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Kinect playable at Macy's months before launch |
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Written by Smoke (Staff)
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Saturday, 17 July 2010 06:44 |
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If you just can't wait to see how Microsoft Kinect works, be sure to run down to select Macy's stores nationwide over the next few months to try it out.
According to the retail company, it will be giving customers the chance to "test drive" its motion-gaming platform at 13 retail outlets around the U.S. on Thursdays through Sundays from now through September 30. The hours of operation are noon to 8 p.m. local time Thursday through Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. local time on Sunday.
Unfortunately, the Kinect won't be available in every Macy's location. According to the company, it will mostly be available in major cities, including New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Miami. Smaller cities, like McLean, Va., and Bellevue, Wash., are also included in the list.
According to a Microsoft representatives, customers will be able to play Kinect Adventures, Kinectimals, Kinect Joy Ride, and Kinect Sports in-store.
Microsoft Kinect could be a major revenue generator for Microsoft. Sandeep Aggarwal, an analyst at Carris, recently predicted that Kinect could generate $1 billion in revenue for Microsoft during its first year of availability. It would seem that Kinect's placement in Macy's stores could help the company generate the sales to reach that figure.
by Don Reisinger |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 17 July 2010 06:49 |
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Nexon Buys Controlling Stake In GameHi For $59.8 Million |
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Written by Smoke (Staff)
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Saturday, 29 May 2010 12:04 |
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Just a day after announcing favorable results for its 2009 revenues, Seoul-based MMO company Nexon Corp. revealed that it has acquired a controlling stake in Korean  online game developer GameHi with a $59.8 million deal.
 Nexon, best known for publishing popular free-to-play titles like MapleStory and Dungeon Fighter Online, is buying 29.3 percent of GameHi's shares along with management rights for control of the firm from president Kim Gun Il, the company's president and largest shareholder.
GameHi's catalog of releases includes free-to-play MMOs like Dekaron, Sudden Attack, Metal Rage, Transpee, and Spring. Its most popular title, Dekaron (pictured), is a 3D fantasy MMORPG and has so far picked up more than 20 million registered users across 50 countries.
Nexon' s CEO Min Seo said he believes the two companies share a lot of synergies, according to a report from VentureBeat. The publisher also recently acquired a 67 percent stake in another Korean company, Atlantica Online publisher and developer NDoors Corp., and incorporated the studio as a subsidiary.
This announcement follows a day after Nexon revealed that its revenues for 2009 shot up by 56 percent to ₩703.6 billion ($561.5 million), compared to ₩450.8 billion ($359.7 million), in the previous year, thanks to growth in its overseas revenues and the increasing popularity of titles like Dungeon Fighter Online, MapleStory, and KartRider.
by Eric Caoili |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 29 May 2010 12:22 |
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