Netflix Splits Company
SEPT. 19, 2011 • Shortly after separating its pricing stricture for DVD rentals and streamed movie delivery, Netflix announced is was going further by splitting the company. Netflix would remain as the destination for streaming film content, and a new entity called Qwikster would handle DVD rentals. As part of the split, customers subscribing to both would soon be forced to long onto different web sites to reserve content. In addition, Qwikster will add video ga.....
A New Xbox TV Platform
SEPT. 15, 2011 • At a financial analyst meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said a new Xbox TV platform will launch this holiday season. Content will include live TV, video on demand, and content from hundreds of video suppliers. Ballmer said the service use the Bing search engine and voice input to make programming selections easy.
Impact: Long-term this is where the futur.....
Quantic Dream Cites Piracy on Heavy Rain
SEPT. 12, 2011 • French developer Quantic Dream estimates that it has lost a potential €10 million ($13 million) to used sales of its Heavy Rain game. The game has sold more than 2 million units, yet the PS3’s trophy system indicates more than 3 million people have played the title.
Impact: The issue of used games is a thorny one. Of course, sales will be lost but consumers selling u.....
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