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Mininova loses two thirds of its traffic after going legal

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:38:39 GMT

Traffic is down 66% in the week since Mininova deleted more than a million torrents and went legal.

Mininova, once the most popular torrent site on the web, has seen a monumental drop in traffic since it went legal last week. Without the lure of pirated movies, albums and software, folks are turning elsewhere for their torrent fix.

SCEA CEO Jack Tretton on Sales

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:34:32 GMT

Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Jack Tretton weighs in on company sales and the outlook for company growth in 2010. " Amazing show it's difficult to exceed expectations beyond the high hopes that we had that we sold. Over 440000. Units in the Black Friday week alone up 90% from November of last year so we couldn't be -- were selling every unit we can manufacture."

Free wi-fi coming to a McDonald's near you... again

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:37:27 GMT

McDonald's is going to slash their usage charges for wi-fi access to the low, low price of absolutely free. McDonald's restaurants currently charge $2.95 for two hours of wireless Internet access, fries, and a coke (fries and coke not included).

What's interesting about this news is that McDonald's had offered free wi-fi in the past, back in 2008 to be more specific. It was only after they saw how much people "abused" it by hanging out and not buying anything that they decided to start charging for access.

Kotaku- BioWare On The Decline Of The JRPG

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:07:27 GMT

Kotaku- Final Fantasy aside, Japanese role-playing games simply don't command the respect (or sales) they once did in the West. You may have an opinion on this! That's great. So do BioWare.

With Mass Effect and Dragon Age both leading the way as far as Western RPGs are concerned, they're a company well-placed to know what's good, and what's not so good, about the Japanese entries in the field.

Photos of Blizzard Headquarters from the inside [Pics]

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:32:47 GMT

Ever wonder what the inside of a dream gaming job look like? Well, it's basically what you probably already imagined. A workplace filled with toys, whiteboards that aren't used for productivity, video games, and overall awesomeness. Check out all 106 pics of photos from Blizzard HQ.

Billionaire buys up 11% of Take-Two

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:09:42 GMT

"Carl Icahn increases stake in Grand Theft Auto publisher; news of his interest boosts share price more than 11%, sparks speculation of shareholder revolt.

When a group of angry shareholders led by Strauss Zelnick overthrew the Take-Two board of directors and installed a new executive team with Zelnick as chairman in March 2007, the publisher's stock was trading for more than $21. Yesterday, Take-Two stock closed at $8.25, and some analysts suspect Zelnick might himself be the target of an investor uprising."

Dragon Quest IX Ships Over 4 Million

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:46:01 GMT

Square Enix announced today that Dragon Quest IX had shipped more than 4 million units since it was released on the Nintendo DS.