Cashing in: adding real names to sports games (Ars Technica)EA may have some of the most realistic sports games on the market, but the company is powerless to include the names of the actual college athletes. The gray market has no such restrictions, and some gamers are profiting handsomely by selling the information. Read More...
China pardons iTunes (but not Sting) (The Register)Music store returns - minus 'Songs for Tibet' The People's Republic has pardoned iTunes after access to the online music store was apparently blocked in reaction to selling a new Tibet-themed album during the Olympic games.…
Amazon.com Announces Release-Date Delivery for Hot New Video Games (Centre Daily Times)Gamers have been asking for it and Amazon has answered the call. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it will offer release-date delivery for "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09," "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," "Fable 2" and "Gears of War 2." For $5.98, Amazon customers can upgrade their shipping option for guaranteed delivery of these titles on the first day of availability to all ...
Sony Ericsson's PlayNow Arena: 1 million, DRM-free songs on Monday (Engadget)Filed under: Cellphones , Gaming , Handhelds What was just a footnote to 2007 has finally come to fruition. Sony Ericsson just went live with details for the August 25th, Nordic launch of its PlayNow Arena media download site. Initially the site will offer 1 million, DRM-free songs (ramping up to 5 million) from Sony BMG, Warner Music, and EMI. It will also offer games, ringtones, ...