Sentences with phrase «game platform for»

We reveal the best - reviewed games of 2009, and rank the performance of each game platform for the year.

This free - to - play multiplayer, first - person shooter from developer Zombie Studios first came out on the Steam games platform for Windows PCs on Apr. 3, 2012.

Not exact matches

«Generally, when you are the basis for a platform, you don't want to scare away investment in your platform developers by competing with them... There is a vibrant ecosystem of game developers, headed by Zynga, who do a good job making successful social games already, and Facebook gets a cut of what those developers make, so there is currently no need for Facebook to step in and make games itself, either strategically or monetarily,» Hoskins recently explained via Quora.

For game developers, Facebook and Zynga's breakup last week was much - welcomed news: Now that the two company's official relationship has been severed (and Zynga will be free to develop its own gaming platform on Zynga.com), the social network will also no longer play favorites — giving other independent game developers a fair shake at the exposure and growth the Facebook platform can offer.

Company director Shinya Takahashi followed with a history of Nintendo's platforms illustrating how Switch is in effect a composite of everything the company's been working toward for decades: a game system you can dock with a TV, but also removed to go mobile, and attach a pair of left and right controllers — called Joy - Cons — that let you play anywhere.

To be prepared, it's that time of year to organize our social - media tool boxes, adding some new tools that can be game - changers in terms of how effective this platform is for certain strategic objectives.

«Our fans always want to explore deeper and more emotional connections to NHL hockey,» said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, «and that is precisely what Rogers has promised to deliver over the next 12 years — channeling the reach of its platforms and the intensity of its passion for the game into an unparalleled viewing experience.»

By launching in the U.S. first, the network has also been able to fine tune the experience before expanding internationally, which is why Shudder is available on the major platforms — iOS, Android, Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku — except for game consoles.

Facebook, for one, has said that it intends to develop Oculus's virtual reality technology, which is currently only used for immersive video games, into a new type of social platform.

Tencent, which has a portfolio of over 200 games, also said it would upgrade a parental - control platform rolled out earlier this year that makes it easier for parents to monitor their children's gaming account activities.

As mobile audiences began to build, Facebook's strategy was to use HTML 5 so that games built for the platform would work on mobile devices without using Flash.

So while the «Game of Thrones» season seven premiere was a record - breaking milestone for HBO, it also showed how many viewers are now turning to streaming platforms, and DVR, rather than watching on the traditional linear channel.

While we're still not willing to discuss specifics about the platform for competitive reasons, we are confident it delivers game - changing performance.

For example, if you have a game on one platform and then you sell your X-Box and you want to transfer that game, in some cases you won't be able to do it.

According to a Bloomberg report, young campaign enthusiasts are discarding their old intern and campaign manager positions for something they believe will be more lucrative and potentially game changing — building companies around Web platforms both political parties will embrace.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Amazon is buying video game streaming platform Twitch Interactive for $ 970 million in cash as it seeks to expand its presence in gaming.

Then, when Zynga officials presented its second - quarter earnings report on July 25, in which the company lowered its outlook «to reflect delays in launching new games, a faster decline in existing Web games due in part to a more challenging environment on the Facebook Web platform, and reduced expectations for Draw Something,» the company's stock price plunged, falling some 35 percent overnight.

This year's Super Bowl drew 7.5 million viewers on China's popular messaging platform Sina Weibo, where the NFL streamed the game for free, so there certainly is some interest in the sport.

Those games will be available in China to stream for free on Tencent's variety of platforms, including Tencent Sports and the company's flagship social network WeChat, which touts roughly 960 monthly active users and accounts for almost 30 % of China's mobile apps usage.

But trading volumes have been relatively thin on the platform (just $ 1 million during its first week operating in October), making it less attractive for larger investors to get in the game.

This week, Activision unveiled the trailer for its new Call of Duty Elite online gaming service and the upcoming Modern Warfare 3 where a player named theLEGENDofKARL gives us a tour of the new online platform and a sneak peek at the new game, set for a November 8th release.

The partnership includes developing a Lego video zone for children on the Tencent video platform, as well as developing and operating Lego branded licensed games, the toymaker said.

We act as both a publisher and a platform for playing the games.

We think we'll see a similar effect with Super Mario Run, and especially as we continue to develop Mario games for our own platforms that have more robust action and those sorts of elements, we think those will be appealing to the audience playing Super Mario Run on mobile devices.

So what we've done is we've looked at how we can take advantage of the uniquenesses of that mobile platform, and design a Mario game that's perfect for that sort of simple interface and broader user base.

On the platform side, for developers we provide a number of tools and services for monetization, such as ads for advertising and selling virtual goods inside the games.

Today, the 29 - year - old is the CTO and co-founder of San Francisco - based Discord, a voice, video, and text chat platform that connects individuals with a shared passion for video and computer games.

«We are sincerely grateful that gamers across the globe have continued to choose PS4 as the best place to play since launch two years ago,» said Andrew House, president and global CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. «Thanks to the support of our partners, PS4 continues to be the premier platform for game and interactive entertainment innovation.»

Nintendo has since said that it plans to unveil details on the NX in 2016, and a report in the Wall Street Journal last year revealed the company had already started distributing software development kits to developers so they could start creating games for the platform.

Memorable campaigns from the likes of Old Spice have used commercials as tent poles for campaigns that stretched across platforms, including Internet video and even online games.

The battle for the living room continues to heat up with the entrance of successful video game retailer, publisher and developer Valve Corporation and its free digital distribution platform, Steam.

The network, home to Game of Thrones and Boardwalk Empire, says the streaming platform will target the 10 million American households that pay for broadband Internet access, but not cable television.

Zynga was initially successful thanks to a lucrative strategy of making social games for Facebook's desktop platform, going public in a 2011 IPO that raised $ 1 billion for the company.

Lego Worlds - a game that allows users to build within a digital platform - was launched this year but is in an early stage of development and slated for release in 2016.

• Plexchat, a Redwood City, Calif. - based developer of a communication platform for mobile gamers, raised $ 7 million in seed funding.

Original content has proven a big draw for video - streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and HBO GO: HBO's Game of Thrones alone scored the network its largest audience ever, while Netflix's original series of Marvel's Daredevil grabbed nearly 4.4 million viewers in its first 11 days.

But while Apple's daily app sales revenue is nearly five times that of Google's, choosing different game plans for each platform can help you maximize your exposure.

The findings could be a game changer for platforms like Spotify and Pandora too.

Building an online platform for games is another step in his long - stated goal of turning Activision Blizzard into a media company.

The applications came through and in 2011 they released Tales From Space: About a Blob, a downloadable side - scrolling platforming game for the PlayStation 3.

The games also provide a platform for companies to showcase new products.

Though the original game eventually ended up on other PlayStation platforms, fans (including us) are anxiously anticipating «Gravity Rush 2» — a full - fledged sequel to the original, made for the (far more powerful) PlayStation 4.

«PUBG» went on to dominate the leaderboard for concurrent players on the Steam gaming platform as a «pre-release» game, before it was even finished.

As part of the deal announced Thursday, the NFL will post video and other content specifically designed for Twitter seven - days - a-week including game footage, news, analysis, fantasy football advice and voting platforms from the NFL Network and NFL.com.

Today, the company announced when it will end online services and support for the different versions of the games across all its platforms, and it's a confusing, contradictory nightmare.

May 2007: Facebook launches Platform, a system for letting outside programmers develop tools for sharing photos, taking quizzes and playing games.

Inspiration from his brother as well as his passion for the game resulted in Saud founding GoldCleats.com, a soccer platform that connects young soccer players with Clubs, Teams, Scouts, Agents and general recruiters through profiles and videos.

Peer to Peer lending platforms (like Beehive) have emerged as a potential «game - changer» for regional SMEs

Paige Craig, currently the most prolific, under - dressed, and most eligible angel in Los Angeles, sourced a hot, young startup called Gendai Games (makers of GameSalad — a platform for rapid development of mobile games).

A lot of creators have taken to crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo to gain support and funding for games that have gone on to be hugely successful, and this is now a fairly viable route to go down if you are a private game developer with an idea people will find appealing.