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How to Spend Your "the Fourth of July"?

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How to Spend Your "the Fourth of July"?


It's July 4th and also the US Independence Day. In order to enrich your holiday, here i will introduce some games to you, choose one you like to play.

Guild Wars 2 – Will the economy fail?

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Guild Wars 2 – Will the economy fail?


With Guild Wars 2 having a release date now, everyone is finally set to play Arena Net's baby that has been in development for almost 5 years. There are many changes, it's a completely different game and is set to modernize and revolutionise the industry of MMORPG's.

Ankama Releases Its Own Digital DOFUS Magazine

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Ankama Releases Its Own Digital DOFUS Magazine


The official magazine of DOFUS knowledge has been released and gives exclusive early access to the brand new class coming soon to the online game DOFUS: The Foggernauts!

Vanguard F2P details, more freemium than free

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Vanguard F2P details, more freemium than free


For those who haven't heard, Sony's MMO Vanguard Saga of Heroes, is switching over to the F2P model, like oh so many before it. It was announced that it would make the switch about a month ago, but earlier yesterday they came in with an update

StarCraft Clone Made in India

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StarCraft Clone Made in India


Independent game developer BlueGiant Interactive has released releases four new screenshots from computer game Tryst.This game was so like combined with blizzard's StarCraft II and EA's Command&Conquer.

End of Nations Announces First Closed Beta

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End of Nations Announces First Closed Beta


Trion Worlds announced that the first of three highly-anticipated closed beta events for the award winning Free-to-Play online military strategy game End of Nations™ is scheduled to start at 12:01am EST Friday, July 20th and continue through Sunday, July 22nd at 11:59pm EST

Project Blackout Stalking Skills with Introduction of Melee-Only Knuckle Mode

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Project Blackout Stalking Skills with Introduction of Melee-Only Knuckle Mode


SG Interactive calls for Project Blackout players to enter the battleground in the most primal way with the introduction of Knuckle Mode.

Blizzard Responds To Diablo 3 Linux User Complaints

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Blizzard Responds To Diablo 3 Linux User Complaints


Players who were using a program called Wine to run Windows applications on Linux machines flocked to the Diablo III forums to report that they were finding their accounts banned.A Blizzard CM said that"Playing the game on Linux, although not officially supported, will not get you banned -- cheating will."

The Repopulation Sneak Peek: End of June 2012 Update

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The Repopulation Sneak Peek: End of June 2012 Update


June was an exciting month. From the launch of Kickstarter campaign, to the opening of Alpha testing. It also saw three new video releases, now The Repopulation updates a series of conten, including Abilities and Skills, Combat, Crafting, Engagements and so on, check out below, know more and play better.

Is Free-to-Play the Future of All Games?

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Is Free-to-Play the Future of All Games?


Here on MMOSite, we've talked at length about free-to-play games and their impact on the industry. F2P, which once seemed like an anomaly, has over the last few years demonstrated its ability to be not only a successful business model for a game, but a more successful model than the decades old subscription-based setup. Though long-term data isn't available quite yet, many games that switch from subscriptions to F2P end up with increasing revenues, at least in the months following the switch. Whatever it is, it works.

World of Warcraft Announced New Novel - Tides of War

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World of Warcraft Announced New Novel - Tides of War


Written by fan favorite New York Times bestselling author, Christie Golden, Tides of War raises the stakes between the Alliance and Horde and sets the stage for World of Warcraft's newest game expansion, Mists of Pandaria.

Dragon Nest(KR): On the Verge of Being Closed Down?

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Dragon Nest(KR): On the Verge of Being Closed Down?


The huge success of Dragon Nest gain much profits and popularity among MMO industry, yet the shocking news that DN may face its closureif gave us quite a turn. According to Korean reports, Dragon Nest(KR) is in danger of permanent closure. This is due to Korean studio Blueside (link) reporting the game's developer, Eyedentity Games, to the police. Blueside alleged that an ex-staff of the company, who is now working in Eyedentity Games, used proprietary technology information to make Dragon Nest's engine and aid core development.

KnightAge Online Closed Beta Phase Announced

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KnightAge Online Closed Beta Phase Announced


Joymax announced their newest and most ambitious MMORPG title, KnightAge Online. The game launching globally, will open its very first English closed beta testing to all players between July 10thand July 17th.

Jews & Buddhists Back Hindus Upset at Mishandling of Goddess Kali by Game Developer

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Jews & Buddhists Back Hindus Upset at Mishandling of Goddess Kali by Game Developer


Jews and Buddhists have come out in support of Hindus who are upset at the inappropriate usage of Kali and other Hindu deities by the Georgia (USA) online games developer Hi-Rez Studios in the upcoming online action video game SMITE.
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Gamania Digital Entertainment has opened the Closed Beta Test for Soul Captor

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:45 AM PDT

Gamania Digital Entertainment has opened the Closed Beta Test for its new higly anticipated free to play mmorpg Soul Captor. The CBT is live today and the Gamania team can't wait to receive the first feedback from players and would like to thank everyone in advance for testing the game.

Funcom has launched its modern-day MMORPG The Secret World

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:25 AM PDT

Funcom has announced that the modern-day MMORPG The Secret World has been officially launched worldwide today. What many are calling one of the smoothest launches in MMO history actually started Friday last week when Early Access began, opening the doors to the online world of myths, legends and conspiracies for all pre-order customers to enjoy [...]

Trion Worlds has announced today the first closed beta of End of Nations

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:49 AM PDT

Trion Worlds has announced today that the first of three highly-anticipated closed beta events for its Free-to-Play online military strategy game End of Nations is scheduled start at 12:01am EST Friday, July 20th and continue through Sunday, July 22nd at 11:59pm EST. Participants in the first closed beta event will join the persistent global conflict [...]

Joymax has announced today their newest MMORPG Knight Age

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:11 AM PDT

Joymax has announced today their newest and most ambitious MMORPG title, Knight Age. Knight Age will open its very first English closed beta testing to all players between July 10th and July 17th. The game is a 3D fantasy MMORPG, will take players through a vast world of Knights battling against a malicious God. Featuring [...]

Frogster has decided to change the company name to Gameforge Berlin

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 06:52 AM PDT

Frogster and Gameforge are taking the next step in the integration of Frogster into the Gameforge Group. The shareholders of Frogster Interactive Pictures AG decided to change the company name to Gameforge Berlin AG at today's shareholder meeting in Karlsruhe. The fully owned subsidiary Frogster Online Gaming GmbH, which carries out Frogster's operations in Europe, [...]

Exclusive review of the free online multiplayer game Dino Storm

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:44 AM PDT

Dino Storm is a free online multiplayer game with rich 3D visuals. You are a brave ranger, who is leaving for Dino Ville, where rich veins of gold have been discovered. With just a few dollars in your pocket, a little ammunition, loaded laser cannon, and your small dinosaur, you make your way to the [...]

Bigpoint ha revealed the official name of its upcoming free-to-play MMORPG as Game of Thrones – Seven Kingdoms

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:33 AM PDT

Bigpoint has revealed the official name of its upcoming free-to-play MMORPG as Game of Thrones – Seven Kingdoms. Bigpoint has partnered with HBO to develop the game inspired in Game of Thrones, adapted from the bestselling fantasy book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, written by George R.R. Martin. Game of Thrones Seven Kingdoms [...]

Sudden Attack has released a new video that shows its new mode, Hostage Rescue

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:40 AM PDT

Nexon America has released a new video of its MMOFPS, Sudden Attack, showing off its new mode, Hostage Rescue, that features model/gaming media personality Candace Bailey. The new mode includes a captive Candace Baily, who is being held in a glass cage, surrounded by her captors a bombs. A team must infiltrate the "Main Event" [...]

Project Blackout has presented the melee-only knuckle mode

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:30 AM PDT

SG Interactive calls for its MMOFPS Project Blackout players to train on stealth and stalking skills with the introduction of the melee-only knuckle mode. Now players from The Corps or Aegis Inc can battle mano-a-mano while perfecting their covert action skills in this new eight on eight deathmatch update. In support or this creative and [...]
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Nvidia 304.79 Beta Drivers Enable TXAA Antialiasing, Welcomes Windows 8 To The Family

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:08 AM PDT

Nvidia's engineers sure have been busy recently! Just days after releasing a WHQL-certified driver designed specifically for the Windows 8 Release Preview, a new beta driver has landed in our laps today. The GeForce 304.79 beta drivers are important for a couple of different reasons: they're the first drivers to enable TXAA anti-aliasing as well as the first unified Windows drivers to integrate Windows 8 in with Windows XP, 7 and Vista. The drivers are promised to work with notebooks and desktops alike.

TXAA antialiasing wasn't enabled before for the simple fact that no games supported it. That changed today with the launch of "The Secret World," a new MMO by Funcom, though Nvidia's GeForce blog notes that the smoother textures won't take hold until the game releases an update of its own to activate the TXAA functionality. Another downside: only GTX 600-series video cards support TXAA.

Other than that, there isn't much. Some bugs were squashed, and the 304.79 drivers add SLI profiles for the following games:

  • End of Nations
  • Nexuiz (released at an earlier date via NVIDIA Update)
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier (released at an earlier date via NVIDIA Update)
  • Tornado Force
  • Tribes: Ascend (updated)

As always, you can read about the new beta drivers on the GeForce blog or grab them on the GeForce website.

AMD FX-8350 "Vishera" CPU Could Hit Desktops This October

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:47 AM PDT

We've got Ivy Bridge, we've got Trinity, when are we going to see a desktop follow-up to AMD's Bulldozer chips? Some hub-bub around the Web says we'll be seeing the Piledriver-based Vishera lineup sometime in the third quarter, with the flagship AMD FX-8350 possibly coming at the end of October.

That news comes courtesy of Fudzilla and Hexus sources, who also detailed what we can expect to see from the FX-8350. If those sites' information proves to be true -- and it often is -- the FX-8350 will sport 8 Vishera-based 32nm cores clocked at 4.0GHz/4.2GHz turbo with a 4x2MB L2 cache and 8MB L3 cache. The chip is also expected to have a 125 TDP, the same as the FX-8150, and it will be AM3+ compatible.

Will the rumors turn out to be true? Who knows? As it stands, does the FX-8350 and Vishera pique your interest? AMD's 2013 desktop roadmap doesn't anticipate the launch of any new traditional desktop CPUs beyond Vishera as the company focuses on its APU-centric heterogenous computing concept, so hopefully it's enough to satisfy AMD fans for a while.

The company does expect to launch a "Kaveri" desktop APU next year with 2- to 4- Steamroller CPUs and an integrated Graphics Card Next-based GPU, as well as a lower-powered "Kabini" APU based off of Jaguar CPUs. Steamroller is the successor to Piledriver; Jaguar is the successor to the Bobcat cores found in Brazos APUs; and GCN is the architecture powering in this generation's 28nm Radeon HD series of video cards.

Blizzard Denies Barring Linux-Loving Diablo III Users, Says Banhammer Hit Actual Cheaters

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:04 AM PDT

Despite its record-setting sales success, Diablo III has seen its fair share of criticism Yesterday saw a damning new accusation leveled at Blizzard: several Battle.net and WineHQ forum users claimed that they'd been banned from the game simply for playing it on Linux, using Wine. The flames fanned rapidly, with the Battle.net thread rapidly growing to over 45 pages in length in less than 20 hours. But is Blizzard really swatting the banhammer at Linux lovers?

In a word, no. A Blizzard moderator leaped out of the woodwork to drop the following tidbit o' knowledge:

We've extensively tested for false positive situations, including replicating system setups for those who have posted claiming they were banned unfairly. We've not found any situations that could produce a false positive, have found that the circumstances for which they were banned were clear and accurate, and we are extremely confident in our findings. Playing the game on Linux, although not officially supported, will not get you banned – cheating will.

Some tinfoil hat types continue to claim that Blizzard is lying, but a small horde of users have posted that they're still playing Diablo III with Wine with no problems whatsoever. So there you have it, demon slayers: as long as you're not trying to transmogrify your Wine-based Diablo III experience into bot-herded gold, you should be good to go.

Via UbuntuVibes.com

Electronic Arts Aims for 100 Percent Digital Distribution Model

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:08 AM PDT

Remember when you could walk into a store like Software Etc. and wade through aisles and aisles of PC games packaged in gigantic boxes? Those days are long gone, and though you can still find a single rack of PC titles at your local GameStop, boxed copies are becoming something of a rarity these days. For Electronic Arts, the demise of boxed games, PC and console, can't happen fast enough as it looks to go all-in with digital downloads.

Frank Gibeau, president of EA Labels, sat down for a chat with GamesIndustry International and revealed that his company has a "clear line of sight" on putting all its eggs into a digital streaming basket.

"For us, the fastest growing segment of our business is clearly digital and clearly digital services and ultimately Electronic Arts, at some point in the future - much like your question about streaming and cloud - we're going to be a 100 percent digital company, period. It's going to be there some day. It's inevitable," Gibeau promised.

Going strictly digital means tapping into various distribution opportunities, like IP televisions and streaming, both of which Gibeau said EA is prepared for. He also indicated that NPD's monthly reports are largely irrelevant and erroneous in scope.

"The number of Nucleus accounts we're growing, the amount of engagement time that we have, the amount of services that we're running - those are more important metrics for us than unit sales according to NPD and North America," Gibeau said.

None of this should be shocking to anyone who's followed EA. Company CEO John Riccitiello said a year ago that EA was transforming "from being a packaged goods centric company to a fully integrated digital model."

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iFixIt Deconstructs First Jelly Bean Tablet, Google's Nexus 7

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:23 AM PDT

The folks at iFixIt have a penchant for tearing apart hardware and giving us more than just a passing glimpse at what lies underneath the hood of the latest gear. We always look forward to these teardowns, in part because it means we don't have to risk destroying our own hardware to peek inside. Another reason is because iFixIt has a way of securing tech toys that aren't available to the general public yet, like Google's recently unveiled Nexus 7 tablet.

Rest assured, iFixIt gave the Nexus 7 the full teardown treatment, carving it open like a Halloween pumpkin. In place of seeds and stringy pumpkin guts, iFixIt discovered a 4326 mAh battery, which unlike the iPad, was "actually quite easy to remove." There was just a small amount of adhesive holding it place around the metal frame, iFixIt says.

Interestingly, iFixIt discovered a pair of drivers, even though the official Nexus page only advertises a single speaker in the back. These were also relatively easy to remove, as was most of the hardware, resulting in a 7 out of 10 score on iFixIt's repairability chart (10 being the easiest to repair).

Image Credit: iFixIt

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First Twitter Transparency Report Tattles on Uncle Sam

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 06:53 AM PDT

Good old Uncle Sam can be awfully nosy when he wants to be. The U.S. government poking its head into personal affairs isn't news to most, but it is reiterated by Twitter's first ever transparency report, which was released on Monday just two days ahead of July 4th, otherwise known as Independence Day in the States. Not by coincidence, Twitter notes "July 4th serves an important reminder of the need to hold governments responsible, especially on behalf of those who may not have a chance to do so themselves." Let the fireworks begin.

Twitter said it drew inspiration from the "great work" done by Google, and with that in mind, the goal is to shed light on how often the governments around the world request information for user information and to withhold content, as well as the number of DMCA takedown notices it receives from copyright holders.

Dating back to the beginning of the year, Twitter's transparency report reveals the microblogging service received 849 user information requests, 679 of which came from the U.S. government. Officials in Japan were the second most curious, accounting for 98 requests for user information.

"We've received more government requests in the first half of 2012... than in the entirety of 2011," Twitter noted. "Moving forward, we'll be publishing an updated version of this information twice a year."

Twitter doesn't always comply with user information and takedown requests, though the microblogging service didn't attach a number or percentage to how often it does.

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Move Over Notebooks, Tablets are Taking Over

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:48 AM PDT

With devices like Amazon's Kindle Fire and the upcoming Surface by Microsoft freeing would-be tablet buyers not interested in the iPad from the tyranny of Apple's ecosystem, there's something in the tablet space for everyone, regardless of platform affinity (webOS notwithstanding). What that's going to do over the course of the next several years is propel demand for tablet PCs past that of traditional notebooks, though don't mistake that to mean laptops are dead.

On the contrary, DisplaySearch's Quarterly Mobile PC Shipment and Forecast Report predicts that notebook PC shipments will grow from 208 million units in 2012 to 393 million by 2017. Pretty good, right? Tablets are expected to perform even better, ballooning from 121 million units to 416 million units in the same time frame, and actually surpassing notebook shipments a year earlier in 2016.

"Consumer preference for mobile computing devices is shifting from notebook to tablet PCs, particularly in mature markets," said Richard Shim, senior analyst at NPD DisplaySearch. "While the lines between tablet and notebook PCs are blurring, we expect mature markets to be the primary regions for tablet PC adoption. New entrants are tending to launch their initial products in mature markets. Services and infrastructure needed to create compelling new usage models are often better established in mature markets."

It's hard to imagine tablet PCs replacing notebooks outright, but the two segments do seem to be moving closer towards each other. The Ultrabooks of tomorrow will be even thinner and lighter than they already are and sport touchscreens, while tablets like Microsoft's Surface are starting to implement hardware keyboards. Five years is an eternity in tech time, and it will be interesting to see what separates a notebook from a tablet by the time 2017 rolls into view.

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Test Chamber: Resident Evil 6 Demo

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:46 PM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Test Chamber: Resident Evil 6 Demo

Purchasers of Capcom's Dragon's Dogma have an extra treat today. A code to unlock an exclusive Resident Evil 6 demo came with new copies of the game, and it's now active. The demo allows players to try out healthy chunks of Leon, Chris, and Jake's campaigns. This is the exact same demo I played at E3 2012, and all together it's about an hour of Resident...

Nvidia 304.79 Beta Drivers Enable TXAA Antialiasing, Welcomes Windows 8 To The Family

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:49 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Nvidia 304.79 Beta Drivers Enable TXAA Antialiasing, Welcomes Windows 8 To The Family Nvidia's engineers sure have been busy recently! Just days after releasing a WHQL-certified driver designed specifically for the Windows 8 Release Preview, a new beta driver has landed in our laps today. The GeForce 304.79 beta drivers are important for a couple of different reasons: they're the first drivers to enable TXAA anti-aliasing as well as the first unified Windows...

AMD FX-8350 Vishera CPU Could Hit Desktops This October

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:04 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

AMD FX-8350 Vishera CPU Could Hit Desktops This October We've got Ivy Bridge, we've got Trinity, when are we going to see a desktop follow-up to AMD's Bulldozer chips? Some hub-bub around the Web says we'll be seeing the Piledriver-based Vishera lineup sometime in the third quarter, with the flagship AMD FX-8350 possibly coming at the end of October.

That news comes courtesy of Fudzilla and Hexus sources, who also detailed what we...

Blizzard Denies Barring Linux-Loving Diablo III Users, Says Banhammer Hit Actual Cheaters

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:47 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Blizzard Denies Barring Linux-Loving Diablo III Users, Says Banhammer Hit Actual Cheaters Despite its record-setting sales success, Diablo III has seen its fair share of criticism Yesterday saw a damning new accusation leveled at Blizzard: several Battle.net and WineHQ forum users claimed that they'd been banned from the game simply for playing it on Linux, using Wine. The flames fanned rapidly, with the Battle.net thread rapidly growing to over 45 pages in...

Blizzard Denies Barring Linux-Loving Diablo III Users, Says Banhammer Hit Actual Cheaters

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:47 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Blizzard Denies Barring Linux-Loving Diablo III Users, Says Banhammer Hit Actual Cheaters Despite its record-setting sales success, Diablo III has seen its fair share of criticism Yesterday saw a damning new accusation leveled at Blizzard: several Battle.net and WineHQ forum users claimed that they'd been banned from the game simply for playing it on Linux, using Wine. The flames fanned rapidly, with the Battle.net thread rapidly growing to over 45 pages in...

KnightAge - Closed Beta phase announced

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:33 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

KnightAge - Closed Beta phase announced

[Game website] A couple of months ago (link), I first posted about the game arriving for the English gamers. And now here it is, to be hosted by Silkroad Online operator (and developer), Joymax. KnightAge's design style is over-the-top sugar cuteness, which may turn off some of the gaming crowd. But nonetheless, there are a couple of really cool features available.


An...

Dragon Nest (KR) - In danger of permanent closure

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:13 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Dragon Nest (KR) - In danger of permanent closure

[Source] According to foreign reports, Dragon Nest Korea is on the verge of being closed down, permanently. This is due to Korean studio Blueside (link) reporting the game's developer, Eyedentity Games, to the police. Blueside alleged that an ex-staff of the company, who is now working in Eyedentity Games, used proprietary technology information to make Dragon Nest's engine...

Dragon Nest (KR) - In danger of permanent closure

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:13 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Dragon Nest (KR) - In danger of permanent closure

[Source] According to foreign reports, Dragon Nest Korea is on the verge of being closed down, permanently. This is due to Korean studio Blueside (link) reporting the game's developer, Eyedentity Games, to the police. Blueside alleged that an ex-staff of the company, who is now working in Eyedentity Games, used proprietary technology information to make Dragon Nest's engine...

Dragon Nest (KR) - In danger of permanent closure

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:13 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Dragon Nest (KR) - In danger of permanent closure

[Source] According to foreign reports, Dragon Nest Korea is on the verge of being closed down, permanently. This is due to Korean studio Blueside (link) reporting the game's developer, Eyedentity Games, to the police. Blueside alleged that an ex-staff of the company, who is now working in Eyedentity Games, used proprietary technology information to make Dragon Nest's engine...

Electronic Arts Aims for 100 Percent Digital Distribution Model

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:35 AM PDT

FG_AUTHORS: Amit Teli

Electronic Arts Aims for 100 Percent Digital Distribution Model Remember when you could walk into a store like Software Etc. and wade through aisles and aisles of PC games packaged in gigantic boxes? Those days are long gone, and though you can still find a single rack of PC titles at your local GameStop, boxed copies are becoming something of a rarity these days. For Electronic Arts, the demise of boxed games, PC and console, can't...
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