Posts tagged “Video game industry”
Epic Games' Tim Sweeney reaps arts Hall of Fame honor today
The founder of the Cary-based videogame industry giant will be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. It's a truly deserved honor for Sweeney who has built Epic into a technical and financial success.
East Coast Game Conference set for April 25-26 in Raleigh
Tech Wire Gamer: The fourth annual event put on by the Triangle Game Initiative is seeking speakers. A key theme will be the importance of content over hardware.
ECGC 2012
Cary-based Epic Games, Wikipedia protest anti-piracy law
"Epic Games supports efforts that would stop overseas websites profiting from pirating our games, but we have to do that in a way that's compatible with freedom of speech and due process of law," Epic says. Wikipedia, meanwhile, plans 24-hour shutdown.
Wikipedia to go black in protest
Epic's 'Gears 3' finishes No. 8 in 2011 game sales
TechWireGamer: In a glum year for the video game industry, Epic cracks top 10 despite pirating and being limited to one platform. Plus: Overall game and hardware sales drop as game platforms age.
Gears hero Marcus Fenix is back.
NCSU grad takes video game controllers to new level
By linking electrodes to different muscle groups, Brian Kaminski's controller controls games with flexes and twitches. Could this also help boost physical therapy?
Gadget sales to top $1 trillion for first time in 2012, analysts say
Developing countries will account for 46 percent of global gadget sales in 2012, up from 37 percent four years ago, according to GfK Boutique Research and the Consumer Electronics Association.
The iPad 2
Pirates steal nearly 900,000 'Gears of War' copies; Blade II soars
The third title in the "Gears of War" series from Cary-based Epic is the most pirated Xbox 360 title for 2011. Meanwhile, its Infinity Blade II title is a hit for Apple mobile devices.
The Horde in Gears 3 - Ready to rumble?
Social media, technology essential for Triangle church
At World Overcomers in Durham, better and easier technology is incorporated into ministry.
Epic wins a round in Silicon Knights damages suit
A federal judge agrred with Epic and tossed out lawsuit testimony estimating damages to Silicon Knights at $58 million.
Red Storm Stays in the Game with Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 Patriots
Red Storm Entertainment showed a first look at its latest Tom Clancy game during the recent Spike TV "Video Game Awards" ("VGAs") with FORTnITE.
Durham startup delivers 3D action for mobile games
Lab Rats Studio, founded by students at Wake Tech Community College, launches "M.U.S.E.," a first-person thrill ride shooter at the Apple iTunes store just in time for Christmas.
Zynga's $1B IPO is biggest since Google, but stock fizzles
Thursday's pricing gives San Francisco-based Zynga a market value of about $7 billion. Zynga will begin trading Friday on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol "ZNGA." That's when "Main Street" investors will get a chance to buy the stock.
Epic Games creative director sees new franchise as 'lightning' in a bottle
Cliff Bleszinski teases the videogame world with the announcement of FORTnITE as it moves beyond the three-game Gears of War franchise. "I can tell you traditionally we make shooters and shooting is in there, but it's really not what the game is all about," he says. "It's really a game that is more about survival than anything else."
Zombies on the hunt in Epic's FORTnITE
Epic goes 'radically different' with new FORTnITE franchise
The Cary company's new game is split into two unique multiplayer experiences. Players build up their fortress during the day, collaborating with other players or taking whatever type of play style they like. And then similar to the hit horror movie franchise starring Will Smith, "I Am Legend," at night everything changes.
A night creature from Epic's new franchise
'Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' wins video game of year award
The dragon-slaying epic also won as best role-playing game, and "Skyrim" developer Bethesda Softworks was selected as the studio of the year at Saturday's ninth annual Spike Video Game Awards, which honors outstanding achievements within the gaming industry over the past year.
A wonderous world, strong characters in Skyrim
