(Extremetech, Quoted)
" Gamespot.com, a popular games download site, is promoting a "download accelerator" which will place a digital-rights-management (DRM) and spyware package on your PC. Although Gamespot's parent company, CNET Networks, announced in March that it would use a program called "Download Express" across all of its sites, the use of the "Download Manager Assisted Download" software is specifically tied to Gamespot, according to a CNET spokeswoman.

... The publisher in the enterprise can delete content after X weeks, limit its forwarding ability, limit the times it can be used," said Mark Szelenyi, director of enterprise marketing at Kontiki. "It is very flexible. It can play and delete itself, or not allow it to be forwarded, as well as limit the number of times it can be used on systems."

... the Kontiki software allows Gamespot or other customers to monitor the actions of users, down to the individual PC. "A Kontiki customer has the ability to track distribution of its content via the publisher and through the downloader: if it was used, if it was opened, et cetera," Szelenyi said. "

For the full article, check Extremetech.
Special thanks to EddyT for the News.

Short Comment- I heard it has 200+ Cydoor/Spyware strings, am I correct? Looks like they've gone lower than #GN. - "Madman" Henry Moriarty

Game software producer Capcom has opened a new subsite, "Capcom Fun Site". A number of hints leading to the contents of the subsite goes as follows.

1- A movie/trailer corner.
2- Free Web material (icons, etc)
3- Original Capcom comics
4- Downloads, such as screensaver(s)
5- Questioneers with gifts
6- Greeting Cards
7- Membership registration and bonuses
8- Fanarts and Links

The official opening of the subsite is to come in September. For a sneek preview, check Capcom's site.

Special thanks to Namae No Nai Heya for the News.

(AccessAtlanta.com, Quoted)
"So you're lounging at home watching the heartwarming movie "Father of the Bride Part II" on TV. Actor Steve Martin is stressing. His wife and daughter are both pregnant. And then -- bam! -- up pops an advertisement superimposed over part of the TV screen.

"Expecting a baby?" the ad asks. "Call American Express Financial Services."Within about 10 seconds, the ad is gone as the movie rolls on in the background. The experimental ads ran this summer on TNT, and executives at the Atlanta-based cable network don't rule out using more pop-up ads." [ Full Article- Access Atlanta ]

So, is this the end of traditional programme TV and the beginning of On-Demand shows? Is this the death of the only thing most families nowadays do together: sit down in front of the TV set like Zombies? Only time will tell.

Special thanks to Juan for the News.
- Henry A. Moriarty