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LotR Online's Free-To-Play Switch Tripled Revenue 91

Posted by Soulskill on Friday January 07, 2011 @06:36PM from the one-does-not-simply-log-into-mordor dept.

Last June, Turbine made the decision to switch Lord of the Rings Online from a subscription-based business model to a free-to-play model supported by microtransactions. In a podcast interview with Ten Ton Hammer, Turbine executives revealed that the switch has gone well for the company, with game revenues roughly tripling. The active player base has also grown significantly in that time. Executive Producer Kate Paiz said, "This really echoes a lot of what we've seen throughout the entertainment industry in general. It's really about letting players make their choices about how they play."

Girls Bugged Teachers' Staff Room 227

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @12:48PM from the making-the-grade dept.

A pair of enterprising Swedish schoolgirls ended up in court after they were caught bugging their teachers break room. The duo hoped they would hear discussions about upcoming tests and school work, allowing them to get better grades. It worked until one of them decided to brag about it on Facebook, and the authorities were called in. The girls were charged with trespassing and fined 2,000 kronor ($270) each in Stockholm District Court.

Microsoft Clears MechWarrior4 Free Launch 131

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday April 22, 2010 @03:36AM from the done-and-done dept.

Vamman writes "If you've been following the drama surrounding the free release of MechWarrior4, then you're probably aware that the initial announcement, made last summer, was a bit premature. Now, nearly a year since that announcement was made, MekTek Studios has announced that Microsoft Legal has given clearance for the free release of Mechwarrior4. This move by Microsoft Games couldn't come at a better time for the community, as the owners of MechWarrior are attempting a reboot of the franchise."

Brain Training Games Don't Train Your Brain 151

Posted by timothy on Wednesday April 21, 2010 @03:03PM from the maybe-it-just-takes-more-than-6-weeks dept.

Stoobalou writes with this excerpt from Thinq.co.uk: "A new study has shown that brain training games do little to exercise the grey matter. Millions of people who have been prodding away at their Nintendo DS portable consoles, smug in the knowledge that they are giving their brains a proper work-out, might have to rethink how they are going to stop the contents of their skulls turning into mush."

Comment Re:The "bad movies" fallacy--Critics (Score 1) 416

by GK_2002 on Sunday October 02, 2005 @12:54AM (#13696648) Attached to: Bad Movies to Blame for Box Office Slump

Who the heck listens to critics???

In truth I quit bothering simply because in documented cases they were just paid shills. I personally don't find the movies pumped out of Hollywood with a few exceptions worth the effort to go to the movie theatre. Critic's giving the "Longest Yard" remakes high marks? Please! Or the ones who raved about Dukes of Hazzard. They should be ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES!

Near me not only is it the experience of the Cell Phone idiots and the kids (which can be avoided some if you don't go right away and do early matinee's like I do, being self employeed has a few perks after all). The fact I have to sit through 10-20 minutes worth of ads be it direct commercials or movie trailers stinks.

In the last year I have gone to about 15 movies where as I used to go once a week. I just don't find much worth my time. Very few films have a real story and even the action films seem trying to hard!

I mean seriously when I saw them use Jessica Simpson as Daisy Duke and Burt Reynolds as Boss Hog for that bad Dukes of Hazzard remake my first thoughts were "No way in hell" and "I had no idea Burt was THAT broke".

At the moment I will see Serenity in a few days and then likely Harry Potter in November followed with Narnia and perhaps King Kong but so far those are the ONLY things looking even mildly interesting.

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