According to a new NPD report, gamers spend the most time online via the Xbox 360 compared to rival consoles, averaging 7.3 hours per week.
PC gamers came in second at 6.6 hours per week, and the PS3 came third at 5.8 hours per week.
Overall, hours spent weekly on online games has increased 10 percent year-on-year, from 7.3 hours in 2008 to 8 hours in 2009.
Additionally, 20 percent of all games bought by online gamers were digital downloads, up from 19 percent in 2008.
Adds NPD Group industry analyst Anita Frazier: “The installed base of video game systems continues to grow, the platforms available to play games continue to expand and the options for content acquisition have never been greater, especially online. And yet, effective monetization of many forms of online gaming continues to be a topic of much debate and discussion within the industry.”
The data was collected from 18,872 online gamers.
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South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung Electronics is aiming to be the first TV-maker to offer a full HD 1080p LED-backlit 3D television in Europe. It will begin shipments of its 3D-capable units to Europe next month along with expansions of its 8 and 7-series LEDs and 6-series LCDs.
For plasma proponents, Samsung is aiming to ship 3D plasma televisions to Europe in “late Spring”. The company will also release its new BD-C6900, a 3D Blu-ray player, and will offer 9-series LEDs and the HT-C6930W home theater rig in Spring.
3D models come with “wireless-ready” capabilities and sport a built-in Ethernet connection to access the company’s Internet@TV online applications store. Among the media downloads being offered from the service is software from the History Channel, Cartoon Network, Google’s Picasa and BBC’s iPlayer.
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After nearly a year’s worth of work, the new version of AfterDawn’s backend and layout is almost ready for the prime time. Still some minor bugs need to be fixed, a few mysterious issues need to be addressed, etc. but it is almost ready (we’d say 99% done) and you can test it now.
So, please visit AfterDawn “v4″ at:
http://www.v4.afterdawn.com/
or click here to view this news article in the new layout.
Let us know your thoughts. Post your comments to this news article or use our feedback form to contact us directly. I must also mention that the site wont function properly if you’re using IE6, Netscape 3.x, Mosaic or any other browser that is almost a decade old. Furthermore, many sections of the site utilize — to very small degree, I must say — JavaScript, so it is recommended to have it turned on in your browser’s settings.
Here are some of the most notable changes:
Complete redesign of the AfterDawn backend
The page loads should be much quicker
