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THQ Expands in China
September 4, 2008
[caption id="attachment_6529" align="alignleft" width="360"] Shanda and THQ are readying Company of Heroes Online for Asian release.[/caption] SEPT. 4, 2008 • THQ confirmed it will open a new office in Shanghai...
PSPs in Japan Get New Features
September 3, 2008
[caption id="attachment_6524" align="alignleft" width="350"] The new PSP-3000.[/caption] SEPT. 3, 2008 • PSP owners in Japan will get new connectivity enhancements this fall. According to SCE, the PSP will be able...
ScreenLife Acquired by Paramount
September 2, 2008
[caption id="attachment_6520" align="alignleft" width="375"] Scene It from ScreenLife.[/caption] SEPT. 2, 2008 • ScreenLife, developer of the Scene It movie game, is acquired by Paramount Digital Entertainment. Scene It is a...
Buffy MMO In Development
September 2, 2008
SEPT. 2, 2008 • A Buffy the Vampire Slayer MMO is under development by Multiverse. Players will have the choice of entering a fully interactive 3D Buffy world, or playing...
Japanese Game Market Trends
September 1, 2008
[caption id="attachment_2799" align="alignleft" width="325"] Brain Training led the current move to casual consoel games in Japan.[/caption] SEPT. 1, 2008 • At over $7 billion in annual revenue, Japan is the...
Nintendo Profit Up to ¥650 Billion
August 30, 2008
AUG. 30, 2008 • Nintendo Co. Ltd. lifted its profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31 from ¥530 billion ($5 billion) to ¥650 billion ($6.1 billion). The gamemaker...
160GB PS3 Coming Soon
August 29, 2008
AUG. 29, 2008 • SCEE chief David Reeves told trade publication MCV that the upcoming 160GB PlayStation 3 was a "limited edition" model to test demand for a more expensive...
10% of China Teens Net-Addicted
August 29, 2008
AUG. 29, 2008 • Around 10 percent of Chinese teenagers were "Internet-addicted," according to Li Jianguo, vice chairman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress. Li's committee has...