Gaming News Google launches AdSense for GamesThis screenshot shows one way Google will place ads in games, including casual Web-based games like PlayFish's Wordplay.(Credit: Google) If Google's entry into a field of advertising doesn't legitimize it, nothing can. And that's why the in-game advertising industry just got a huge shot in the arm. On Tuesday night, Google announced the beta launch of its new AdSense for Games program, the search giant's first foray into the video games market, and the long-awaited answer to the question of what the company planned to do with AdScape Media, which it bought for $23 million in February 2007. »»  World Cyber Games 2008 kicks off in MalaysiaThe search is on for Malaysia’s top cyber gamers to represent the country at the WCG Grand Finals in Cologne, Germany. »»  The Greater Good prevail over EvilThe forces of the greater good of the Tau Empire had finally prevailed over the evil Necron at the Dawn of War Dark Crusade Mini Tournament held at Eclipse Multimedia cyber café in Old Klang Road last weekend. »» HP powers AsianMedia's Lineage II HP has been selected as the technology provider of choice by Asian Media Development Group (AsianMedia), the Philippines’ largest PC games distributor. »»  "GAME" debuts on ESPN & Star SportsEA and ESPN STAR Sports announced their collaboration to bring "Game" - the first-ever gaming program produced in the region for Pan-Asian audiences. »»  Supreme CommanderSci-Fi real time strategy game Supreme Commander is now available for RM79.90. »» Winning Eleven: Pro Evo Soccer It's going to be an exciting line up for Winning Eleven: Pro Evo Soccer fans from the 31st of March to the 15th of April 2007 with a tournament happening at Subang Parade IT Fair. »»  NVIDIA release developer toolkit for DirectX 10The game development industry is currently in the middle of one of the biggest transitions in its history with the introduction of Microsoft DirectX 10. To help the development community transition quickly to DirectX 10, NVIDIA® (Nasdaq: NVDA) introduced a definitive new platform for advanced game development. »» NVIDIA's world first certified support for DirectX 10 NVIDIA® Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) today released the world's first WHQL-certified drivers for Microsoft DirectX 10, coinciding with the release of the first DirectX 10 test kit from Microsoft, which allows other hardware vendors to test their graphics processors using the DirectX 10 WHQL tests. »»  Maxis and Ozura creates Hotlink WarriorsNextnation Communication Berhad’s (MESDAQ: NEXTNAT) wholly owned subsidiary—Ozura Sdn Bhd (“Ozura”), a leading international publisher and developer of mobile entertainment announced the official release of its latest tournament games on MaxGames, Maxis’ mobile gaming community portal which runs on Ozura’s FunlogiX™ platform. »»
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