Space Invaders Optioned

JULY 8, 2011 • Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the producer behind the Transformers and G.I. Joe feature films, is part of a team that has optioned the film rights to the Space Invaders arcade game, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Impact: This one has us massaging our foreheads in wonderment. Space Invaders may be ranked the most popular arcade title ever by Guinness World Records, but there is .....

Goodbye MiniDisc Walkmans

JULY 7, 2011 • The Nikkei newspaper has reported in Japan that Sony Electronics will cease production of MiniDisc Walkmans in September due to shrinking demand. The company will still publish content in MiniDisc format, however. Impact: So much of Sony’s recent history has been wrapped up in establishing dominating media formats – Blu-ray being the most recent example. What the demise.....

CCP Games Preps Dust 514 F2P Shooter

JUNE 6, 2011 • Iceland-based CCP Games announced that its FPS game set in the EVE Online universe, DUST 514, will be a PlayStation 3 exclusive. The title will be free-to-play, and will be monetized through virtual item sales of weapons and military gear for in-game characters. Dust 514 Players will operate as tactical ground troops, a role not available to players in the PC MMO. CCP says the events in the two games will be linked on a progressive basis over tim.....

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 .....

Intel Capital Invests $25.5 Million

MAY 23, 2011 • Intel Capital, the global investment group for Intel Corp., announced $25.5 million in four U.S. investments to drive continued innovation in computing. Firms receiving the investment capital include CrowdStar, a developer of social games on Facebook and mobile platforms; iStreamPlanet, a provider of live Web broadcast management and automated video workflow; Music Mastermind, an indie entertainment and technology company; and PerspecSys, a cloud .....

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