Polish Prime Minister Gifts Witcher 2 to President Obama

MAY 28, 2011 • In what may be a first in presidential gifts, during his visit to Poland, President Barack Obama was presented a collector’s edition copy of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings by Polish Prime Minister Donald Franciszek Tusk. The PC game was developed by CD Projekt in Warsaw. Impact: Although the gift was likely a sly play on, and acknowledgement of, the demise of Osama bin .....

GameStop Tests Spawn Labs Service

MAY 19, 2011 • GameStop is beta testing a cloud-based distribution service fulfilled through game streaming startup Spawn Labs that was acquired by the retailer last March. The internal testing is available to GameStop employees only. Impact: GameStop has made it clear that they are going on a dual-pronged approach where they remain a leader in physical distribution while also capitalizing on .....

GameFly Buys Direct2Drive

MAY 4, 2011 • Digital distributor Direct2Drive launched a fully localized portal in Germany. On May 26, Direct2Drive itself was acquired from IGN by video game rental service GameFly. Terms were not disclosed. IGN gains a minority equity stake in GameFly without actively pa.....

Interview: Nival Returns to the U.S.

APRIL 28, 2011 • Five years ago Nival Interactive became the first Eastern European game company to set up shop in the United States. The Moscow-based developer had got its start in 1996, and in the 10 years hence, had developed and published a number of successful properties under its belt including: Rage of Mages, Evil Islands, Etherlords, Blitzkrieg, Silent Storm, and Heroes of Might and Magic V. Control of the company had also passed during that time from it.....

Alibris Adds Games

APRIL 27, 2011 • Alibris, best known as an online marketplace for independent book sellers, is adding a dedicated section for the sale of used and new video games. Alibris will support common search topics such as title, platform and genre. .....

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