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The PlayStation Network

NOV. 19, 2008 • Sony started investing in the game space in the late 1980s because the company thought that a game system could one day become the central entertainment hub of the household.  The [...]

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A2M Acquires Wanako

NOV. 16, 2008 • Canada’s largest independent developer, A2M, has acquired Chilean developer Wanako Games from Activision Blizzard. Wanako specializes in downloadable games such as Assault [...]

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Activision Blizzard Buys Budcat

NOV. 10, 2008 • Activision Blizzard acquired Iowa City-based Budcat Creations, which had worked on Guitar Hero III: Legends off Rock for Nintendo platforms. The acquisition adds additional Wii [...]

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Console Systems Go Online

NOV. 6, 2008 • DFC Intelligence has always argued that there are two major appeals of online games: 1) the ability of online games to directly generate significant revenue and 2) online features [...]