British Petroleum Stocks Nintendo 3DS

MARCH 28, 2011 • Novel for non-traditional game retailer at the launch of a new console, British Petroleum is stocking the £229.99 Nintendo 3DS, and a selection of games for the system, at more than 100 of its service stations in the United Kingdom. Impact: Retail expansion of video games has been slowly occurring on a global basis.  Games bring consumers in the door and they can be used as .....

Yobongo Raises 1.35 Million

MARCH 24, 2011 • Yobongo Inc. is a new studio based in San Francisco that just released an iPhone app by the same name. The app enables users to chat randomly with others in the same geographic area that have Yobongo installed. Following the launch, Yobongo raised $1.35 million from True.....

THQ Announces Homefront Sales

MARCH 17, 2011 • In an earlier era, selling 375,000 units in 24 hours would have been major news for a new PC action franchise. Post Call of Duty, THQ found itself hard-pressed to garner laurels for its new Homefront game. The tally did not include Europe, where the game’s release was sl.....

Microsoft Zune Hardware Discontinued

MARCH 16, 2011 • After four versions of its Zune media player in five years, Microsoft decided there will not be new hardware in the series moving forward. Instead, the company will follow a software-only strategy to migrate its Zune business to other platforms. Impact: Microsoft has rarely proven to be a nimble innovator. With plenty of cash from its operating system and office suite business.....

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