____________________________________________________________________
Nintendo considering renaming the Wii U
According to ComputerandVideoGames, Nintendo wants to rename the console which will be the successor to the Wii.
They say :
Source : http://www.computera...-sources-claim/
____________________________________________________________________
The next Xbox to have Radeon HD 6670 as it's GPU?
This rumour, which was started by the video gaming site IGN, also states that the xbox successor is going to be almost Six times more powerful than the current xbox 360, and also states that it'll have a radeon HD 6670, rather than a series 7xxx card, which is the latest right now.
I personally think that though this will be good upgrade over the current GPU which the 360 holds, this will not be enough for the technology that the current PC games are able to do. The console developers have to remember that technology increase in capability exponentially and not arithmetically.
Another rumour also stated that the next xbox is also supposed to include a Bluray drive.
Source : http://uk.ign.com/ar...-as-current-gen
[page]
Valve's Steam app released in beta on Android and the iOS
But if you're thinking now you can buy mobile games on your mobile device, you're wrong, though you'll be able to chat with your friends, and make purchases.
Valve/Steam owner Gabe Newell said “Seeing which of your friends are online and playing a game, sending quick messages, looking at screenshots for an upcoming game, or catching a sale – these are all features customers have requested. Mobile is changing way people interact, play games and consume media, and the Steam app is part of our commitment to meet customer demands and expand the service functionality of Steam to make it richer and more accessible for everyone.â€
Sadly, the app is in closed beta. To get in, you have to first download the app for Android and iOS and then login to your account. Steam sends out invites randomly.
____________________________________________________________________
Launch day PlayStation Vita bundle announced
Sony has announced via their US blog that those who have preordered the First Edition Bundle of PS Vita will be also given an AT&T DataConnect Pass good for one free 250MB session, and also a PSN game upon activation of the system’s 3G.
The console releases on the 22nd of February in both North America and Europe.
Source : http://blog.us.plays...ndle-announced/
____________________________________________________________________
New Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer trailer!
Wondering how ME3's multiplayer is gonna be like? Well then it's definitely not only you! Which is why this new trailer is so awesome. The trailer gives us a few minutes of it's multiplayer in action.
The trailer shows us some good action in addition to different races and classes that are available. Bioware has also revealed that in addition to the single player demo, there'll also be a multiplayer beta.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyy5fAFw6UM[/media]
Discuss it on our forums! : http://www.techencla...cussion-thread/
Click here to view the article
