thatgamecompany Journey Fastest Selling PlayStation Network Title

MARCH 29, 2012 ● Los Angeles-based developer thatgamecompany has broken PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store records with its third title, Journey. In two weeks the game has become the fastest selling first- or third-party title in SCEA’s region. Journey is a fantasy that explores self-discovery in an artful environment often likened to a Japanese garden. I.....

Xbox Live Adds AAA TV Content

MARCH 27, 2012 ● Xbox Live Gold members now have access to three new major content providers: HBO’s GO on demand service that can deliver the cable channel’s entire catalog, MLB.TV (Major League Baseball), and Comcast’s Xfinity on-demand content service. Impact: In the new DFC Intelligence report Consoles as Entertainment Hubs, we noted that in March 2012 Microsoft announced .....

THQ’s uDraw Discontinued

FEB. 2, 2012 • THQ discontinued its uDraw $49.99 game tablet for kids. The product sold well enough during Christmas 2010 for the publisher to ship 1 million units to retailers for the holidays in 2011, yet sales proved to be $100 million less than expected. During the quarter THQ saw S.....

Nintendo Network for Console Platforms

JAN. 30, 2012 • During a financial conference call, Nintendo Co. Ltd. announced it would launch its own console network platform.  The new Nintendo Network will support the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U. Unlike the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which has been focused upon specific functions and concepts, the Nintendo Network will provide a fuller selection of services  to consumers including competitions and communication between users, as well as the sales of digit.....

Dave Cutler Assigned to Xbox Team

JAN. 18, 2012 • The San Francisco Chronicle reports that long-time Microsoft engineer, Dave Cutler, has been assigned to the Xbox team. Cutler has so far been instrumental in operating system design at the firm since Windows NT. The company says Cutler’s role is to transition the Xbox into, “a complete home entertainment device.”  Cutler most recently was assigned to Microsoft’s cloud computing platform. .....

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