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- Redbana Announces North American Presence and First nline Games
- Gaumont-Alphanim’s Alfred Hedgehog Gets nline Game
- nline Game Publisher Uforia Significantly Reduces IT Costs with …
- Startup nline Game Publisher Playdom Hires EA C
Redbana Announces North American Presence and First nline Games
News10.net
the North American development and publishingdivision of T3 Entertainment has officially announced their presencein the North American market as a premier game development andpublishing studio. Their first order of business is the localizationand ongoing operation of the title Audition a massively-multiplayer online rhythm game with more than 300 million registered users worldwide. “Redbana is committed to creating quality titles for all types ofgamers in North America and abroad” said Young Rok Park CE ofRedbana. “We are a new studio but with the formidable support of ourparent company T3 Entertainment we are confident in our ability tobring a legacy of success in the online games space. Additionallywe’ll be working on our own original IP while partnering withindependent developers to publish unique and entertaining titles. Redbana took over operations of Audition from Nexonearlier this year.
Gaumont-Alphanim’s Alfred Hedgehog Gets nline Game
World Screen News
The title is set to roll out in January 2010. TV TF Radio-Canada and France 5 are all investors in the project which will be available as a Flash game via the broadcasters’ websites and will be playable online with the Nintendo Wii. It is based on the show The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog created by Merilyn Read and Mary Mackay-Smith. The series tells the story of a Hedgehog detective with a nose for mystery.
nline Game Publisher Uforia Significantly Reduces IT Costs with …
Business Wire (press release)
Founded by online gaming industry veterans Uforia specializes in Massively Multiplayer nline Games (MMG). The Uforia online gaming experience enables gamers to play free online games with the option of enhancing their experience by purchasing online enhancements — such as advanced abilities or resources — for their characters. “Hosting our email in the Cloud with Rackspace has resulted in significant cost savings but more important is the opportunity for us to focus our resources on what we do best: developing MM games” said Chris Keswani Marketing Manager at Uforia. “With Rackspace Email we have been able to reallocate more than 400 hours of IT resources toward projects and initiatives that support our core focus of building the world’s best MMG gaming experience.
Startup nline Game Publisher Playdom Hires EA C
InformationWeek
John Pleasants ex-president of global publishing and chief operating office of EA is joining the Silicon Valley Calif. startup at a time when online gaming is growing while the video-game industry is in a slump.
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