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The Games Services (GS) Working Group continues the work originated in the former Mobile Games Interoperability Forum (MGIF).
The goal of the Games Services group is to define interoperability specifications, application programming interfaces (API’s) and protocols for network enabled gaming. The GS specifications will allow game developers to develop and deploy mobile games that can interoperate more efficiently with platforms and networks based on the OMA specifications. The intent is to produce significant cost reduction for game developers, game platform owners and service providers.
[09-18-2007] Click&Buy Maintenance
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[09-17-2007] GNGWC Season 2.5
Registration for the invite-only GNGWC Season 2.5 will open today at 6:00pm PST. For more information, please read this announcement.
[09-13-2007] War Rock Fan Art Contest!
Attention Artists! We’re looking for creative, attractive art that shows off the talent of the War Rock Community.
Anything War Rock is acceptable, but art of the troops in scary situations may be selected for use in an upcoming map! Whether it’s defending against a zombie attack, or the troops partying down together in costumes, send us your best!
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Although there has been no official press announcement, an update to the website of Phantom Entertainment (previously Infinium Labs) has revealed that the long-delayed Phantom Games Service has now become a software only games on-demand service.
As originally conceived, the Phantom was a customized games-specific PC console designed to use a direct download content delivery service instead of removable media. Amidst considerable criticism of the company itself and notable financial turmoil, the Phantom was repeatedly delayed, despite being demonstrated as recently as a June 2005 edition of the G4 program Attack of the Show.
A recent update to Phantom Entertainment’s website, though, indicates that “The Phantom Game Service was originally engineered to run on a Windows XP embedded operating system on a Phantom Game Receiver managed by Phantom content servers over the Internet.”
The site now suggests that: “The Company intends to modify the Phantom Game Service software to run as client software on personal computers operating Windows XP and Windows XP Media center operating systems.”
In its original form, The Phantom had support from publishers including Codemasters, Dreamcatcher Interactive, Eidos, GarageGames, Interplay, O-3 Entertainment, Vivendi and Atari. It is unclear whether any of these companies are still supporting the service - recent SEC filings have shown debts still outstanding to the majority of them from previous Infinium financial difficulties.
Despite the website update, no further information is given on the release date of the Phantom Lapboard device, which was originally promised to be released “no later than October 2006”.
POSTED: 05.29AM PST, 08/16/06 - David Jenkins - LINK
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