04 Oct
Creator of the World Wide Web, and director of the web standards body World Wide Web Consortium, Tim Berners-Lee has backed measures to add Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) to HTML5. The EME would provide APIs which connect to Content Decryption Modules (CDMs). The CDM could perform certain checks, for example: a particular browser, operating system, […]
03 Oct
Author Tom Clancy passed away in Baltimore last night, his publicist has confirmed, at the age of 66. In the video game industry, Clancy’s name is a prefix to several Ubisoft titles including: Splinter Cell, HAWX and Ghost Recon. However, Clancy first entered the video game industry when he founded Red Storm Entertainment in 1996 with […]
03 Oct
While Electronic Arts has not made any official announcements regarding its executive restructuring, a Securities and Exchange Commission document suggests that Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw will move to the position of EA Senior Vice President. This news follows the appointment of Andrew Wilson as CEO of EA last month. A Polygon report later suggested that Patrick Söderlund […]
02 Oct
According to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, a trademark application for Half-Life 3, has been filed in Europe. The OHIM’s database lists Valve as the owner of the Half-Life 3 trademark, and it was filed on Valve’s behalf by Casalonga & Accociés. The trademark covers “Computer game software; Electronic Game Software; Downloadable […]