News and rumors with the help of domains
According to WHOIS records, Facebook is now the owner of the domain Instachecker.com. Facebook acquired the name through the internet brand protection company MarkMonitor. Considering the word "insta" in the domain, instachecker likely has something to do with Instagram, the online … [Read more...]
Since it was first reported Saturday that Microsoft had been obtaining "Xbox Gold" domains, the company has gone on the offensive registering a slew of "Xbox Gold" domains on Monday, including several international names. The newest domain registrations include XboxGold.biz, XboxGold.com.co, … [Read more...]
UPDATE 1: Activision revealed Skylanders SWAP Force, the next installment in the popular franchise at Toy Fair 2013. ORIGINAL STORY: Last month, Activision reported that the Skylanders franchise crossed $500 million in retail sales in the U.S. Now it looks like the company is set to expand the … [Read more...]
Riot Games looks to be expanding its online presence. This week already the game studio registered the name ChampionshipSeriesLeague.com, but that's not all. Riot has bought up even more domains, this time names centered around "league" and "esports", like LeagueeSports.com (WHOIS) and … [Read more...]
In August 2012, Riot Games announced The League of Legends Championship Series, a global league of the top professional, salaried teams that features multiple matches per week and playoff events leading up to the World Championship. As players begin to battle for spots in the League of Legends … [Read more...]
Sometime in the mid-2000s, the domain name Project425.com was privately registered through the registrar Melbourne IT. The organization behind the registration was unknown until November 2008, when the Whois record showed Riot Games President Marc Merrill as the name's owner. Merrill continued … [Read more...]
It looks like the folks at PopCap Games have settled on a title to Plants vs. Zombies 2, due out in the Spring of 2013. The company has registered a slew of domain names like GardenWarfare.net, PlantsvsZombiesGardenWarfare.com, and PvZGardenWarfare.com. In August, PopCap Games officially … [Read more...]
Earlier this month, a photo of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 L-Series smartphone was leaked online that hinted at some new apps. Now, RIM has registered several domains that likely reveal more about the lineup of apps including Flick, Flow, Hub, Keyboard, Newsstand, Peek, PlayOn, Remember, Story … [Read more...]
Microsoft hints at future of Halo franchise with Halo 7-9 domain names Halo5.com, Halo9.com domains acquired by Microsoft in Feb/March 2012 Halo4.com acquired in 2011 for undisclosed amount after E3 unveiling Halo.com does not belong to Microsoft, belongs to product … [Read more...]
UPDATE – SEP. 13, 2012: Box Office Mojo has also backed up speculation that the 300 prequel will now be called "300: Rise of An Empire". Several hours after this story was originally published, Box Office Mojo posted the movie title change to its website from "Untitled '300' Sequel" to "300: … [Read more...]
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