Q&A: Butterfly.net CEO David Levine
His company's mission: to make MMOG development simpler, easier, faster, and cheaper. And no, he's not kidding.
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Butterfly.net gets cash infusion
MMO network infrastructure firm gets the money it needs to be able to grow and support more games.
Spot On: Marketing and Games
Or: What's that candy bar doing in my first-person shooter? Examining the close ties between the worlds of gaming and marketing.
Microsoft tweaks Game Studios' hierarchy
Shane Kim's hold on the GM reins now permanent; Peter Moore bumped up to global head of content and marketing; Mitchell Koch gets global sales lead assignment.
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Programming pioneer Silas Warner dies
Designer of Castle Wolfenstein passes away February 26, 2004.
Epic, Scion Studios team up
More people means more games as Epic Games doubles its development capacity overnight.
FFXI ad push backed by big $$$
The Final Fantasy XI/hard drive combo comes in for a multimillion dollar marketing push across multiple media.
Q&A: GDC director Alan Yu
GameSpot goes mano-a-mano with the individual who makes the Game Developers Conference tick--and lays bare his goals, dreams, and even a few of his nightmares.
Konami and VU Games team up on distribution deal
VU Games to handle Konami's PC game library in North America.
QuakeCon coordinates picked
The giant LAN party and convention for all things id gets a date and location; 3,000 fraggers to be called to active duty.
Driver 3 going mobile
Sorrent to come out with the driving game day-and-date with the PC and console versions.
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EA stock rating pushed north
Decision to include M-rated games in catalog turns heads on Wall Street; predictions of imminent console price drops and today's TRST figures support assessment.
Microsoft reveals GDC agenda
Presentation to focus on software not hardware; anticipated Xbox 2 news unlikely.
EB boasts strong fourth quarter
Same store sales are flat, but total revenues climb due to more store openings; console games sales are up more than 30 percent.
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E3 Expo adds art into the mix
Into the Pixel seeks out the best art from game makers. Juried show will showcase winners during the annual trade show this May.
Multiplayer demo available for Chrome
It's bounty hunter versus bounty hunter in the new multiplayer demo for the Polish-developed FPS.
Bloodlines sinks teeth into Web
Site for installment in the Vampire: The Masquerade series goes online on Halloween.
Etherlords II multiplayer demo released
Nival's follow-up to Etherlords gets a multiplayer demo.
Dead Man's Hand Web site live
Site for Atari and Human Head's Old West-flavored shooter up and running.
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Boys of Blizzard come in from the cold
Diablo dream team announce Flagship Studios. Nine ex-Blizzard staffers ready to get back to business. Exclusive interview inside.
New demo journeys to the Center of the Earth
Adventure title based on Jules Verne novel is available--in part--to play today.
Gladius goes gold
LucasArts' tactical-action title slated to step into ring October 28.
Rainbow Six 3 bundles custom headset
Ubisoft will include an Xbox Live-ready headset with a limited-edition Rainbow Six 3 release.
Age of Mythology: The Titans competition
Microsoft and iGames promote expansion pack with on-site competition.
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Kill.switch now gold
Tactical shooter moves from cover of development; aims to meet late-October ship date.
ESPN, GameWorks host competition
GameWorks locations across the US are the site of a ESPN-backed videogame competition.
Atari to patch Temple
Publisher says patch to The Temple of Elemental Evil, to fix bugs and tune rules, is in the works.
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New Morrowind releases
Bethesda to release Morrowind Game of the Year editions for PC and Xbox gamers.
Railroad Sim 2004 secures endorsement
Rail enthusiast title from Just Trains gets stamp of approval from UK's National Railway Museum.
American McGee aims for TV
With Alice behind him, and Oz looming up ahead, you'd think American McGee could use some rest. Think again.
ATI beats Q4 estimates
Chipmaker boasts profit and revenue exceed last year's financials.
Backyard Wrestling goes gold
Eidos warrants PS2 version of Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home as having gone gold. Fighter due in stores next week.
Battle.net deletes 400K accounts
Blizzard cancels access to gamers prone to hacking. This follows similar move taken last June.
Monster Rancher 4 preorder offer
Gamers preordering the Monster Rancher 4 game will receive a full deck of collectible cards.
Microids acquires Wanadoo Edition
French game developer Wanadoo divests itself of its interactive entertainment arm to concentrate on the online gaming sector.
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Rise of the Elves site opens
Strategy First takes Disciples II expansion site live. Promise of weekly updates through to launch.
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P.O.D. CD to come bundled with Amplitude
Content bundled with P.O.D.'s Payable on Death will include version of Harmonix's music-mixing Amplitude.
THX, EA sound off on new collaboration
UPDATE: THX's certification program provides developers with a standardized environment to bring a higher level of quality to the development process.
Sega names new president, COO
Hideaki Irie named to lead Sega of America. Brings experience from Agetec and ASCII.
Shadowlands ready for download
Funcom makes Shadowlands, the expansion to Anarchy Online, available on the Web.
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