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Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem Debuts 'UltraViolet'

Los Angeles - The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a consortium of technology and entertainment firms jointly developing a new open market for digital content distribution,...

Microsoft to Ship $149 Kinect in November; Adds 4GB Xbox 360

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD:  MSFT) announced on Tuesday that it will release its forthcoming Kinect motion-based controller for the Xbox 360 on November 4 with...

Intel Capital, Limelight Back Gaikai Game Streaming Service

Los Angeles - Gaikai, the operator of a cloud-based video game streaming service, announced on Tuesday that it has received new investments from Intel Capital and...

Big Fish Games Tops One Billion Casual Game Downloads

Seattle - Casual games publisher Big Fish Games announced on Monday that it has now distributed more than one billion titles from its BigFishGames.com portal. The...

Sony PlayStation 3 Gets Hulu Plus Exclusive for 2010

Foster City, Calif. - Sony's (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 3 will be the exclusive game console with access to the Hulu Plus video subscription service this year, Ars...

Report: U.S. Game Sales Down 6% in June to $1.1 Billion

Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. video game sales were down 6% in June, to $1.1 billion, when an uptick in console sales could not offset declines...

Microsoft Cancels "1 vs 100" Online Game Show After 2 Seasons

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has cancelled its "1 vs 100" live online game show on Xbox Live for the Xbox 360, after two seasons. The...

Game Publisher SouthPeak Secures $10 Million Credit Line

Midlothian, Va. - Video game publisher SouthPeak Interactive has secured a new $10 million line of credit with financial services firm Rosenthal & Rosenthal. The line, which...

GE/NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Backs Voice Chat Firm Vivox

New York - Vivox, a provider of voice chat services used in online games and virtual worlds, on Tuesday said it has received a $2...

Playdom Acquires Social Games Studio Metaplace

Mountain View, Calif. - Social games publisher Playdom has acquired Metaplace, a virtual world game engine development studio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded...