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Submission + - City of Heros Sunset, NCsoft Paying the Price

Submitted by KingSkippus on Wednesday December 05, 2012 @03:48AM

KingSkippus writes: At midnight Pacific on Saturday, December 1, NCsoft shut down the City of Heroes servers for the final time. Since announcing the closure, a group of players has been working hard to revive the game by getting attention from the gaming press, recognition from celebrities such as Sean Astin, Neil Gaiman, and Felicia Day, and assistance from fantasy author Mercedes Lackey. Meanwhile, NCsoft has been drawing negative publicity, including a scathing article about the shutdown from local news site The Korea Times noting that the game was earning $2.76 million per quarter and that "it is hard to comprehend what NCsoft means when they say they closed it for strategic reasons." NCsoft's stock price has fallen over 43% since the announcement in August, almost 30% below it's previous 52-week low, right when investors were counting on the success of the recently launched Guild Wars 2 to help boost the company.

Submission + - City of Heroes Moving to Hybrid Payment Model (cityofheroes.com)

Submitted by KingSkippus on Tuesday June 21, 2011 @09:42AM

KingSkippus writes: The superhero-themed MMORPG City of Heroes announced this morning that it is rebranding the game as City of Heroes Freedom ("freedom to pay and play as you choose"), and moving to a hybrid payment model including a free-to-play option. "VIP" players who still pay a monthly subscription will have most features of the game unlocked and will be given credit towards purchase towards others. City of Heroes Freedom is due to hit later this year with the next major game update.

Submission + - Apple Nixes iPad Giveaways (cnn.com)

Submitted by KingSkippus on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @05:21PM

KingSkippus writes: According to a story at CNN, Apple has begun enforcing third party promotion guidelines (PDF) that, among other things, restricts organizations from giving away iPads, using the word "free" to describe any Apple products in a prominent manner, or promoting giveaways of iPod Touches in lots of less than 250 and with Apple's explicit approval.

Submission + - Copyright Alliance: Fair use not a consumer right (com.com)

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KingSkippus

on Thursday September 06, 2007 @06:32PM

KingSkippus writes: "In response to a complaint to the FCC filed by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) to change copyright warnings before movies and sporting events, Executive Director Patrick Ross of the Copyright Alliance tells us in an editorial that "fair use is not a consumer right." The Copyright Alliance is backed by such heavy-hitters as the MPAA, RIAA, Disney, Business Software Alliance, and perhaps most interestingly, Microsoft, who is also backing the CCIA's complaint."

Submission + - Word of the year: "Truthiness"

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KingSkippus

on Saturday December 09, 2006 @03:12PM

KingSkippus writes: "Stephen Colbert calls it "truth that comes from the gut, not books." Merriam-Webster calls it their 2006 Word of the Year. The word, first introduced [Windows media] on "The Word" segment of The Colbert Report, won by a five-to-one margin. In spite of Colbert's ironic dismissal of dictionaries and other reference books, will Colbert's coined word actually be added to those books? With media outlets like CNN and MSNBC covering it, the idea may very well have truthiness."

Submission + - Radio Shack e-fires 400 workers

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KingSkippus

on Wednesday August 30, 2006 @07:18PM

KingSkippus writes: "You've got mail! ...and no job! The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that RadioShack has notified 400 workers by e-mail that they are being laid off. The e-mails state, "The work force reduction notification is currently in progress. Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated." Nothing says thank you for your years of service to our company quite like an e-boot out the door."

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