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Alibris Adds Games
April 27, 2011
APRIL 27, 2011 • Alibris, best known as an online marketplace for independent book sellers, is adding a dedicated section for the sale of used and new video games. Alibris...
New Bigpoint Ownership Stake
April 26, 2011
APRIL 26, 2011 • Private equity firms TA Associates and Summit Partners will pay $350 million to Comcast Interactive Capital’s Peacock Equity Fund, GMT Communications partners and General Electric to...
Sony’s New Android Tablets
April 26, 2011
[caption id="attachment_10132" align="alignleft" width="390"] Sony's S1 and S2 Android tablets.[/caption] APRIL 26, 2011 • Sony Electronics will widen the field of tablet computers available this fall with two new units:...
James Cameron Pushes 3D Video Games
April 25, 2011
[caption id="attachment_10126" align="alignleft" width="390"] Director James Cameron (right) at the NAB convention.[/caption] APRIL 25, 2011 • According to motion picture director James Cameron, it will be 3D video games that...
Playfish Endorses Facebook Credits
April 19, 2011
APRIL 19, 2011 • Playfish, the social gaming subsidiary of Electronic Arts, is dropping its own cross-game virtual currency in favor of using Facebook Credits. The shift will become mandatory...
Wal-Mart Acquires Kosmix
April 18, 2011
APRIL 18, 2011 • Wal-Mart Stores Inc. acquired Mountain View, Calif.-based social media company Kosmix for an undisclosed sum. Kosmix's founders and staff will now operate as @WalmartLabs, a new...
ESRB to Use Computer Grading
April 17, 2011
[caption id="attachment_10110" align="alignleft" width="280"] This is how Nerfnow.com summed up ESRB ratings.[/caption] APRIL 17, 2011 • The ESRB announced that it was now going to use computers to decide whether...
Mobile Game Sales Grow
April 16, 2011
APRIL 16, 2011 • According to research firm Flurry Analytics, from 2009 to 2010, iOS and Android mobile game sales increased from 5% to 8% market share within the U.S....
