Categorised as: Games/Entertainment & News
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Irish in Silicon Valley to play host to Hollywood powerbrokers News
19.08.2011 Senior executives from HBO, Warner Bros and Bloomberg will attend an Innovation in Entertainment event organised by the Southern California chapter of the Irish Technology... -
Parents are using smartphones to bond with their kids News
19.08.2011 Smartphones and video games apparently increase bonding within families, new research suggests. Four out of five UK and Irish parents describe playing video games with their...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Education, Digital Media, Computers -
Ryanair website says ‘oui oui’ to Depardieu drama News
18.08.2011 Michael O’Leary’s Ryanair has moved swiftly to capitalise on the drama surrounding actor Gerard Depardieu’s antics on a CityJet flight on Tuesday.Categories: Media, Marketing, Internet, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing -
Google unveils Magnifier music discovery site News
18.08.2011 Google has taken the wraps off its new cloud music discovery service Magnifier, which attaches live performances and interviews to free songs from a variety of music genres.Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Search, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps -
GameStop’s profit drops due to declining game sales News
18.08.2011 GameStop’s net earnings fell from US$40.3m last year to US$30.9m this year, thanks to lower hardware and software sales. -
FA season kick-off match to be streamed on Facebook News
17.08.2011 History of sorts will be made this Friday when the ‘first kick’ match between Ascot United and Wembley FC will be streamed live on Facebook.Categories: Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Marketing -
Nintendo reveals streamlined Wii, winter line-up News
17.08.2011 Nintendo will release a streamlined Wii console in the UK and Ireland for Christmas, which will come with Wii Party and Wii Sports. It also announced its gaming line-up for winter.Categories: Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech -
It’s time to face the music: Muppets, OK Go plan viral sensation News
17.08.2011 The Muppets are back and want to trump previous internet video viral hits like ‘Ode to Joy’ and ‘Muppet Bohemian Rhapsody’ with a new celebrational, tributational, most...Categories: Social Media, Mobility, Media, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
PlayStation Vita gets social, PS3 gets cheaper News
17.08.2011 Sony revealed social apps for the PlayStation Vita, dropped the price of the PlayStation 3 to €249.99 and revealed a new model of its current PSP – the PSP E-1000 – which will... -
Angry Bird makers to be valued at US$1.2bn? News
15.08.2011 Rovio, the company behind mobile gaming phenomenon Angry Birds, could receive funding that would value it at about US$1.2bn. -
Games arrive on Google+ News
12.08.2011 Google will begin to roll out games to Google+, which includes an option to show and hide gaming updates on a user's stream. -
Amazon reveals Kindle Cloud Reader News
11.08.2011 Amazon customers are now able to read Kindle e-books instantly using only their web browsers with the new Kindle Cloud Reader. -
More than half of UK, France and Germany adults are gamers - survey News
10.08.2011 More than half of all adults in the United Kingdom, France and Germany play games, the National Gamers Surveys suggests, with the UK holding the highest ratio of gamers in... -
Havok to acquire Trinigy News
09.08.2011 Irish middleware company Havok has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 3D game engine provider Trinigy. -
Kim Jong-il’s squad farms MMORPG gold for real money News
08.08.2011 North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is reportedly using a team of hackers to infiltrate South Korean MMORPGs to gain in-game money in order to sell it for real cash. -
DebsBall.ie founder sells up and moves into gaming News
05.08.2011 The Graduation Company has acquired the student web service set up by Brian Kearney in 2006, DebsBall.ie, for an undisclosed sum. -
Warner Music Group revenue rises 5pc in Q3 News
04.08.2011 Warner Music Group Corp's losses decreased in the third quarter and revenue increased as downloaded music and streamed music sales made up for falling CD sales. -
PlayStation Vita to launch in Europe, US in 2012 News
04.08.2011 The PlayStation Vita will not be available in the US and Europe until 2012, said Sony Executive vice-president Kazuo Hirai. -
Activision Blizzard profit up 53pc News
04.08.2011 Strong demand for digital material, such ad downloads for Call of Duty games, helped push video game publisher Activision Blizzard's second-quarter net income up 53pc. -
Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai coming this fall News
31.07.2011 Any video game fans hankering to battle it out with deadly Arctic creatures can do so in Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai, coming this fall to the Xbox 360, the PlayStation...