The Mac version of America’s Army is “facing a major delay that could ultimately seal its doom,” reports Inside Mac Games. Developer Ryan Gordon recently made a post to his Web page stating they no longer have a license to the GameSpy software development kit (SDK). GameSpy, which is the most popular player matching service on the PC, allows gamers to join into thousands of games online.
Read MorePixar and Disney today announced that they are moving the release date of “Cars” to June 9, 2006 from November 2005. “Cars longs to be a summer movie,” said Pixar (and Apple) CEO Steve Jobs. “We plan to finish Cars on its original schedule, and look forward to Cars and our future films benefiting by summer theatrical releases and holiday DVD releases.” Commenting on the announcement, Dick Cook, chairman of Walt Disney Studios, said, “The move… makes perfect sense. Cars is the quintessential summer film for audiences of all ages.
Read MoreDropDMG 2.5 from developer Michael Tsai is the latest version of the utility for creating Mac OS X disk images and archives. DropDMG supports encryption, segmented images, custom icons, and images with rich-text license agreements in multiple languages.
Read MoreAt this week’s UBS Media Week Conference in New York, Andrew House, executive vice president of Sony Computer Entertainment America, said he plans to take on Apple’s iPod by getting the Playstation Portable (PSP) in the hands of consumers as a gaming device and then use it to market music and video. The handheld gadget, which is expected to make its US debut in Spring 2005, uses a proprietary Sony storage disc format that can store about 2GB worth of content.
Read MoreIn addition to saying that iPod and iTunes will see competition from wireless network providers, Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman complained about Apple’s lock it has on the two products. When asked why the recording industry hasn’t pushed harder for an interoperable music format from digital music companies, Bronfman laid part of the blame on his own industry, but most of it on Apple and its CEO. “Convincing Steve Jobs of anything other that what he believes is a Herculean task for anyone.
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