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Game Publisher Activision Lays Off 200; Shutters Studio
Santa Monica, Calif. - Video game publisher Activision
Blizzard (NASD: ATVI), a unit of Vivendi, has laid off around 200 employees and will shutter
is Luxoflux development...
Report: U.S. Video Games Sales Dip 13% in January to $1.2B
Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. video game sales totaled $1.17
billion in January, down 13% from the same period a year ago during a typically
slow...
Report: Microsoft in Talks to Buy Social Gamer CrowdStar
New York
- Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) is one of several companies in talks to acquire CrowdStar, a
creator of social games for Facebook, Bloomberg reported, citing two...
Social Games Publisher Zynga Acquires Serious Business
San Francisco
- Social games publisher Zynga, the creator of titles including "Mafia
Wars" and "FarmVille," announced on Thursday that it will
acquire Serious Business, a developer...
Break Media Acquires Gaming Website FileFront
Los Angeles
- Break Media, a network of entertainment sites targeting young men, announced
on Thursday that it has acquired FileFront, a publisher of video game...
Video Game Rental Firm GameFly Files for $50 Million IPO
Los Angeles
- GameFly, the operator of an online video game rental service, on Wednesday
filed with the SEC for an initial public offering of shares...
Brazilian Mobile Games Publisher MusiGames Nabs $1.5 Million
Recife, Brazil - MusiGames, a publisher of music-based
mobile games in Brazil,
has raised $1.5 million in funding and grants, MocoNews reported.
Investors
included Criatec Fund, FINEP/Facepe...
Tapulous Releases "Riddim Ribbon" iPhone Music Game
Palo Alto,
Calif. - Tapulous, developers of the
"Tap Tap Revenge" music-based games for Apple's iPhone and iPod
touch, have released a new game, "Riddim Ribbon," with...
Aussie Man to Pay Nintendo $1.3M for Pirating Wii Mario Game
Sydney
- An Australian man has agreed to pay Nintendo $1.3 million in damages and
reimburse $87,000 in legal costs, as part of a settlement reached...
Yale Gets $4 Million to Develop HIV Prevention Video Game
New Haven, Conn.
- Yale University has received a $3.9 million
grant to develop a video game designed to teach young people how to avoid being
infected...
