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OpenFeint Release Mobile Game Platform for Android
Burlingame, Calif. - Mobile games and applications developer
Aurora Feint on Wednesday released a version of its OpenFeint social gaming
platform for Android, and said it...
News Corp's IGN Launches Indie Video Game Incubator
San Francisco - IGN Entertainment, a video game-focused unit
of News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), on Wednesday announced the launch of an initiative that will
help independent game...
Japan's DeNA Acquires U.S. Social Game Publisher Gameview
San Mateo, Calif. - Japanese social games publisher DeNA
announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Gameview Studios, a developer of
social gaming applications based in...
RealNetworks Buys Canadian Social Games Studio Backstage
Seattle - RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) announced on Tuesday that it has
acquired Canadian social games developer Backstage Technologies.
Financial
terms of the transaction were not disclosed, although Real...
Nintendo Celebrates 25th Anniversary of "Super Mario Bros."
Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo on Monday celebrates the 25th
anniversary of the release of "Super Mario Bros.," the first game to
prominently feature now-flagship Nintendo character...
Report: U.S. Game Sales Down 10% in August to $818.9 Million
Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. video game sales continued to
slump in August, down 10% from a year ago in the worst August the industry...
Microsoft Apologizes to Town, Gamer Over Xbox Live Suspension
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) is apologizing to a town in West
Virginia, after a 26-year-old gamer from a town called Fort Gay was suspended
from...
Sony Updates PS3 Software to Block USB-based Jailbreak
Los Angeles - Sony Computer Entertainment has released a
mandatory software update for its PlayStation 3 game console, in response to a
new breed of USB-based...
Atlas Holdings Buys MWV's Media Packaging Business
Greenwich, Conn. - MeadWestvaco (MWV), a provider of
packaging to many major brands, said on Tuesday it will sell its media and
entertainment packaging business to...
Electronic Arts Debuts "Madden NFL Superstars" on Facebook
Redwood City, Calif. - Video game publisher Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS)
has partnered with casual games publisher Playfish to launch a new social game
version of its...
