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[News] More Signs of Computer Games Are Going Web-based, Cross-platform

  • Subject: [News] More Signs of Computer Games Are Going Web-based, Cross-platform
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:33:18 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Heroes of Might and Magic assault web

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| The game requires no download or installation, only an Internet connection. 
| In addition, players can play at their own pace; from 10 minutes to  
| multiple-hour sessions. 
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15817/1063/

That trend is another crack in Microsoft's stranglehold on the games industry.


Related:

Adobe sees full shift to Web in next decade

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| Adobe Systems is working to deliver all of its software via the Web as a 
| service rather than a packaged product, but the transition to earn money from 
| subscriptions or advertising could take a decade...  
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21359751/


Games shared from PC to PS3 over the Web?

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| "We will release a Linux version in Q4 2007 which will enable PC games to be 
| played on the PlayStation 3 and many other devices including DVD players, set 
| top boxes, networked media devices and mobile phones," he said.  
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15045/1063/


Free Games for Linux

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| A round-up of fun Linux diversions.
|
| When people talk about computer gaming these days, they
| invariably mean commercial games running on a Windows platform. Few
| people realize that Linux can be more than just a very good Web or
| file server. Even fewer people are aware of the many open-source or
| otherwise freely available games available for Linux.
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http://www2.linuxjournal.com/node/1000435


Vista breaks 90% of games, claims game publisher

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| Alex St. John, chief executive of game publisher WildTangent, today
| blasted his former employer for a half-baked and negligent way of
| treating the majority of game publishers - small development studios
| and individual programmers of casual games: St. John claims that at
| least nine out of ten games do not work with Vista.
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http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/01/30/vista_games/

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