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The market for PC games grew by 9% - PC [http://www.pcgametrek.com/pc-gaming-industry-2010/ PC Games Industry 2010]
Nothing matters more than what the Net is. Yet when we call it a "space" or a "stage" or "pipes," we frame it with metaphors that yield very different purposes, laws and business models—also different futures. What different laws and regulation do we get by framing the Net in terms of real estate ("domains," "sites," "commons"), transport ("packets," "content," "pipes") or theater ("audience," "experience")?  How do these different frames guide debate over net neutrality, open infrastructure, governance, regulation, public good and business opportunity? Are there other ways of framing the Net that are more useful?
Although the PC gaming market has never been as good a time as it is Xbox 360 or PS3 for example, it is true that during the past year there have been improvements in this regard and it seems that the market for PC games gradually recovering.
 
According to the latest figures provided by the PC Gaming Alliance, PCGA-, an association that manages the sales data from several companies related to the PC as Micrososft, Intel, AMD, Nvidia and Dell among many others, the PC gaming market has grown by 3% in 2009.
 
Good news is that digital distribution of games and growing. The physical format sales have declined 20% worldwide. 70% of the respondents in Europe and North America have already purchased full price games (ie, above 50 dollars / euros), and 50% have already purchased some form of virtual items.
 
The market growth has focused mainly in Europe and North America. It seems that western markets are now more receptive to buy goods online for massive multiplayer games or related.
 
* [http://www.pcgametrek.com/ 2010 PC Game Reviews Magazine UK]Session organizers:  John Palfrey and Urs Gasser
[http://www.pcgametrek.com/f1-2010-pc-game-review/ F1 2010 PC Game]
Due to the constant rain of downloadable content for next generation gaming would not be surprising that 2010 Formula 1 had also a DLC available. Not so, the developer confirmed.
 
Codemasters, the creator of 2010 F1 recently confirmed in a statement expressed in CVG is not among its plans to launch some kind of downloadable content or DLC. According to Paul Jeal, Senior Producer of the project: "Right now we have no plans to release downloadable content for F1 2010 because the core of our team is already engaged in the development of the 2011 edition. Never say that this never. But for now, I insist that in the short term there will be no downloadable content for F1 2010. "
 
So far we have no downloadable content for F1 2010. The new driving simulator will go on sale in September 2010 not yet confirmed a specific day.
* [http://www.pcgametrek.com/ 2010 PC Game Reviews Magazine UK]

Revision as of 10:16, 17 June 2010

Nothing matters more than what the Net is. Yet when we call it a "space" or a "stage" or "pipes," we frame it with metaphors that yield very different purposes, laws and business models—also different futures. What different laws and regulation do we get by framing the Net in terms of real estate ("domains," "sites," "commons"), transport ("packets," "content," "pipes") or theater ("audience," "experience")? How do these different frames guide debate over net neutrality, open infrastructure, governance, regulation, public good and business opportunity? Are there other ways of framing the Net that are more useful?

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