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Rhode Island Woos 38 Studios

July 13, 2010

JULY 13, 2010 • The state of Rhode Island is wooing 38 Studios LLC with up to $75 million in loan guarantees to move from nearby Maynard, Mass. Rhode Island recently set aside a total of $125 million to attract technology companies to the state. Commercial banks would issue the loans,.....

China Says No to Sex & Violence

July 7, 2010

JULY 7, 2010 • The Chinese government has banned online games companies from using sex, gambling or violence to promote their products. The Ministry of Culture has found that many online publishers have used women involved in sex scandals, or porn stars, to market their games......

Mythos Resurrected by Frogster

July 7, 2010

JULY 7, 2010 • Mythos, the MMO under development at defunct Flagship Studios, will see a release after all. The project was taken on by South Korea’s HanbitSoft, and now will be published in Europe with a free-to-play model by Germany’s Frogster. .....

NASA’s Free-to-Play Games

July 6, 2010

JULY 6, 2010 • NASA has branched out to become a free-to-play game publisher. Moonbase Alpha, available via the Steam service, puts users in a space suit and tasks them with rebuilding a lunar base crippled by a meteor strike. Single and multiplayer modes are supported. NASA’s second title, Astronaut: Moon, Mars & Beyond, is under development by the agency’s Learning Technologies project. .....

Blockbuster Bankruptcy Avoided

July 2, 2010

JULY 2, 2010 • Blockbuster Inc. avoided bankruptcy by winning a crucial one-month reprieve to Aug. 13 on debt payments to its creditors. The agreement couldn’t stop the retailer’s delisting from the New York stock, however. The retailer’s stock has been tradi.....

Finland Broadband For Everyone

July 1, 2010

JULY 1, 2010 • The Finnish government ruled that every citizen has the right to access to a 1Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection. Which means starting July 1 all of the nation’s telecommunications companies are obligated to provide all residents with broadband lines that can ru.....

Free WiFi at Starbucks

July 1, 2010

JULY 1, 2010 • Following in the footsteps of McDonalds earlier this year, Starbucks made AT&T wireless access free in all of its locations. The coffee purveyor used to charge for wireless connections, but sees the move as a competitive advantage. While som.....

THQ Signs With Digital River

November 4, 2009January 13, 2023

NOV. 4, 2009 • THQ has signed with Digital River for the latter to manage a digital download store for the publisher’s PC games. Titles available will include Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II and Red Faction: Guerrilla. .....

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