Less than two years after purchasing SingShot, Electronic Arts has made the decision to close The Sims On Stage service in order to "focus resources on future games." The site will go offline on March 31, 2009. This has to be good news for karaoke competitors like SingSnap and SingStar Online (online service currently only available via console), but what about users? What do you envision the future of online karaoke to be? SingStar is betting on the living room console, but I think the winner will be the first service to combine console and PC recording.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
CPL, CAL gone...who will fill the void? WCG?
It's been a while since I checked in on CAL or CPL, and the new WCG Ultimate Gamer series on Sci-Fi prompted me to look them up. They're gone. As of August 2008, investors in the United Arab Emirates bought out CPL, and in November the same group purchased CAL. Then, I can only assume, the economy tanked in the UAE and the investors never got around to re-instating the competitive leagues. This leaves quite a void in competitive gaming in the US, one that less well known groups like WCG appear to be trying to fill. Will they be successful? HotSpot Technologies is looking into a different style of competitive gaming - one that has possible pay outs for even the first time player, and not just a few individuals at the top.
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