Bethesada Sues Interplay

SEPT. 11, 2009 • Bethesda Softworks filed a lawsuit against Interplay Productions alleging the latter for copyright infringement. When Bethesda purchased the Fallout franchise in 2007, it licensed back the rights to sell prior Fallout games to Interplay, as well.....

WB Reorganizes DC Comics

SEPT. 9, 2009 • Spurred on by Disney Co.’s $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Ent., Warner Bros. Ent. decided to announce the reorganization of its DC Comics franchise into a separate company, DC Entertainment. The spin-off was made in order to more aggressively .....

Universal Cuts Games

SEPT. 9, 2009 • The Los Angeles Times reported that Universal Pictures was no longer actively financing video game projects. The motion picture studio had been working under a formula where some of its projects were developed internally, and others were lice.....

Sony Launches PSP Minis

SEPT. 7, 2009 • Hoping to generate some of the same success as Apple’s iPhone, Sony Computer Ent. has introduced its PSP Minis program: micro-sized games at App Store-like prices. Titles will be marketed in a Minis branded area of the PlayStation Store. To make creating games for the init.....

3D Comes to Sony Bravias

SEPT. 2, 2009 • Display technology that supports 3D display will be built into Sony Bravia LCD TVs starting in 2010. Sony Electronics also said its Blu-ray players, as well as VAIO PCs and the PlayStation 3 will also support the technology. Sony executives said the system would employ Active.....

Namco Sounds on iTunes

SEPT. 2, 2009 • Namco Sounds is the new exclusive iTunes music label set up by Namco Bandai to market remastered soundtracks from the publisher’s large catalog of game titles. There are also plans for new content to be distributed worldwide. Impact:  The word from this y.....

Funcom in Montreal

SEPT. 1, 2009 • Funcom is setting up a new development studio in Montreal to better serve the North American market. The MMO publisher was able to secure state government funding through Investissement Québec, and expects the studio to work on a number of current Funcom projects. .....

A New Reality For The Console Biz

AUG. 31, 2009 • The news in 2009 has not been entirely positive for the video game industry. Sales are down in what was once considered a growing, recession proof industry. Of course, the mentality is to look at short-term sales as an indication of a major change in consumer behavior. This begs the questi.....

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