The News Review:

- AT&T Renews Hosting Agreement With Blizzard Entertainment Inc …
- n business: IRS might tax online game gains
- Perfect World Co. Ltd. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- NHN USA and Wetpaint Create a Dynamic nline Community for GunZ …
- nline Math Game Lets Kids Learn at Their wn Pace
- ‘EVE nline’ Designer: Players Actually Like In-Game Scandals …
- Who plays ‘Watchmen’? You if you have an iPhone

AT&T Renews Hosting Agreement With Blizzard Entertainment Inc …
PR Newswire (press release)
Today AT&T and Blizzard Entertainment Inc. a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software agreed to a two-year renewal for hosted services in North America. Blizzard Entertainment(R) is best known for its Warcraft(R) StarCraft(R) and Diablo(R) PC games as well as its massively multiplayer online (MM) role-playing game World of Warcraft(R) which is available in eight languages and played by more than 11. 5 million subscribers worldwide. ** AT&T has been working closely with Blizzard Entertainment for 9 years providing hosting for World of Warcraft and the Battle. net(R) online-gaming service. “We’ve been pleased with AT&T’s service over the years and we’re confident in their ability to continue to provide the quality support we need” said Paul Sams Chief perating fficer of Blizzard Entertainment.

n business: IRS might tax online game gains
Lansing State Journal
The IRS might start to realize tax revenue is out there in the virtual world. The general premise is along these lines:People play online games collect various items and upgrade the characters they use. They develop a stockpile of items or decide they don’t want to keep playing with that character. They then sell the items or character online for real money. Third-party Web sites even create currency markets for games where actual cash is traded for gil or credits or whatever term the game uses. The ffice of the Taxpayer Advocate which recommends tax-related legislative changes said in its annual report released this month that in 2005 about $1 billion in real dollars changed hands in virtual worlds.

Perfect World Co. Ltd. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
We are proud of the growth we achieved over the past year despite the global economic slowdown. During the year we successfully launched three new games including Chi Bi Pocketpet Journey West and our first 3D online casual game Hot Dance Party. nline game players have responded positively to the games in the various active launches. And moving forward we will continue to leverage our strong R&D to further enhance players gaming experience. ur positive results during the period continue to be driven by our execution of our strategy. We continue to develop and launch new games to the market in a very timely manner. We are also maintaining game players’ interest in our existing game portfolio.
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NHN USA and Wetpaint Create a Dynamic nline Community for GunZ …
PR Web (press release)
Founded in 2006 NHN USA has quickly emerged as a premier online entertainment publisher. The company's game portal ijji. com which boasts seven million unique registered gamers hosts a diverse suite of free-to-play online games each with an optional micro-currency model that enables players to enhance their gaming experiences by purchasing in-game items. com's extensive game portfolio includes GUNZ The Duel® SLDIER FRNT™ GUNBUND® Revolution DRIFT CITY™ LUMINARY Rise of the GoonZu™ Rohan: Blood Feud and Lunia and will soon include the highly-anticipated Unreal Engine 3-based massively multiplayer online first-person shooting (MMFPS) game Huxley.

nline Math Game Lets Kids Learn at Their wn Pace
ABC News
(DreamBox)By using a similar recommendation engine “DreamBox Learning K-2 Math” an online math game for kids ages 5-7 can watch how a child plays math games and provide new content according to what’s observed. “We’ve taken a recommendation engine and put it on steroids” said Sarah Daniels vice president of marketing for. The recommendation engine patented as GuideRight technology watches every motion the child makes while playing the game and then adjusts on the fly to present kids with a math curriculum that is most appropriate for them.

‘EVE nline’ Designer: Players Actually Like In-Game Scandals …
MTV.com
***Last week Noah Ward lead designer of space MM “EVE nline” dropped by MTV headquarters all the way from Iceland to show me the game’s 11th expansion “Apocrypha. ” During our demo he addressed how developer CCP deals with the player-elected government (”it has its ups and downs”) and said how scandals aren’t necessarily a bad thing for the game. In fact they’ve seen some positive results from player corruption. MTV Multiplayer: Recently there have been some.

Who plays ‘Watchmen’? You if you have an iPhone
CNET News
watchmenjusticeiscoming. This is a massively multiplayer online game based on the movie according to developer Last Legion Games. You can create your own character and customize its appearance. Although how detailed you can get is not yet known. If I ever dreamed about a “Watchmen” MM I did not envision it being fully realized on the iPhone. Honestly though I don’t know how I feel about this.