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Aeria Hires Android Team
September 20, 2011
SEPT. 20, 2011 • Within a week after DeNA Co., Ltd. acquired mobile developer Punch Ent. Co. Ltd. in Vietnam, Aeria Games swooped in and hired Punch's Android development team....
Rovio Mobile Creates Publishing Label
September 19, 2011
SEPT. 19, 2011 • Angry Birds developer Rovio Mobile is now working on establishing a new publishing label for independent developers. In addition to total Angry Birds revenues above $70...
Netflix Splits Company
September 19, 2011
[caption id="attachment_10615" align="alignleft" width="390"] No more DVDs for Netflix.[/caption] SEPT. 19, 2011 • Shortly after separating its pricing stricture for DVD rentals and streamed movie delivery, Netflix announced is was...
LucasArts Partners with Zynga on Indiana Jones
September 16, 2011
SEPT. 16, 2011 • LucasArts and Zynga are partnering to bring the Indiana Jones franchise to social networks. Adventure World: An Indiana Jones Game, will be the first social game in...
Rogers Communications to Resolve Online Game Complaints
September 16, 2011
SEPT. 16, 2011 • The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Com. gave Rogers Communications 10 days to resolve consumer complaints that the broadband provider had incorrectly classified online games as peer-to-peer traffic,...
A New Xbox TV Platform
September 15, 2011
[caption id="attachment_10603" align="alignleft" width="390"] Microsoft still has plans for TV on Xbox 360s.[/caption] SEPT. 15, 2011 • At a financial analyst meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said...
Quantic Dream Cites Piracy on Heavy Rain
September 12, 2011
[caption id="attachment_10599" align="alignleft" width="304"] Developer Quantric Dream estimates it has lost 1 million units in sales to used trade of Heavy Rain.[/caption] SEPT. 12, 2011 • French developer Quantic Dream...
Battlefield 3 Pre-Orders Top 1.25 Million
September 7, 2011
SEPT. 7, 2011 • Electronic Arts said 1.25 million pre-orders had been taken for its upcoming Battlefield 3. That number tracked ahead of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which has sold...