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Gamesman Acquired by GameStop
July 4, 2008
JULY 4, 2008 • New Zealand's independent The Gamesman video game retail chain is being acquired by GameStop. Adding The Gamesman's eight locations brings GameStop's holding in the country to...
Silverstar Cuts Staff
July 3, 2008
JULY 3, 2008 • Empire Interactive parent Silverstar Holdings has ordered staff cuts at the publisher totaling 30% of staff. The goal is to save $3 million per year in...
Gameforge AG
July 3, 2008
[caption id="attachment_2716" align="alignleft" width="350"] The original version of NoStale was released first in South Korea.[/caption] JULY 03, 2008 • Headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany with an office in San Francisco, Calif.,...
EMA Says Games Pass DVDs
July 1, 2008
JULY 1, 2008 • The Entertainment Merchants Association released its annual report and noted that the video game industry has surpassed DVD sales in U.S. revenue for the first time....
Flagship Lays Off Staff
July 1, 2008
JULY 1, 2008 • Flagship Studios, the developer of the recently released Hellgate London, laid off substantial numbers of its Northern California staff. Some reports cited financial difficulties despite sales...
Football Games
June 30, 2008
[caption id="attachment_11188" align="alignleft" width="500"] NFL Head Coach 09 offers a more strategic experience.[/caption] JUNE 30, 2008 • A big theme of recent DFC Intelligence research has been platform diversity. In...
PS3 Burns $3.3 Billion
June 23, 2008
JUNE 23, 2008 • Since its 2006 launch, Sony reported to the SEC that the PlayStation 3 has cost the consumer electronics manufacturer $3.3 billion (¥316.3 billion). Worldwide sales to...
Big Fish Games
June 20, 2008
JUNE 20, 2008 • “A New Game Everyday.” That is the slogan and general mantra at Big Fish Games in Seattle. The company was founded by Paul Thelen in May, 2002...
