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China's Linktone Buys Control of Mobile Games Firm Letang
Beijing - Linktone (NASD: LTON), a
provider of mobile entertainment services in China, announced on Wednesday that
it will acquire controlling interest in mobile and online game...
Shanda Games to Acquire Mochi Media for $80 Million
San Francisco
- Shanda Games, the Chinese online games publisher, announced on Tuesday that
it will acquire Mochi Media, an ad network for online games, for...
Netflix Likely to Offer Streaming Video on Nintendo Wii
Las Vegas
- Netflix (NASD: NFLX) is likely to make its streaming video service available on the
Nintendo Wii console, adding to the feature already popular...
Judge: Chicago Transit Authority Can't Ban M-rated Game Ads
Chicago - A federal judge has ruled that the Chicago Transit
Authority may not ban advertisements for M-rated video games, saying the ads
"promote expression that...
Sony: PS3 Holiday Sales Hit Record 3.8 Million Units
Tokyo
- Sony (NYSE: SNE) Computer Entertainment announced on Thursday that holiday sales of its
PlayStation 3 game console topped 3.8 million units worldwide, marking a 76%
increase...
Razer, Sixense Team on Motion-Sensing PC Game Controller
Las Vegas - Razer, a manufacturer of video gaming hardware,
announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Sixense Entertainment to develop
a motion-sensing and gesture...
Microsoft: Project Natal Gesture-based Gaming to Ship in 2010
Las Vegas
- While providing few details on the project, Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer said during
his keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show that the...
Sony Mistakenly Posts "Armored" Movie on PlayStation Network
Los Angeles
- Sony (NYSE: SNE) Computer Entertainment accidentally made the Screen Gems film
"Armored" -- still currently in theaters -- available for download
from its PlayStation Network...
Gaikai Secures $5 Million for Cloud-based Gaming Service
Amsterdam
- Gaikai, a start-up developing a cloud-based gaming service, has raised $5
million in its first round of funding, PaidContent reported, citing a
regulatory filing.
Details on...
Stealth Social Gaming Start-up DNA Games Nabs $2 Million
San Francisco
- DNA Games, a stealth-mode developer of social games, has raised $2 million in
new funding, PaidContent reported, citing a regulatory filing.
The company was...
