Monthly Archive for November, 2008

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WoW: Wrath of the Lich King

Wired have some super too-cool-for-school images of the launch of Wrath of the Lich King:

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If World of Warcraft is your medicine, today is a big day. If, like me, you’re a recovering addict: it’s temptation. Sweet temptation.

Champlin at the Bit Blot: Aquaria, Multiwinia, Ambrosia think mash up

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Ah, obscure in-joke article titles. Everyone loves them. You see, John ‘Magnus’ Champlin (yes, in his spare time he is the World’s Strongest Man) from Ambrosia was kind enough to chat to me for 3% of the day about Aquaria, Multiwinia, Ambrosia, smoking jackets and other goodies. He’s called Champlin, for some reason we talked about champing at the bit, Bit Blot developed Aquaria, which is similar to champing (or chomping, depending on your region) at the bit. It all makes sense! Perfect sense! Onward, to Madness!

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TransGaming Expands Publisher Portfolio with SwiftShader Licensing Deal, and Mac Enablement and Digital Distribution Agreement with Oberon Media

What a snappy title. I am merely the bearer of news:

TORONTO, Canada,– November 11, 2008 – TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V: TNG), today announced an agreement with Oberon Media, the world’s leading multi-platform casual games company,  to license TransGaming’s SwiftShaderTM graphics rendering software for use in its highly successful Dream Day casual game titles.  TransGaming also announced an agreement with Oberon to enable a selection of  top game titles from I-play, a division of Oberon Media and the world’s leading multi-platform casual games publisher, for Mac and distribute I-play’s Mac games at GameTree Online (www.gametreeonline.com), TransGaming’s digital distribution portal.

“We are very pleased to expand our existing relationship with Oberon Media to include a variety of TransGaming’s industry leading technology solutions,” commented Vikas Gupta, CEO & President of TransGaming Technologies.  “Casual game publishers have begun to recognize the value of TransGaming’s CiderTM Engine to bring their content quickly and efficiently to the growing Mac community.”

The partnership extends TransGaming’s publishing and developer network and offers both parties a   chance to share in the growing market for casual titles on the Mac platform. Through the agreement, TransGaming will provide I-play with a SwiftShader license that will enhance I-play’s successful Dream Day franchise for a wide variety of Windows-PC systems.  TransGaming will also enable I-play content for the Mac, and distribute I-play Mac games at www.gametreeonline.com. 

i-Play? Never heard of them. Looking at their site - which is casual game city - does the Mac need anymore casual games?