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Mobile Gaming Network PapayaMobile Lands $4 Million
Beijing
- PapayaMobile, a mobile social networking and gaming platform that counts 3.5
million users, has raised $4 million in venture capital funding from DCM.
Founded
in 2008,...
Report: U.S. 2010 Mobile Virtual Goods Market is $168 Million
Burlingame,
Calif. - Americans spent an
estimated $168 million on mobile virtual goods in the last year, according to a
report from market research firm Frank N....
Microsoft Online Store Prices Kinect Game System at $150
Redmond,
Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has listed its
recently-unveiled Kinect motion-sensing game controller system -- formerly
codenamed Project Natal -- with a $150 price tag on its...
Social Games Publisher Playdom Nabs $33 Million
Mountain View, Calif. - Social games
publisher Playdom announced on Tuesday that it has raised $33 million in new
venture capital financing.
New investors Bessemer Venture Partners,...
Sweepstakes Site Jackpot Rewards Raises $14.1 Million
Newton, Mass. - Jackpot Rewards, the operator of an online
sweepstakes service, has raised $14.1 million in venture debt, according to a
new filing by the...
Report: Used, Digital Game Sales Near $4.75B in 2009
Port Washington, N.Y. - In addition to the $10.5 billion U.S. consumers
spent on new physical video game software in 2009, used game rentals,
subscriptions, full...
Social Gaming Network Gets $2 Million for Mobile Games
Palo Alto,
Calif. - Social Gaming Network, a
publisher of multiplayer mobile games for the iPhone and other platforms, has
raised $2 million as part of the...
Overwhelmed AT&T Suspends Pre-Orders for New iPhone 4
Cupertino, Calif. --
Wireless carrier AT&T said that it has suspended pre-orders of
Cupertino-based Apple's new iPhone 4, a day after stronger-than-expected
demand for the device overwhelmed...
Ubisoft to Release Michael Jackson Dance, Karaoke Game
Los Angeles
- French video game publisher Ubisoft has announced plans to publish a title
based on the life and performances of Michael Jackson. Currently slated...
Best Buy Launches In-Store Used Video Game Trade-Ins
Minneapolis
- Media and electronics retail store chain Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) on Tuesday launched a
nationwide trade-in program, where consumers can bring in pre-owned video games
and...
