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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...
Report: Game Industry Added $5 Billion to U.S. Economy in '09
Washington - The computer and video game industry added
nearly $5 billion to the U.S. economy in 2009, according to a study from the
Entertainment Software...
Mentez Lands Funding for Social Games in Latin America
Miami - Mentez, a publisher of social games for the Latin
American market, announced on Tuesday that it has raised an undisclosed amount
of venture capital...
Report: Online Games in Korea to Generate $2 Billion in 2011
San Francisco - Online games are expected to generate revenues
in excess of $2 billion next year in Korea, which boasts an 80% Internet and...
Reports: Apple in Talks to Buy Chinese Game Developer
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) is in talks to acquire Chinese
online game developer Handseeing, an executive with the company told Reuters.
"We should have a...
Social Games Firm Zynga Acquires Japanese Developer Unoh
San Francisco - Social games publisher Zynga announced on
Friday that it has acquired Tokyo-based Unoh, also a developer of social games.
Financial terms of the...
German Online Game Publisher Gameforge Acquires Frogster
Karlsruhe, Germany - German online game publisher Gameforge
said on Wednesday that it will purchase 60% of the shares of fellow game
publisher Frogster Interactive Pictures.
...
Blizzard's "StarCraft II" Sells 1.5 Million Units in 48 Hours
Irvine, Calif. - Blizzard Entertainment, a unit of Vivendi's
Activision Blizzard (NASD: ATVI) game publishing unit, said on Tuesday that its
"StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty" sold...
Ubisoft Taps Virgin Games for Multiplayer Tournaments
Los Angeles - French video game publisher Ubisoft has
partnered with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Gaming, which will power
multiplayer tournaments for select Ubisoft PC and...
Viacom Sells Xfire Web Gamer Community to Titan Gaming
New York - Viacom (NYSE: VIA) has sold its Xfire online gamer community
unit, which it acquired in 2006 for $102 million, to Titan Gaming.
Financial
terms of...
