Call of Duty: Black Ops Sales Hit $1 Billion
Activision Publishing, Inc. announced that, according to its internal estimates, Call of Duty: Black Ops crossed the $1 billion mark in sales worldwide since launching in November 2010.
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OnLive Awarded Cloud Gaming Patent
OnLive, Inc. announced the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded the company a patent for cloud-based gaming technology (7,849,491 – Apparatus and method for wireless video gaming).
World of Warcraft Cataclysm Sells 3.3 Million Copies
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm sold more than 3.3 million copies by the end of its first 24 hours of release.
Nvidia Launches GeForce GTX 570 GPU
Nvidia announced its GeForce GTX 570 graphics processing unit (GPU), which is the latest addition to the company’s GTX 500 Series of DirectX 11 (DX11) GPUs marketed at PC gaming enthusiasts.
Mobile Phones Embrace HDMI
In-Stat announced that it expects over one million mobile phones and 350 million consumer electronics devices equipped with HDMI ports to ship in 2010.
Corel Launches Xpack Decoders for Windows Media Player
Corel announced its latest Xpack decoder plug-ins (Ultimate Xpack $29.95, DVD + AVCHD Xpack $24.95, DVD Xpack $14.95) for Windows Media Player.
Apple Prospers From iPad Effect
DisplaySearch announced that Apple captured a 12.4% share of global mobile PC shipments in Q3 2010.
OnLive Offers Flat Rate Gaming
OnLive, Inc. announced details of its new $9.99/month PlayPack flat rate pricing plan for its OnLive video game system and online customers.
Media Tablets Eat into PC Sales
Gartner, Inc. announced that it expects media tablets (iPad, PlayBook, Galaxy Tab, etc.) to eat steadily into PC sales over the next few years.
OTT Video Growing by Leaps and Bounds
Multimedia Research Group (MRG) announced that it forecasts the global value of Over-the-Top (OTT) video services to exceed $1 billion in 2010 and $20 billion in 2014.
3DMedia Unveils 3DComposer 2.0
3DMedia Corporation announced version 2.0 of its 3DComposer ($69) software for the PC, which allows users to create 3D photos using their existing digital cameras.