[caption id="attachment_7702" align="alignleft" width="336"] Apple wants to make using its iPhone easier in winter.[/caption] JAN. 3, 2009 • Apple Inc. has applied for a patent for a high tactility electronic...

[caption id="attachment_7698" align="alignleft" width="400"] CCP's Eyjolfur Gudmundsson says the developer would leave Iceland if investment funds do not become available.[/caption] DEC. 23, 2008 • Following the collapse of Iceland's banking...

[caption id="attachment_7694" align="alignleft" width="297"] Red Rocket Games' Jung Suh.[/caption] DEC. 19, 2008 • Taking advantage of their long experience in the U.S. games industry at firms such as Electronic Arts,...

[caption id="attachment_7690" align="alignleft" width="400"] Riccitiello: Retailers ordered fewer games during the holidays.[/caption] DEC. 10, 2008 • Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello explained in a conference call that changes in...

DEC. 9. 2008 • Atari paid $28 million, plus $20 million in sales-related incentives, to purchase City of Heroes developer Cryptic Studios. While NCsoft retains control of that franchise, Atari...

[caption id="attachment_7683" align="alignleft" width="350"] WoW Cuisine in Beijing.[/caption] DEC. 9, 2008 • Chinese television channel CCTV reported that a new World of Warcraft-themed restaurant has opened in Beijing. The dining...

[caption id="attachment_7679" align="alignleft" width="475"] Afro Samurai will be the first Surge title.[/caption] DEC, 4, 2008 • To better reach the U.S. market, Namco Bandai launched a Santa Clara, Calif.-based studio...

DEC. 4, 2008 • With hopes of becoming the third-largest video game market after the U.S. and Japan, the South Korean government has pledged to invest W350 billion ($264 million)...