Global Agenda, a New Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) from Hi-Rez Studios, Ready for Closed Beta with Server and Network Installation from Internap

February 25th, 2009

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Innovative game architecture combines fast-action character creation and personal interaction on a massive scale, eliminating geographic and server constraints —
ATLANTA – (February 24, 2009) – Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, announced today its Performance IP™ network and Managed Server hosting services are [...]

The Game Developers eXchange (GDX) is coming to Savannah on April 16-17 – www.scad.edu/gdx.

February 20th, 2009

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It’s an amazing and intimate conference in which the industry’s brightest stars come to Savannah for two days of talks, dinners and a ridiculous amount of southern hospitality.
Registration is only $50 for the general public for two days.
Speakers are still being announced (as I get their bios and profiles in), but the line up [...]

Hi-Rez Studios: A New Breed of Developer

February 19th, 2009

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In this current economic situation, developers and publishers alike are forced to downsize their staff. The general perceptions of a recession-proof industry are incorrect. Fortunately, while the major players in the video game industry are taking difficult hits, the independent studios are quietly toiling to develop new titles.
Hi-Rez is developing a new MMO called [...]

Q&A: EVE Online’s in-game economist Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson

February 13th, 2009

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By Will Freeman
February 13, 2009
As EVE Online continues its new promotional push, and prepares a free expansion and a debut boxed release, we spoke with the game’s in-game economist Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson.
Develop: You’ve got a very unusual job. For our readers that don’t know about your role, what are you responsible for in the EVE [...]

EGL’s Celia Pearce on DigIn!

February 2nd, 2009

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Celia Pearce will be featured in an interview on the online radio program DigIn! with Limor Schafman, on Monday, February 2 at 4pm EST. The subject will be current and future trends in virtual worlds and multiplayer gaming.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Limor-Schafman
The interview will also be archived for later podcasting.
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