Posts Tagged ‘MMORPG’

The dawn of a new era is upon us with the advent of gesture-based gaming to the emergence of immersive virtual worlds. 3D technology especially is expected to play a key role in the future of media and interaction. Riding this wave in particular is 3Dchat, a virtual world and social networking environment company, as it has announced a partnership with Golemlabs Studios to launch the beta of its immersive 3D virtual world due for release summer 2010. What makes this news particularly interesting is that the new venture is targeting strictly adults over 18. Read more after the jump.

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RockYou announced today a $10 million round of funding from Japanese technology giant Softbank and also purchased majority shares in its joint venture with SoftBank called RockYou Asia. RockYou plans on increasing its social gaming prowess in the Japanese, Korean and Chinese markets and is already live on Mixi in Japan, Xiaonei in China and Cyworld in Korea. Softbank is already a force in Japan with the country’s most popular search engine and e-commerce site. This move should help position Softbank to become a stronger competitor as it aims to solidify its presence in the social gaming markets. Read more after the jump.

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Ameba Pico, the avatar-based virtual exploration community on Facebook, has amassed nearly 1.7 MMAUs on Facebook, after launching three months ago on March 8, 2010. According to the press release, Ameba Pico is seeing strong monetization with in-game microtransactions, experiencing nearly 300 percent growth in revenue from March to May. The game was developed by CyberAgent America, Inc, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based CyberAgent, who aims to bring internet-based Japanese media and services into the American market.

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Sports is a largely untapped genre on Facebook and companies are looking to grab a piece of the pie in order to take advantage of a highly engaged audience that loves sports. We’ve covered news like ESPN’s partnership with Playdom to launch branded sports games this fall, signaling a strong interest from sports media companies in the social gaming space. The latest announcement comes from Watercooler, makers of Kingdoms of Camelot, who is partnering with Fox Sports to release a soccer game called Epic Goal on the web and Facebook.

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