Onling Gaming Tidbits for March 9th, 2009

A few of the latest online gaming related stories in the news:

• TicTacTi Employs Image Recognition for In-Game Widget Ads – In-game advertising for casual Flash games without an SDK.
• Mythic: Warhammer Online Offers Prizes For Your Friends’ Lives – Recruit 2 or more friends to play the game and you get access to one of several exclusive in-game pets.
• Xbox UK chief doesn’t believe Sony’s 20m PSN figure – The absurd dick measuring contest continues, even though neither side is willing to provide detailed active user breakdowns.
• Voxli launches beta for online gaming audio chat – The small startup are targeting casual games with their push to talk solution and host the audio servers themselves.
• The Age of Steam – In depth interview with Valve’s Gabe Newell and Jason Holtman on the origins and success of their digital distribution platform. Amusing tidbit: Valve have servers in Greenland and sell to gamers in Antarctica.
• Microtransaction Revenue High As 90% In Korean Mobile Games – Com2uS Senior Manager Joony Koo notes that publishers are earning almost twice the revenue when include premium add-on items.

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