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Legendary Pictures Acquires Movie Rights to "Mass Effect" Game
Los Angeles
- Legendary Pictures ("The Dark Knight," "300") has
acquired the motion picture rights to publisher Electronic Arts' (NASD: ERTS) and developer
Bioware's popular sci-fi action game...
THQ Adds Partners Division; Will Seek Interested Parties at E3
Agoura Hills,
Calif. - Video game publisher THQ (NASD: THQI)
announced on Wednesday the launch of THQ Partners, which it said will provide
select developers and publishers with...
Zynga Inks Deal to Bring "Mafia Wars," "FarmVille" to Yahoo
Sunnyvale,
Calif. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) announced on Wednesday
that it has partnered with social games publisher Zynga to bring "Mafia
Wars," "FarmVille" and other popular titles...
Ogmento Lands $3.5 Million for Augmented Reality Games
New York
- Ogmento, a developer of augmented reality games that combine online games
with real-world elements, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $3.5
million in...
HBO to Sell TV Shows on Sony PlayStation 3, PSP
Foster City,
Calif. - Sony (NYSE: SNE) Computer
Entertainment America announced on Tuesday that Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) HBO has made programming
available for purchase on the Playstation 3...
Microsoft Announces Management Changes at Xbox Division
Redmond,
Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) on Tuesday
announced a major restructuring of the entertainment and devices division that
houses its Xbox team, including the departures of...
Zynga Promo Offers Exclusive Virtual Game Items at 7-Eleven
San Francisco
- Social games publisher Zynga has signed a deal with convenience store chain
7-Eleven, to distribute Slurpee and Big Gulp drink cups featuring
"FarmVille," "Mafia...
Gaikai Gets $10 Million for Cloud-based Game Streaming Service
Los Angeles
- Gaikai, a cloud-based video game streaming service, announced on Monday that
it has raised over $10 million in its second round of funding.
...
Google Celebrates Pac-Man's 30th With Home Page Game
Mountain View,
Calif. - To celebrate the
thirtieth anniversary of the release of the iconic video game
"Pac-Man," Google (NASD: GOOG) on Friday altered its home page logo...
Zynga Acquires Chinese Social Games Firm XPD Media
San Francisco
- Social games publisher Zynga announced on Thursdady that it ahs acquired
Beijing-based social gaming company XPD Media.
Financial terms of the
transaction were not disclosed....
