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IEEE Spectrum
July 2005
David Kushner |
Engineering Everquest In addition to driving the development of new software and hardware, online gaming demands heavyweight data centers. The machines that run EverQuest collectively have the bit-crunching capabilities of one of the world's top 100 supercomputers.   |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2004
Seth Jayson |
eBay of the Elves A new computer game from Vivendi takes cues from the success of eBay. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2010
Mark Anderson |
The End of Gold Farming? Real-world laborers make real-world money in virtual worlds. But maybe not for long |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sony Isn't Safe Again Sony's PlayStation network gets hacked again. |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 24, 2003 |
In Norrath, Tattoine and Rubi-ka, Just What Are Your Legal Rights? Even though virtual worlds are nothing more than code residing in banks of computers, what goes on in them poses challenges to our notions about the nature of property, the legal rights of players in virtual worlds and even the presumed boundary between the real and the imagined worlds. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Microsoft Redefines Cheating How do you stop gamers from using real-world bucks to tip the game? Why stop it at all? If Microsoft and its content partners such as Electronic Arts and Activision can capture -- or better yet, nurture -- this multimillion-dollar market, shareholders should see some real rewards. |
Entrepreneur
February 2008
Amanda C. Kooser |
Out of This World Opportunities abound in online gaming. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2007
Jim Louderback |
When the Game Is You Anyone who's played the Nintendo Wii knows how much fun it is to be in the game. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2007
David Kushner |
Playing Dirty Automating computer game play takes cheating to a new and profitable level. |
Fast Company
November 1, 2007 |
Multiplayer Economics Projected online-game revenue for 2012: $13 billion... Projected Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games revenue for 2007: $1.9 billion... Projected revenue by 2011: $3.5 billion... etc. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2012
Rachel Courtland |
Virtual Currency Gets Real Will Facebook Credits and other social scrip challenge government-backed currencies? |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
How to Kill a Console As many Sony PS3 owners painfully discovered yesterday, internal clocks went buggy, creating network outages and some cases of at least temporary data loss when virtual trophies were zapped. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
SINA's Virtual Reality China's dot-com darling is reportedly ready to roll out virtual currency. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
A Company Doomed to Mediocrity Heads up, investors: The road to mediocrity is probably full of warning signs. About five years ago, things got really ugly for Sony. |
InternetNews
October 13, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Sony Planning Video Walkman? Analysts wonder if Sony can recover from being 'asleep at the wheel' for digital media? Maybe its new digital player will help. |
Search Engine Watch
October 2, 2010
Jonathan Allen |
9 Reasons Why it Might Be Time For Marketers to Value Virtual Goods Convergence of web, mobile and TV may create stronger emotional connections between audiences. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sony's Ill-Timed Restart Sony's executive reshuffle comes just when its PSP deserves a more focused selling effort. The company's shares are trading at a little more than a quarter of where they were when they peaked in 2000. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Is Better Good Enough at Sony? Sony shows a lot of promise in its most recent quarter, but still has plenty of challenges, including what was once one of its hottest areas, its gaming console segment. Investors, take note. |
PC World
January 29, 2007
Julian Dibbel |
Virtual Gold Could Draw Real Taxes Congress is investigating whether the IRS should tax online game loot. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2005
Tarek Sultani |
Shaky Times for Sony The slumping electronics giant needs to restore its high-quality brand image. With the stock price at a two-year low, this may be the perfect opportunity to buy cheaply. |
InternetNews
May 12, 2004
Ron Miller |
The 'Cell' That Gave Rise to Convergence Sony's plans for future playstations shift into gear with IBM and the duo's next version of the Cell chip. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Steven Mallas |
You Know the PS3 Plays Blu-ray, Right? Sony's PlayStation 3 unit is struggling as Nintendo's Wii console, and the Microsoft Xbox 360, are stealing the glory from the once-dominant brand in video game hardware. But Sony thinks it has a solution. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2011
Susan Karlin |
Game Design: Sometimes It Is Rocket Science Sony executive John Blakely's prior career as a space engineer is more useful than you'd imagine |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2011
Kurt Bakke |
Sony Says It Was Hacked Through a Known Vulnerability As many as 10 million credit cards may have been compromised. |
Fast Company
July 2009
Michael Fitzgerald |
Boomtown Virtual goods, such as avatars and Facebook gifts, are attracting major brands, celebrities, and venture capital. The money is real. |
Fast Company
October 19, 2011
Christina Chaey |
Social Gaming Summit Of the 62 million Americans who will log game time on a social network this year, some 10% will open their real-world wallets to buy virtual goods. |
Reason
February 2007
Jesse Walker |
Sim Pickings A former chairman of the Joint Economic Committee noted that "there is a concern that the IRS might step forward with regulations that start taxing transactions that occur within virtual economies." |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
2006 in Review: Sony There will be many interesting moving parts to watch at Sony as 2007 unfolds. Sony shareholders are certainly hoping for a better year than 2006. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2011
Kurt Bakke |
Sony's Apology Is Not Enough Free stuff doesn't make up for the damage done. |
Wired
April 2006
Chris Suellentrop |
Global Gaming Crackdown How governments from Beijing to the Beltway could shackle your freedom. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony's Financial Windfall A massive IPO of Sony's Financial Holding should help Sony raise funds to help the company improve some of its other divisions. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Sony vs. Sony As the recording and electronics industries face off over digital music, one company has had the uniquely uncomfortable position of standing on both sides of the issue: Sony. |
PC Magazine
August 12, 2003
Bill Howard |
Bring Me to Life Sony seeks to animate ordinary objects. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2005
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Sony Flashes Apple The electronics company will take on the iPod Shuffle with its new flash-memory music players. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 28, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Citi Launches Multicurrency Virtual Card With MasterCard Citi Virtual Card Accounts provides corporates with a secure means for making and controlling purchases. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2008
Tim Beyers |
An Unreal Financial Crisis You know it's bad when economic woes extend to the virtual world. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2005
Brian Gorman |
Sony Shakes Things Up Pundits have been saying that things needed to change at Sony, and today those folks got their wish. |
Search Engine Watch
January 29, 2011
Avril Korman |
Beast Wars: The Bunny People vs. The Horse People A Second Life dispute over breedable virtual creatures might sound silly, but it has some very high stakes and involves some very serious money. |
BusinessWeek
June 17, 2010
Edwards & Grover |
Sony's Move into Web TV Sony, which will sell a Google TV later this year, is expanding its online movie content to be a leader in state-of-the-art TV program delivery. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony's PS3 Clearance Sale Sony's PS3 price cut may not be quite what it seems. Sony shareholders, or anybody who's considering the stock, should think long and hard about its recent PR blunders. |
Home Theater
August 11, 2008 |
Sony BMG Is Just Sony Now Sony is buying Bertelsmann's 50 percent stake in the company, giving it total control of what will now become known as Sony Music Entertainment. |
Wired
February 2003
Frank Rose |
The Civil War Inside Sony Sony Music wants to entertain you. Sony Electronics wants to equip you. The problem is that when it comes to digital media, their interests are diametrically opposed. |
Wired
April 2006
Edward Castronova |
Geekonomics What if everything in life was free? You'd think we'd be happier. But game designers know better: We'd be bored. Here's why abundance doesn't quite work, and other unexpected lessons of the game economy. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Put Sony on Pause Sony's latest quarter contained some good news, but it wasn't a home run. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Quick Take: Is Sony Really Turning the Corner? Sony still has an uphill climb in a few segments, but the financial health overall has reached a point where it is apparent that the turnaround is working. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2005
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Solutions for Sony? A top executive at the Japanese electronics giant admits mistakes in the MP3 player business. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2010
Gabriel Perna |
Sony Debuts iTunes Competitor A few months after introducing its product of choice, Sony officially has entered the digital music market -- an industry long dominated by Apple's iTunes. |
Salon.com
May 18, 2001
Justin Hall |
The gaming wars At opening day of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft eye one another warily... |
Home Theater
November 18, 2008 |
Sony Offers Green Glove Service Buy any Sony Bravia LCD TV, 32 inches or larger, and Sony personnel will not only deliver, unpack, and set up the new TV - they'll also haul away and "responsibly recycle" the old one. |
Home Theater
April 23, 2007 |
Sony to Replace Defective DVDs Sony will offer replacements for 20 defective glitch-prone DVD titles. |
