Arrest made over Internet gaming
Daniel Tzvetkoff from Australia was recently arrested in Las Vegas by federal agents on four charges relating to the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act of 2006, reports Inland Social.
Tzvetkoff is the founder of Automatic Clearing House. The feds say he has processed about a half-billion dollars in gambling transactions.
If convicted, Tzvetkoff could face a maximum of 75 years in prison, according to federal officials.
Farmville on new platforms
Zynga, a developer of the Facebook Farmville game, is likely to expand Farmville to the iPhone, iPad, and Android platforms, according to Virtual Worlds News.
Zynga has purchased the domains FarmvilleAndroid.com, FarmvilleiPad.com, FarmvilleiPhone.com, and FarmvilleSMS.com.
It will also add support for SMS gameplay.
MDA funds gaming, animation
Large-scale projects targeting the international market will get a funding boost from the Media Development Authority (MDA), says Today Online.
The projects can range from multiplayer online games to films and next-generation digital media applications, MDA said at its annual Media Business Forum.
MDA has earmarked $20 million over three years to implement the Game+ Programme that aims to address the needs of the entire games value chain by providing support for concept development all the way to go-to-market strategies.
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