- Study demonstrates improved multi-tasking, problem-solving in gamers; suggests long-term cognitive benefits.
- On average, 20% of consumers who download a game via Xbox Live ultimately purchase it. (Geometry Wars tops the scale with 36% conversion; the least popular games still reach 10%).
- Atari is on the verge of bankrupcy (again).
- Half Life 2 expansion packs to be distributed as episodic content.
Infogrames bought the Atari name a few years ago, so it’s hardly the same company. Just goes to show that the practice of running your company into the ground by making shortsighted decisions is endemic.