Search Results for 'Online'

Watching online video via game consoles grows in popularity

Thanks to the greater availability of Netflix, Hulu, and similar services, streaming videos via a game console has grown in popularity over last year, according to a study from Nielsen released yesterday. Surveying more than 3,000 people [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Game Consoles Are Tops For Putting Online Streams On TV, Say...

More friends than I can count have Xboxes, but not necessarily for gaming. Mind you, many of them own at least a handful of games, but what they’re really using it for is to watch online streams on their televisions. They’re i [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Games Consoles Become Most-Viewed Online TV Method For TV’s

Games consoles have this week been listed as the most popular platform on which people watch online TV through their TV sets, suggesting that the ability to connect mobile devices (such as tablet computers and smartphones) and desktop bro [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Report: Game consoles most popular device for watching onlin...

Game consoles have become the most popular device in the U.S. for watching online content on a TV screen, according to a new report from market research service Strategy Analytics. While the PC remains the dominant screen for viewing o [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

'Revolutionary' Online Game System Launched

An online gaming system - which it has been claimed could revolutionise the industry - has been launched in the UK. The 'cloud'-based OnLive service gives users access to on-demand games via the internet with no need for a console [...]

Posted On : Sep, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Announcement: Game Console magazine to transition to online ...

TechDay has announced the upcoming transition of its printed Game Console magazine to an online format. The current, April 2011 issue will be the last in print, with the website hosting all future content in a timelier fashion that&rsquo [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Console curfew: Vietnam bans online gaming after 10pm

Gamers have a well-earned reputation for playing on their consoles well into the early hours. But that looks set to end in Vietnam after the government today asked Internet service providers to block access to online games from 10pm to 8 [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

The History Of Online Console Gaming

Online functionality is an integral part of the modern gaming industry. Digital storefronts such as Xbox Live Marketplace and the Wii Shop Channel have revolutionised the way console software is distributed, while networking services lik [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Online gaming on consoles and PC

Britain, it seems, is a nation of gamers sales of video games outstrip those of CDs and DVDs, while innovative new video games consoles, such as the Nintendo Wii, have persuaded a new audience to give video games a go. Ind [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

EA reveals FIFA Online

The lid has been lifted on the latest online venture from publisher EA, and this time it’s the lucrative FIFA franchise that’s getting the mass-audience treatment. With a closed beta kicking off next month and an open bet [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Modern Warfare 2 Is Popular among Online Players

One should note that almost every year there is one game that finds the market, this year, it is “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.” During 24 hours about 3.5 million copies of “Modern Warfare 2” were sold. It means t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Sony Online Brings Magic the Gathering Tactics to PC, PS3

Wizards of the Coast will team with Sony Online Entertainment to create Magic: The Gathering — Tactics, a turn-based tactics game based on the popular collectible card game franchise, the companies said Monday. Sony Online Entertainm [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Warhammer Online - Age of Reckoning Comes to the Mac

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is now available for the Mac. The game is expected to be released this fall, although Mac gamers can download a beta version now. Based on the legendary fantasy-themed tabletop war game, Warhammer Online: [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Online Gaming Up 22 Percent as Console Revenue Down 23 Perce...

ComScore’s data by itself suggests that gamers are seeking cheap, if not free, online games in greater numbers. Compared to other metrics, does it mean movement away from consoles? VentureBeat reports the figures, which show online ga [...]