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The Games Fund launches $50m early-stage investment fund
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Today, The Games Fund announced the launch of a $50 million early-stage investment fund which will support video game companies within Europe...
Warner Bros. Acquires U.K. Game Developer Rocksteady Studios
Burbank,
Calif. - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner
Bros. Home Entertainment Group on Tuesday announced that it has acquired a
majority stake in London-based video game developer Rocksteady...
Blockbuster Adds Game Rentals to Mail Order Service
Dallas - Blockbuster on Tuesday announced that it has added
video game rentals to its mail order DVD rental service.
Blockbuster By Mail
subscribers can now...
Zynga's "CityVille" Game Hits 100 Million Monthly Players
San Francisco - Social games publisher Zynga said this week
that its "CityVille" game has amassed over 100 million monthly active
users on Facebook, just over...
Sony Begins to Restore PlayStation Network; Japan Still Offline
Foster City, Calif. - Sony (NYSE: SNE) began to restore its PlayStation Network services over the weekend, following an outage lasting more than three weeks...
Saber Interactive Buys Bigmoon Entertainment, Announces Two New Projects
VentureBeat reports: "It’s been a big year for Saber Interactive. It started in March when World War Z sold more than 1 million copies...
Don’t Miss Out: 37.5M Will Stream Video On Twitch In 2020
Hypebot reports: "An estimated 37.5 million people in the US will watch streaming video on Amazon-owned Twitch at least monthly in 2020, according to...
Tencent wants to take full control of long-time search ally Sogou
TechCrunch reports: "It’s been seven years since Tencent picked up a 36.5% stake in Sogou to fend off rival Baidu in the online search...
Electronic Arts Signs Drew Brees for Cover of "Madden NFL 11"
Redwood City,
Calif. - Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) said on
Thursday that New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will grace the cover of
its "Madden NFL 11" game,...
Sony to Release $39 'Sharp Shooter' Gun Accessory for Move
Foster City, Calif. - Sony (NYSE: SNE) Computer Entertainment has
developed a "machine-gun" accessory for its PlayStation Move
motion-based controller, dubbed the Sharp Shooter. Sony said the...
