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ComScore's New Study Finds Dope on "Movie Junkies"

BY Alissa WalkerThu Nov 19, 2009 at 5:37 PM

Research group comScore released its study on "movie junkies" yesterday that surveyed the behavior of 500,000 moviegoers who bought tickets online in September 2009.READ»

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Flashback by Marco Brambilla for Six Scents Series Two

BY aramique krauthamerWed Nov 18, 2009 at 4:06 PM

Flashback weaves together iconographic images sampled from films to create a kinetic video canvas - visualizing the spectrum of human emotion and recall using the principles of cognitive psychology.READ»

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Today's Vision of Tomorrow: Entertainment

BY Kit EatonWed Nov 18, 2009 at 8:09 AM

To brighten up your dreary winter's morning, here's something to tickle the dreamer inside you: Exactly how might we be enjoying our digital entertainment in the future? Three news pieces today point to different TV-based ways to ...READ»

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Why are so many MMORPGs using Bit Torrent now?

BY mmo gamerWed Sep 23, 2009 at 5:15 AM

For as long as I can remember, Bit Torrent has been a tool used by pirates to illicitly ‘acquire’ music and movies. Just recently though, over the last year or so, Bit Torrent has grown to become one of the primary download ...READ»

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Fantasy MMORPGs – Is it time for a change?

BY mmo gamerMon Sep 21, 2009 at 6:55 PM

Fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games. Quite the mouthful, isn’t it? Due to the staggering amount of these game types in today’s world, we simply refer to them as MMORPGs now, as there is little in the way of ...READ»

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Western Gaming Companies Should Make More Free MMORPGs

BY mmo gamerSun Sep 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM

It seems today that most ’Free MMORPGs’ and ‘Free MMOs’ are developed in places like Korea, Japan and China. What I’d like to know is why more western companies aren’t jumping on the ‘free to play’ bandwagon ...READ»

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Make Pay to Play MMORPGs Free

BY mmo gamerSat Sep 19, 2009 at 11:31 PM

Anyone here remember Tabula Rasa? It was the aspiring sci-fi MMORPG by Richard Gariott that was released in October 2007 with high hopes, but unfortunately the game is now scheduled to close all North American operations on ...READ»

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New MMORPG Concepts

BY mmo gamerFri Sep 18, 2009 at 11:25 PM

It seems like even though a lot of new free MMORPGs and MMOs are being released every month, none of them really feel unique. Except of course for a few exceptions like MLB Dugout Heroes and Dungeon Party there really aren’t any ...READ»

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Free MMORPGs – A Tough Market

BY mmo gamerFri Sep 18, 2009 at 2:35 PM

Even though there’s a new free MMORPG coming out every month, it’s an incredibly tough market. There just aren’t enough players to populate all of the MMOs on the market. So what does that mean? Well, some MMORPGs are going ...READ»

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Where’s the MMO in MMORPG?

BY mmo gamerFri Sep 18, 2009 at 2:35 PM

I must have ranted about this before, but I dislike it a lot when I play an MMORPG with a low or medium playerbase. MMORPGs are supposed to be massively multiplayer. I don’t know about you, but when I hear the words massively ...READ»

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Where’s the MMO in MMORPG?

BY mmo gamerFri Sep 18, 2009 at 2:35 PM

I must have ranted about this before, but I dislike it a lot when I play an MMORPG with a low or medium playerbase. MMORPGs are supposed to be massively multiplayer. I don’t know about you, but when I hear the words massively ...READ»

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MMORPGs Need Better Quests

BY mmo gamerThu Sep 17, 2009 at 4:38 AM

MMORPG developers have gotten way too lazy when it comes to designing quests. Almost every single quest in any MMORPG involves either role playing as a FedEx driver [Take this item and give it to an NPC named John Thunderhoof ...READ»

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New Free to Play MMORPGs Rock

BY mmo gamerThu Sep 17, 2009 at 4:38 AM

After playing two of the most recent free to play MMORPGs to hit the market, Dragonica and Dungeons & Dragons Online, I am yet again impressed by the quality of free to play games. Free MMORPG games are just getting better and ...READ»

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Are Free to Play games better than pay to play ones?

BY mmo gamerThu Sep 17, 2009 at 4:37 AM

For a long time, pay to play games like World of Warcraft and Warhammer Online were considered untouchable, but as it stands the MMORPG market is evolving. More and more free MMORPG games are being released every week while only ...READ»

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MMORPG Rant – Give us More Unique Games!

BY mmo gamerThu Sep 17, 2009 at 4:36 AM

Ever since the free MMORPG / MMO market exploded, the gaming market has been flooded with new titles. There is literally a new MMORPG coming out every month now, but even with all of these new games being released, only a handful ...READ»

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Multiple MMORPG Publishers publishing the same game?

BY mmo gamerThu Sep 17, 2009 at 4:35 AM

Why is it that more than one MMORPG game publisher publishes the same game? It doesn’t make any sense. Games like Nostale for example are available in the United States through two different publishers. Players can sign up for ...READ»

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Too Many Free MMORPGs

BY mmo gamerThu Sep 17, 2009 at 4:34 AM

Honestly, I think the free to play MMORPG game market is growing way too fast. It seems like every month a n ambitious new game publisher opens its doors for the first time in hopes of making it big in a market overflowing with ...READ»

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AT&T Joins the Online TV Show Party

BY Kit EatonFri Sep 11, 2009 at 7:30 AM

AT&T, your friendly ISP and cellphone provider, just became an online TV-Show and Movie network with the introduction of a new Web site. But it's not in competition against Hulu--thanks to an agreement with Hulu.READ»

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Five Incredibly Entertaining Niche Social Networks

BY Lynne d JohnsonWed Sep 2, 2009 at 5:17 PM

Social networking has completely tangled itself into the fabric of our daily lives, and though Facebook is still de rigueur, people with specific interests and advertisers who want to reach those people are becoming more the norm. For ...READ»

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Peter Jackson's 'Dambusters' to March Onscreen in 3-D?

BY Kit EatonMon Aug 3, 2009 at 8:47 AM

Peter Jackson's currently trialing some hot-topic tech that may bring a whole new dimension to his remake of the historic Dambusters movie: 3-D filming. He's shooting test footage in New Zealand to see how feasible it is right now. ...READ»

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Tiger Woods on Twitter, Facebook, and the Marketing of Pro Athletes

BY Chuck SalterMon Jun 29, 2009 at 10:55 AM

Tiger Woods isn't hooked on Twitter like Shaq, but he's keenly aware of how important social media is becoming to pro athletes who are creating a personal brand.READ»

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Wimbledon Seer App Serves Augmented Reality on a Grass Court

BY Kit EatonMon Jun 22, 2009 at 9:28 AM

You may think Wimbledon, with its exquisitely manicured grass courts, royal family attendees, and strawberries and champagne is an old-fashioned affair. You'd be wrong. This year, along enjoying a retractable roof, the audience is ...READ»

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Top 10 Most Creative People in Movies and Television

Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 9:03 AM

1. Rich Ross, President, Disney Channels Worldwide A lifelong TV addict, Ross has expanded Disney's channels beyond the box into film, radio, mobile, and online. But he'll be remembered most for unleashing Hannah Montana and High ...READ»

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About Pamplin Film Company

BY Pamplin Film CompanyFri Jun 5, 2009 at 2:40 PM

Pamplin Film Company is a Florida movie production and distribution operation that has produced and distributed several notable projects over the last decade. Rick Pamplin founded Pamplin Film Company to promote films that ...READ»

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