World Bank Institute launches online game EVOKE
The World Bank Institute has launched an online multiplayer game, EVOKE, designed to empower young people all over the world, but especially in Africa, to start solving urgent social problems like hunger, poverty, disease, conflict, climate change, sustainable energy, lack of health care and education.
Electronic Arts Inc. launched an online game download service called Origin on Friday, another sign that big video game publishers are betting on a future where they sell content directly to customers instead of through stores and online retailers.