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Bungie Parts From Microsoft
September 30, 2007
SEPT. 30, 2007 • The rumor mill has been delivering sage counsel lately. Just four days after the big Halo 3 launch comes a Seattle Post-Intelligencer blog entry that developer...
Halo 3 Tops $170 Million
September 26, 2007
SEPT. 26, 2007 • In 24 hours, Microsoft's Halo 3 sales exceeded $170 million in the United States. The tally bested Spider-Man 3's previously leading $151 million, making Halo 3 the...
Activision Buys Bizarre Creations
September 26, 2007
SEPT. 26, 2007 • Activision Inc. acquired U.K.-based game developer, Bizarre Creations, best known for the popular Xbox 360 racing game Project Gotham Racing. Financial terms were not disclosed, but...
FoxConn to Make 40GB PS3
September 20, 2007
SEPT. 20, 2007 • Sky News cited electronic manufacturing news sources in Taiwan indicating that Sony had engaged Taiwanese manufacturer FoxConn to produce the rumored 40GB PlayStation 3. FoxConn already...
Xbox Team Targets Europe
September 20, 2007
SEPT. 20, 2007 • After failing to make much of a market share dent in Japan with the Xbox 360, Microsoft has now targeted Europe as its primary territory focus...
Radio Shack Leverages Halo 3
September 18, 2007
SEPT. 18, 2007 • Radio Shack Corp. is leveraging the Sept. 25 release of Halo 3 to entice consumers into shopping for video games in its 6,000 locations. The retailer...
Ubisoft Sets Up in Chendu
September 16, 2007
SEPT. 16, 2007 • Ubisoft opened a new game development studio in Chengdu, Sichuan, which will be headed up by Richard Tsao, formerly a senior producer at Ubisoft’s Shanghai studio...
Sony to Sell Cell Fab
September 16, 2007
SEPT. 16, 2007 • The Financial Times reported that Sony was in negotiations talks to sell its advanced semiconductor fabrication facilities to Toshiba, including the production lines for the Cell...