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GameFly Digital Client Launches
November 9, 2012
[caption id="attachment_1316" align="alignleft" width="390"] The GameFly client download page.[/caption] Nov. 9, 2012 • Eleven months after the open beta inauguration of its PC digital content client, game rental retailer GameFly...
Aeria Interview: Embracing Mobile Games
November 7, 2012
[caption id="attachment_1257" align="alignleft" width="390"] Aeria CEO Lan Hoang.[/caption] NOV. 8, 2012 • Aeria Interview: There is a flood of free-to-play publishers making bold moves to carve out territory on mobile...
Disney Acquires LucasFilm
October 31, 2012
[caption id="attachment_1164" align="alignleft" width="390"] Every man has his price. – Disney[/caption] OCT. 31, 2012 • The Walt Disney Company is purchasing LucasFilm Ltd., for $4.05 billion. The latter is wholly...
Microsoft SmartGlass Examined
October 31, 2012
[caption id="attachment_1150" align="alignleft" width="390"] SmartGlass is a new way to control the Xbox 360 with a mobile phone or tablet.[/caption] OCT. 31, 2012 • The Kinect motion controller was a...
Zynga Cuts Back
October 24, 2012
OCT. 24, 2012 • Zynga chief executive Mark Pincus distributed an internal memo throughout the company announcing strategic cuts ahead of reporting third-quarter financial results. The measures undertaken include sunsetting...
Nintendo Wii Drops to $129.95
October 15, 2012
[caption id="attachment_1103" align="alignleft" width="390"] Now at $129.95[/caption] OCT. 15, 2012 • In anticipation of the Nov. 18 launch of the Wii U, Nintendo of America is reducing the price of...
League of Legends MAU Reaches 32 Million
October 12, 2012
[caption id="attachment_1097" align="alignleft" width="390"] League of Legends has become the most played F2P game.[/caption] OCT. 12, 2012 • League of Legends has become the poster child for successful free-to-play games....
84-Inch 4K Television Sets Arrive
October 10, 2012
[caption id="attachment_1083" align="alignleft" width="390"] LG's latest is an 84-inch ultra high definition television.[/caption] OCT. 10, 2012 • The arrival of 3D did very little to drive high-definition television sales, but...