As I talk more and more to developers about self-publishing, I am becoming more convinced that tapping into user’s existing social networks is a powerful, cost-effective and viral marketing tool for many games. I’ve tended to focus...

I’ve just come across this post on Open versus Closed platforms from a couple of months ago from Tadhg Kelly of Simple Life Forms. Although it focuses on the decision by Hi5 to make its network closed...

Screen Digest has just released a report covering the in-game advertising market in detail. The report focuses on dynamic advertising (i.e.: that which uses proprietary networks like those operated by Massive, IGA and Double Fusion) and views...

The Pirate Bay trial was always going to rumble on for ever, but many people hoped that it would, at least, start creating a clearer understanding of where the law draws the line on copyright protection versus...

10 MOST POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION GAMES IN TERMS OF SPENDING 1. World of Warcraft 2. Club Penguin 3. RuneScape 4. Eve Online 5. Final Fantasy XI 6. The Lord of the Rings Online 7. Dofus 8. Age of...

Steam continues to make massive strides in bringing high-quality downloadable content to the masses. Their latest innovation is the the “arrival of in-game downloadable content”. Purchased through the in-game browser, it allows users to purchase additional content...

Quake Live will launch its open beta today, paving the way for FPS action in an ordinary browser. Quake Live has the potential to revolutionise first person shooter gaming in much the same way that the original...