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Take-Two to Release "Nickelodeon Fit" for Wii
New York
- Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive's (NASD: TTWO) 2K Play unit on Tuesday announced
plans to release "Nickelodeon Fit" for the Nintendo Wii in the...
Report: 67% of U.S. Households Play Video Games
Washington - Sixty-seven percent of U.S. households now
report playing video games, and more report playing in the company of fellow
gamers than ever before, according...
Microsoft Introduces Kinect, Smaller Xbox 360
Los Angeles - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) introduced
its new Kinect motion-sensing video game system, along with a raft of upcoming
titles and a new, smaller Xbox...
Machinima.com Raises $9 Million for Video Game Movies
Los Angeles
- Machinima.com, a producer of video game-based animated films, has raised $9
million in new funding, led by Redpoint Ventures.
Founded in 2000,
Machinima.com is currently...
Reports: Softbank Invests $147 Million in Social Gamer Zynga
San Francisco - Social games
developer Zynga has received a $147 million new investment from Japan's
Softbank, BusinessWeek reported, citing two people familiar with the deal....
Microsoft Previews "Kinect" Motion-Sensing Xbox Controller
Los Angeles - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT)
introduced "Kinect," its new motion-sensing video game system for the
Xbox 360, at an event in Los Angeles
over the weekend, before...
Microsoft Adds ESPN Content to Xbox Live
Redmond,
Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has signed a
deal to make content from Disney's (NYSE: DIS) ESPN sports network available on Xbox Live,
the service for its Xbox...
Citing Weak Sales, THQ Lowers Q1, Full-Year Forecasts
Agoura Hills,
Calif. - On the eve of the game industry's
largest convention, E3, publisher THQ (NASD: THQI) announced that it is lowering its
guidance for its fiscal...
888 Holdings Acquires Social Games Studio Mytopia
Los Angeles
- Online casino operator 888 Holdings announced on Monday that it has acquired
Mytopia, a social games development studio, from Real Dice Inc.
The base...
Best Buy to Publish @Gamer Magazine for Enthusiasts
Minneapolis
- Electronics and media retail store chain Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) said on Friday that it has
partnered with publisher Future US to launched a new...
