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EA to Release Version of "Madden NFL" on Facebook
New York
- Video game publisher Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) plans to bring a version of its popular
"Madden NFL" football game franchise to Facebook, Bloomberg reports.
"We...
Sony's "Free Realms" Online Game Hits 8 Million Users
San Diego
- Sony (NYSE: SNE) Online Entertainment said on Monday that its free, family-friendly
online game "Free Realms" now counts over 8 million unique registered
users. The...
Microsoft to End Xbox Live Support for Original Xbox
Redmond,
Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) announced on
Friday that, as of April 15, its Xbox Live online game service will no longer
support its original Xbox console,...
Kwedit Secures $3 Million for Payment Service for Virtual Goods
Mountain View,
Calif. - Kwedit, a developer of
new payment services for digital content and virtual goods, announced that it
has raised $3 million in its first...
Sega to Release New "Sonic the Hedgehog" as Console Download
San Francisco
- Game developer Sega on Thursday announced plans to release "Sonic the
Hedgehog 4: Episode 1," a new 2D game based on the company's...
British Columbia Offers Game Developers Tax Credit
Vancouver, Canada - The government of the Canadian province of British Columbia
has announced changes to its tax credit system that will create an incentive
for...
Sony PSP App to Stream Live Football to Arsenal Fans
London
- Sony (NYSE: SNE) Computer Entertainment has released a new application that will provide
live streaming video of English Premier League football team Arsenal to PSP
handheld...
Report: Global Video Game Sales Down 8% in 2009
New York - Sales of video
game software were down 8% in 2009 across the key U.S.,
U.K.
and Japanese markets, according to combined data from market...
Movie Gallery Files for Bankruptcy; Will Close 760 Stores
Wilsonville, Ore. - Movie Gallery, the operator of some 1,900 movie
and video game rental stores in the U.S., announced on Wednesday that it has
filed...
Russian Casual Games Firm Alawar Secures $3 Million
Los Angeles
- Alawar Entertainment, a Russia-based casual games publisher, has received a
$3 million equity investment from Almaz Capital Russia Fund, which will hold a
23%...
