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Japan Game Market Shrinks
January 5, 2012
JAN. 5, 2012 • According to Japanese publisher Enterbrain, the Japan game market contracted ¥459 billion ($5.9 billion), or 8%. The contraction is the fourth such year-on-year drop in a...
Star Wars: The Old Republic Draws 1 Million Players
December 26, 2011
[caption id="attachment_10825" align="alignleft" width="390"] Time will tell.[/caption] DEC. 26, 2011 • During it first week in release, Star Wars: The Old Republic attracted more than 1 million players worldwide. Electronic...
Investors Cool to Zynga IPO
December 16, 2011
DEC. 16, 2011 • Zynga Inc. got less a less enthusiastic investor response to its intial public offer than hoped. The Zynga IPO debuted at $10, the stock closed its...
Kindle Sales Top 1 Million A Week
December 15, 2011
[caption id="attachment_10817" align="alignleft" width="257"] How many games do you really want to play on a Kindle Fire?[/caption] DEC. 15, 2011 • In the weeks leading into Christmas, Amazon.com announced that...
Aion Goes Free-to-Play
December 14, 2011
DEC. 14, 2011 • NCsoft's Aion MMO will become a free-to-play service in Europe during the first quarter of 2012. GameForge partnered with the Korean-based publisher in overseeing the adaptation...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Sales Generates $1 Billion
December 12, 2011
DEC. 12, 2011 ● In the 16 days following its November 8 release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 sales generated $1 billion in revenue worldwide for Activision Blizzard. The previous entertainment...
Interview: Funzio Grabs the Spotlight
December 7, 2011
[caption id="attachment_91" align="alignleft" width="200"] Funzio VP of product development Jamil Moledina.[/caption] DEC. 7, 2011 • Amongst the slew of new start-ups in the social network and mobile game space during...
Interview: Corsair Still Sets Own Course
November 26, 2011
[caption id="attachment_4342" align="alignleft" width="265"] Corsair chief executive Andy Paul.[/caption] NOV. 26, 2011 • One of the side effects of video game cycles that stretch on for a decade or more...