MMO Report

Source: Got Game News

Now there are plenty of people out there who play mmo’s religiously, they log on everyday for several hours, even when they aren’t supposed to be logging in. I am looking at you, cubicle jockeys!! But the quest ...
Full article at: Got Game News  More like this  1 day ago, 12:08pm CDT

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Curt Schilling's video game venture strikes out: entire 400-person staff laid off

Source: Globe and Mail

Nearly 400 people lost their jobs at 38 Studios and its subsidiary Big Huge Games Thursday when the troubled game maker laid off its entire staff. A notice explaining the company was experiencing an “econom ...
Full article at: Globe and Mail  More like this  1 day ago, 7:58am CDT

College video game program grows into key feeder for industry

Source: The Bellingham Herald

In a recent class, Austin Community College student Richard Moss showed off his group's project: a demo of a submarine video game called "Treasures of Atlantis." It was the end of the semester for a combined class of about 14 game designers ...
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38 Studios: Layoffs 'absolutely necessary'

Source: Turn To 10

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's faltering video game company, which received a $75 million loan guarantee to move to Rhode Island in 2010, laid off its entire staff on Thursday. An email sent by the 38 Studios company to worke ...
Full article at: Turn To 10  More like this  1 day ago, 10:15pm CDT

Early History of the Massively Multiplayer Online Game

Source: N4G

Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOs) are virtual persistent worlds that allow 100′s to thousands of players to simultaneous play and be part of the same game world. All MMOs have the leveling treadmill type of gameplay ...
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QQ Rhode Island Noobs: You Paid $75 Million for Failed Game Company

Source: Reason

Mighty Curt Schilling has struck out. The company’s failure may well leave Rhode Island taxpayers on the hook for the $75 million loan given to them by the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation to lure them t ...
Full article at: Reason  More like this  2 days ago, 6:52pm CDT

Curt Schilling's 38 Studios Lays Off Entire Staff

Source: Josh Ellis Dallas Cowboys Blog

Curt Schilling's 38 Studios laid off all of their employees today, shutting down both their Rhode Island office and Maryland-based subsidiary Big Huge Games, a source familiar with the company tells Polygon. The news ca ...
Full article at: Josh Ellis Dallas Cowboys Blog  More like this  2 days ago, 4:37pm CDT

The Best Social Networks for Kids Under 13

Source: Time Magazine

It’s no secret that social networking is a large part of our culture. Facebook and other social networking sites have minimum age requirements that some kids get around by lying about the year they were born. Parents must be vigi ...
Full article at: Time Magazine  More like this  2 days ago, 10:19am CDT

Incantor Game Brings Magic Wand Duels to the Real World

Source: Wired

Am I the only one who always thought that the magic spells in Harry Potter seemed a bit easy? Give a kid a wand, teach her how to wave it, make sure she can properly pronounce a few words of Latin, and suddenly she’s Wingardium Leviosa-ing stuff a ...
Full article at: Wired  More like this  2 days ago, 2:43am CDT