Another EVE Online Scandal

JULY 3, 2009 • EVE Online suffered another scandal when 200 billion kredits were stolen from a player run financial institution, and later sold for $5,104. The heist was carried out by the bank’s chief executive, a 27 year-old Australian who needed the real-world money for a down payment on a house. Altho.....

UFC 2009 Fares Well in Europe

JULY 2, 2009 • UFC 2009 Undisputed has fared well in Europe and stayed on the top 10 in United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Sweden and Finland for several weeks. In several smaller markets such as the Nordic the title has performed better than the local distributor expected. The increasing popularity of the sport and the perfo.....

Sweden Loves Sims 3

JULY 1, 2009 • Martin Lindell reporting from Europe indicated The Sims 3 fared well in Sweden. In the first week of release the game accounted for 80% of the PC games sales revenue, at the same time PC games sales increased 240% and hit a weekly high during 2009. Impact: .....

NFL Seeks Anti-Trust Ruling

JUNE 30, 2009 • The U.S. Supreme Court accepted a request by the National Football League to determine whether the league is a single entity that can act collectively, or 32 distinct businesses that are subject to anti-trust laws. The NFL won a case brought by American Needle Inc. in appeals court, but wants a more sweeping .....

Slim PS3 Components Ordered

JUNE 30, 2009 • Reports out of Taiwan suggest that electronics suppliers there have received orders from Sony to produce components for a slimmer, lighter PS3. Impact: Reports out of Taiwan component suppliers are usually fairly broad stroke indicators of major changes to console hardwa.....

Silverlight Set for XBL

JUNE 29, 2009 • Microsoft intends to bring rich media technologies such as Silverlight to Xbox Live during the next year. The move will make it easier to create the same interactive ad for the web, mobile phones and Xbox Live – making it less expensive, and more attractive, for advertisers to market on the console.....

Epic Sets Up in Seoul

JUNE 29, 2009 • Epic Games opened a wholly-owned business unit in Seoul, South Korean. The new office will be tasked with licensing Unreal engine technology and supporting Korean development teams utilizing Epic technology. Impact: Epic’s arrival in Seoul is confirmation of the st.....

WBIE Gets Midway

JUNE 27, 2009 • Warner Bros. $33 million offer turned out to be the sole bidder for Midway Games assets. With no other bidders, the auction originally scheduled to sell of the publisher’s products like Mortal Kombat was cancelled. A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved the acquisition on July 2. .....

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