[caption id="attachment_10337" align="alignleft" width="390"] Bill Roper is now plying his magic at Disney.[/caption] JULY 21, 2011 • Bill Roper is moving onto Disney Interactive Media Group as vice president responsible for...

[caption id="attachment_10332" align="alignleft" width="390"] Bankrupt Swedish electronics retailer ONOFF is being broken up.[/caption] JULY 20, 2011 • Thirty of the 67 locations of bankrupt Swedish electronics retailer ONOFF are being acquired...

JULY 18, 2011 • Broadband distribution firm Exent Technologies launched GameTanium, a $4.99 Android subscription service that gives Android mobile users an all-you-can-eat selection of 75 titles to play. The service...

[caption id="attachment_10321" align="alignleft" width="390"] Ubisoft's passport program.[/caption] JULY 15, 2011 • Ubisoft U-Play will use a DLC passport system for its core game titles. Titles by the publisher purchased used will...

JULY 14, 2011 • GamersFirst, the publisher that purchased failed MMO All Points Bulletin and turned the title into a viable free-to-play business, said it was seriously considering shipping the game...

[caption id="attachment_10311" align="alignleft" width="271"] Next up, an Amazon tablet.[/caption] JULY 14, 2011 • The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon.com will release its own tablet computer by October. Whether the device...

[caption id="attachment_10306" align="alignleft" width="350"] No Blue-ray movies with these anymore.[/caption] JULY 13, 2011 • Newer PlayStation 3s Series K and after, will no longer be able to output Bluray movies to...

JULY 12, 2011 • Another major publisher bent on acquiring free-to-play studio expertise is Ubisoft. The company acquired  Paris-based studio Owlient, which has been has been creating F2P content for six...