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Blizzard Moves
March 4, 2008
MARCH 4, 2008 • Blizzard Ent. has traded its long-time home in a nondescript business park in Irvine for the former headquarters of Broadcom Corp. in the same city. The...
ESA Leaves NYC
March 4, 2008
MARCH 4, 2008 • The Electronic Software Association quietly closed its New York City office which it maintained for many years. No reason was announced for the closure. The office...
SCi Restructures
February 29, 2008
FEB. 29, 2008 • Eidos parent SCi is undertaking a radical restructuring of its operations in order to reduce costs as much as £14 million annually. Revenue for the six...
Tabula Rasa’s Fiery Sendoff
February 27, 2008
[caption id="attachment_1606" align="alignleft" width="375"] This is the end.[/caption] FEBRUARY 27, 2008 • Tabula Rasa was not the first MMO to be shut down, but it was one of the few...
Sims Online Now EA Land
February 26, 2008
FEB. 26, 2008 • EA has relaunched The Sims Online as EA Land. The original MMO did not match the popularity of single-player Sims games, and was discontinued after a...
Guild Wars Tops 5M
February 26, 2008
FEB. 26, 2008 • Since April 2005, NCSoft’s Guild Wars MMO has sold more than 5 million units worldwide. Guild Wars was developed by ArenaNet, which is currently working on...
Harrison Resigns From Sony
February 25, 2008
[caption id="attachment_1509" align="alignleft" width="184"] Phil Harrison.[/caption] FEB. 25, 2008 • Sony Computer Entertainment announced that Phil Harrison, president of its game development studios, had resigned. No reason for the departure...
Take-Two Rejects EA
February 24, 2008
FEB. 24, 2008 • Take-Two Interactive rejected a $2 billion ($26 per share) acquisition offer from Electronic Arts. The offer was 64% higher than the Feb. 15 closing price. EA...