NOV. 25, 2011 • Bigpoint GmbH hit it big with a virtual sale of a rare item in its DarkOrbit space action game. Plans to build the Zeus Drone, a very powerful weapons system, were put on sale for [...]
SEPT. 28, 2011 • Chipmaker AMD has partnered with Cambridge, Mass start-up Happy Cloud to sign deals with makers of Internet-connected televisions to bring on-demand online distribution of [...]
AUG. 24, 2011 • Research firm IDC estimates that China PC shipments reached 18.5 million units during the second quarter, an increase of 14%. That would mark the first time the Chinese market has [...]
MAY 19, 2011 • Microsoft’s Windows division is using the lure of a free Xbox 360 promotion as an incentive to boost sales of PCs to students. Students buying a new Windows 7-based PC priced [...]
MARCH 17, 2011 • In an earlier era, selling 375,000 units in 24 hours would have been major news for a new PC action franchise. Post Call of Duty, THQ found itself hard-pressed to garner laurels [...]
