article thumbnail

Microsoft’s shutdown of Xbox 360 storefront is another blow to video game preservation

GeekWire

Seattle indie developer Ska Studios’ debut title The Dishwasher was a 2009 release on Xbox Live Arcade. Seven years after it discontinued production for the Xbox 360 video game console, Microsoft announced Thursday that it will shut down the system’s digital storefront on July 29, 2024. Ska Studios image) It’s the end of an era.

Video 94
article thumbnail

Top keynote speech presentations/ videos of 2009

Trends in the Living Networks

Other 2009 summary posts. Top blog posts of 2009: 6 on Twitter and the media. Top blog posts of 2009: Enterprise 2.0 Top blog posts of 2009: The future. Video excerpts of keynote speech for Sun Microsystems Partner Executive Forum: The Future of the Network Economy. and organizational effectiveness.

Video 97
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Half the top ten most-played games of 2022 (so far) weren't released this decade

TechSpot

The statistics come from The NPD Group's PlayerPulse and were shared by the company's Executive Director (and video game industry advisor) Mat Piscatella. He notes that the list is in chronological order, so while Minecraft's 2009 release makes it the oldest, it wasn't necessarily the most-played game last year.

Video 118
article thumbnail

Intel boss Pat Gelsinger says AMD 'is in the rearview mirror' following Alder Lake release

TechSpot

Gelsinger’s LinkedIn video lists 11 Intel highlights across last year while also looking to the future. Eleven is both the number of years he was away from the company (Gelsinger left in September 2009 to become EMC’s CEO/president) and the number of months he’s been back.

Intel 113
article thumbnail

23 video games debuting this year with ties to the Pacific Northwest

GeekWire

Company of Heroes began as a 2009 real-time strategy (RTS) game set in World War II by Vancouver, B.C.’s It’s very much the sort of video game that’s been made by and for people who play a lot of video games, with retro graphics, a peculiar hook, and a steep difficulty curve. Created in Portland, Ore.

Video 91
article thumbnail

Top blog posts of 2009: 8 Perspectives on Influence

Trends in the Living Networks

Other 2009 summary posts. Top blog posts of 2009: 6 on Twitter and the media. Top blog posts of 2009: Enterprise 2.0 Top blog posts of 2009: The future. Top keynote speech presentations/ videos of 2009. and organizational effectiveness.

Media 96
article thumbnail

Video: North Korean hacking group has been hitting the US since 2009

Tech Republic Security

Hidden Cobra, a North Korean-backed hacking group, may also be responsible for WannaCry and the Sony Pictures hack.

Groups 64